The Things Bob Bauer Was Doing before Taking over Ethics

By: emptywheel Thursday August 12, 2010 5:59 am

The White House Ethics Czar, Norman Eisen, has gotten himself nominated to serve as Ambassador in one of the greatest places on earth, Prague, Czech Republic. To replace the function of Ethics Czar, the White House has announced that White House Counsel Bob Bauer will take over, and Steven Croley (who worked on the campaign) [...]

BP Oil Slick The Result Of Republican DOJ And Regulatory Policy

By: bmaz Monday May 3, 2010 7:23 pm

The one constant theme underlying all the elements that could have and/or did lead to the BP Gulf oil spill is the mendacious corporate servitude of the Republican party, their leaders and policies. The arrogance and recklessness of BP and its oily partners gestated wildly under the Bush/Cheney administration and little is changing significantly under Obama.

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