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Our DOJ Refuses to Send Officials to Jail – Scott Bloch Edition

By: bmaz Tuesday February 15, 2011 12:27 pm

The Obama Administration and Holder Justice Department were not willing to make misrepresentations and disingenuous arguments to cravenly insure that Executive Branch officials, including Scott Bloch, lying to Congress do not serve so much as a day in jail.

Are Obama and Congress Set To Screw American Counties, Homeowners and Give Wall Street Mortgage Banksters a Retroactive Immunity Bailout?

By: bmaz Friday November 12, 2010 7:40 pm

There are rapidly emerging signs the Obama Administration is actively, quickly and covertly working furiously on a plan to retroactively legitimize and ratify the shoddy, fraudulent and non-conforming conduct by MERS on literally millions of mortgages. they are again going to give a bailout and retroactive immunity to craven banks and financial institutions that have wrecked the economy

Darrell Issa Needs a New Baby-Sitter

By: emptywheel Tuesday November 9, 2010 8:30 am

If the Democratic Party wants to survive the next two years, it needs to find a new baby-sitter for Darrell Issa. After all, no one was more gleefully prepared after the shellacking last Tuesday to take over and cause trouble for Democrats that Issa. He’s been planning a series of witch hunts for months. And [...]

Obama DOJ Moves 9th Circuit To Stay DADT Ban

By: bmaz Wednesday October 20, 2010 10:39 am

As expected, the Obama Administration has appealed the DADT injunction to the 9th Circuit. There are, however, some interesting twists.

The (Liz) Warren Commission and Financial Reform

By: bmaz Sunday October 3, 2010 11:02 am

A lot of hope was placed on the back of Elizabeth Warren and the financial reform act passed by Congress at the behest of the Administration and formally known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Concurrent with belittling the liberal Democratic activist base as ungrateful whiners, the Administration and Democratic leadership has touted Liz Warren and Dodd-Frank as prime examples of accomplishments that should thrill and satisfy the base. But are those “accomplishments” really all that and should they mollify Democrats, at least on financial reform issues? The initial returns indicate no.

The Day after Blanche Filibusters Defense Bill, Biden Rewards Her w/$$$

By: emptywheel Wednesday September 22, 2010 6:13 am

This is just pathetic: Vice President Joe Biden travels to Boston Wednesday, where he’s scheduled to team up with Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. A Democratic source tells CNN that the event is a fundraiser for the two-term Democratic senator, who faces a very difficult re-election bid this year. Blanche Lincoln just joined Republicans to [...]

Sparky Takes a Dump, Produces Turd Named McCain and Other News and Notes From Wingnut Hell In Arizona

By: bmaz Saturday August 28, 2010 8:40 pm

Yes, that is Sparky the Sun Devil and the small turd next to him is John McCain. As you may have heard, the Arizona primary was last Tuesday and McCain squeaked by the “serious challenge” of gasbag extraordinaire J.D. Hayworth. McCain beat Hayworth by 25 points; this and other news and notes from the Arizona primary election.

Obama’s Relentless Abandonment of Progressive Nominees

By: bmaz Saturday August 7, 2010 8:37 pm

Like they did to Dawn Johnsen, the Obama White House has hung absolutely outstanding progressive nominees Goodwin Liu and Edward Chen out to dry, and are well on their way to doing the same with Elizabeth Warren. It is a pathetic track record on progressive nominees.

Shocking Result In Dannehy US Attorney Purgegate Scandal!

By: bmaz Wednesday July 21, 2010 3:51 pm

The results are in from the Nora Dannehy DOJ investigation into the US Attorney firings by the Bush/Cheney Administration. And, shockingly, the Obama/Holder Department of Justice just cannot find any conduct, not one single instance, worthy of criminal prosecution.

Another Obama Recess Appointment For Someone Not Named Johnsen

By: bmaz Tuesday July 6, 2010 7:33 pm

Yet another recess appointment proves the sham and fraud that was the Obama White House handling of Dawn Johnsen.


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