Crack Down on Corporate Welfare
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 10th, 2013 11:08 pm by HL
Crack Down on Corporate Welfare
Corralling Mobsters, But Not Big Banks
Gretchen Morgenson, NY Times
EVERYONE knows about the mobsters and terrorists that Mary Jo White successfully put behind bars during her nine years as United States attorney for the Southern District of New York. Less well-known is Ms. White’s record bringing cases against large financial institutions during her stint as the top criminal prosecutor in New York. Ms. White, who has been nominated to become the chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, ran the Justice Department’s unit in the Southern District, which includes Manhattan, from 1993 until January 2002. She is expected…
Sen. Paul Shames Obama, Fires Up Conservatives
CPAC Can Learn a Lot From Chris Christie
Roger Stone, The Stone Zone
“Politics” said former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean “is the art of inclusion.” The decision by the American Conservative Union, sponsor of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference not to invite current New Jersey Governor Chris Christie demonstrates some conservatives and Republicans haven't learned that lesson. This is the same stupid thinking that blocked Ron Paul from having his name put in nomination at it's 2012 Convention and refused to acknowledge or even count the votes of delegates who cast their votes for the veteran Republican…