Tag Archives: Transparency

Don’t Feed The Troll

Posted on August 4, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

And when I say troll, I’m referring to Representative Darrell Issa, of course. The GOP’s latest Nothingburger has attracted the attention of House Oversight Chairman Darrell “Witch Hunt” Issa. The powerful chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, … Continue reading →

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The Latest Nothingburger

Posted on August 2, 2012 at 12:00 pm by JM Ashby

The House GOP asks, with all due irony, where’s the transparency? A new report from Republicans on the House Committee on Energy and Commerces reveals that Obama administration officials used personal email and met with lobbyists at a coffee shop … Continue reading →

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That’s One Way To Avoid More Embarrassment

Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:00 am by JM Ashby

Team Romney announced yesterday that the press will be blocked from covering his fundraiser in Jerusalem on Monday in violation of a previous agreement. Romney’s campaign announced Saturday that it would block the news media from covering the event, which … Continue reading →

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Just Like Bush! Just Like Bush!

Posted on January 2, 2010 at 9:23 am by Bob Cesca

He’s got your change right here: WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered the federal government to rethink how it protects the nation’s secrets, in a move that was expected to declassify more than 400 million pages of Cold … Continue reading →

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Super Stupid

Posted on November 1, 2009 at 12:47 pm by Bob Cesca

Here’s the rundown of the prominent wingnuts who seriously thought Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers visited the White House this year. Ed Morrissey actually wrote that they visited more often “than Petraeus and McChrystal combined.” It goes without saying that … Continue reading →

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Trick or Treat

Posted on October 31, 2009 at 8:12 am by Bob Cesca

As Benen describes, the wingnuts were temporarily thrilled by the White House guest list that was released yesterday, mainly because names like William Ayers and Jeremiah Wright popped up on the list. Of course these were “false positives” — after … Continue reading →

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