Rep. Dan Maffei On Colbert: Prostitutes, Cocaine, NAMBLA, Oh My! (VIDEO)
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 8th, 2009 4:40 am by HL
Rep. Dan Maffei On Colbert: Prostitutes, Cocaine, NAMBLA, Oh My! (VIDEO)
Stephen Colbert’s latest iteration of his awkward-moment inducing series, “Better Know A District,” went after new comedic ground by revisiting one of the series most…
Steele Asks Florida To “Help A Brother Out”
The chairman of the national Republican party, Michael Steele, made his first official visit to Florida on Monday to try to staunch the party’s…
Long-Stalled Proposal To Restructure Mortgages Faces Critical Test
It’s cram time for cramdown proponents. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) has given housing advocates two weeks to find a compromise that would…
Army Psychologist: “I Am Under A Lot Of Pressure Not To Diagnose Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder”
A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored the…
Robert L. Borosage: Chris Dodd: Scourge or Casualty of Wall Street?
Democratic Senator Chris Dodd is in deep trouble. According to Stuart Rothenberg, Dodd is the most vulnerable Senator up for re-election in 2010 — despite the fact that he’s coasted to election easily in this deep blue state since his first Senate run in 1980. Dodd’s reputation has been sullied in the financial collapse, but as Chair of the Senate Banking Committee, Dodd could make himself into the source of the solution, not part of the problem.