Star Parker: Charlie Rangel Is a Symptom of a Bigger Problem

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Charlie Rangel Is a Symptom of a Bigger Problem
by Star Parker
Charlie Rangel, convicted of eleven ethics violations – the most ever found against any member of Congress – was resoundingly re-elected, getting 80% of his district’s vote.
After 40 years representing these folks, you can’t conclude he was an unknown commodity. Granted, the [...]

David Limbaugh: Obama Protects Cronies at Taxpayers’ Expense

Read this excellent analysis here…
Obama Protects Cronies at Taxpayers’ Expense
by David Limbaugh
The more we learn about the White House’s summary firing of AmeriCorps’ inspector general, Gerald Walpin, the more it smells of lawlessness, cronyism and a flagrant disregard for transparency and government accountability.
Remember President Barack Obama’s commitment to oversee the expenditure of taxpayer funds to [...]

Michelle Malkin: Obama’s AmeriCrooks and Cronies Scandal

Read this whole article at Michelle Malkin’s site…
Obama’s AmeriCrooks and Cronies Scandal
by Michelle Malkin
President Obama promised he would end “Washington games.” But his abrupt firing of the AmeriCorps inspector general is more of the same. The brewing scandal smells like the Beltway cronyism of the Bush years. And the apparent meddling of first lady Michelle [...]

Ross Mackenzie: The Blago Episode: Obama’s “Bimbo Eruption”?

Some early troubles for Barack. Just a start? Read the whole article here…
The Blago Episode: Obama’s “Bimbo Eruption”?
by Ross Mackenzie

David Mendell, Barack Obama’s biographer, notes that regarding Chicago’s corrupt political machine, “Obama, to his credit, got through this system with very little mud on his suit.”
Still — and still. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich [...]

Michelle Malkin: The Democratic Culture of Corruption

A neat look at recent Democratic corruption, with am emphasis on the embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevic.  Read the whole story at Michelle Malkin’s site.
The Democratic Culture of Corruption
by Michelle Malkin

Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi can stop clucking now. For the last three years, Democratic leaders cheered GOP ethics woes. Dean accused Republicans of making [...]

Illinois governor tried to sell Senate seat: prosecutors

Some legal problems for the Illinois governor.  Yahoo News reports…
Illinois governor tried to sell Senate seat: prosecutors
By Michael Conlon and Andrew Stern Michael Conlon And Andrew Stern

The governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, was arrested on Tuesday on “staggering” corruption charges that alleged he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by fellow Democrat, President-elect [...]