Hodes Blasts ‘Whitewash’ IG Report on Pentagon Pundits
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 17th, 2009 5:37 am by HL
Hodes Blasts ‘Whitewash’ IG Report on Pentagon Pundits
The Defense Department inspector general has absolved the Pentagon of any guilt for its systematic farming-out of military officials to promote the Iraq war on TV. But Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH) isn’t about to let the issue drop. From a…
TARP: What Did We Get For Our Money?
Remember how, back when Congress was negotiating with the Bush administration over the terms of the bailout, one of the major sticking points was Rep. Barney Frank’s insistence that taxpayers receive equity in the companies we were saving, so that…
Jury Still Out On Wiretapping Verdict’s Significance
Yesterday we noted the news that a secret court had ruled that a law passed by Congress empowering the president to eavesdrop without a warrant was constitutional. But there was debate over the broader implications of the ruling. The New…
