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Resolved Question: Can someone explain why Republicans were so critical of Democrats who did in fact pay their Taxes in the end?
YOU MAY WANT TO SEE THIS. IT REMINDS ME OF THE OLD SAYING DON'T THROW ROCKS IF YOU LIVE IN A GLASS HOUSE. [Cross-posted at my DKos diary.] Does it seem like there's a new Republican scandal in the news every single week? Well, that may be because there is: January 23, 2007: Republican radio personality Scott Eller Cortelyou of Denver arrested on suspicion of using the Internet to lure a child into a sexual relationship January 29, 2007: Republican former Jefferson County, Colorado, Treasurer Mark Paschall indicted on two felony charges "in connection with an allegation that Paschall solicited a kickback from a bonus he awarded one of his employees" January 31, 2007: Republican Congressman Gary Miller is named by Republicans as ranking member of oversight subcommittee of House Financial Services Committee despite the FBI's investigation into his land deals February 14, 2007: Major Republican fundraiser Brent Wilkes and former CIA executive director Kyle "Dusty" Foggo are indicted by a grandy jury for corrupting CIA contracts February 16, 2007: Major Republican donor Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari, aka Michael Mixon, is indicted in federal court on charges of providing material support to terrorists March 5, 2007: Ethics complaint filed against Republican Senator Pete Domenici for his role in the Attorney Purge scandal March 6, 2007: I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney found guilty of obstruction of justice and perjury March 8, 2007: Republican former U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich admits to extramarital affair March 23, 2007: Former Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles, an oil and gas lobbyist who became an architect of George W. Bush's energy policies, pleads guilty to obstructing justice by lying to a Senate committee March 27, 2007: Criminal charges filed against Republican Pennsylvania State Senator Robert Regola in connection with the death of a teenage neighbor who was shot with the senator's gun; he is accused of three counts of perjury, allowing possession of a firearm by a minor, recklessly endangering another person and false swearing March 27, 2007: Ronald Reagan's budget director, David Stockman, "indicted on charges of defrauding investors and banks of $1.6 billion while chairman of Collins & Aikman Corp., an auto parts maker that collapsed days after he quit" March 28, 2007: Robert Vellanoweth, a Republican activist and appointee of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, is arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and felony driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, after a crash that killed three adults and one child April 18, 2007: The FBI raids the home of Republican Congressman John Doolittle, investigating his ties to Jack Abramoff April 19, 2007: The FBI raids a business tied to the family of Republican Congressman Rick Renzi, as part of an investigation into his business dealings April 23, 2007: The FBI questions Republican Congressman Tom Feeney about his dealings with Jack Abramoff April 23, 2007: Federal auditors find repeat violations of federal election law from the 2004 Senate campaign of Republican Senator Mel Martinez April 26, 2007: David Huckabee, son of Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, is arrested at an Arkansas airport after a federal X-ray technician detected a loaded gun in his carry-on luggage May 4, 2007: Bruce Weyhrauch and Pete Kott, former Alaska state Republican legislators, were arrested and accused of soliciting and accepting bribes from the corrupt VECO Corporation May 4, 2007: Republican state Assemblyman Michael Cole is censured and stripped of his leadership position after the married father of two spent the night at a 21-year-old intern's apartment May 11, 2007: A field coordinator for Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry is indicted for voter fraud in North Carolina May 12, 2007: NBC News breaks the story that the FBI is investigating Republican Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons for suspicion of accepting bribes in exchange for securing government contracts May 15, 2007: Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy is arrested for drunk driving (he pled no contest on June 1, but didn't publicly disclose the event until June 11) May 18, 2007: Republican former South Dakota State Representative Ted Klaudt is charged with eight counts of second-degree rape, two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, one count of sexual contact with a child younger than 16, two counts of witness tampering and one count of stalking against two foster children in his care May 21, 2007: Republican state Senate candidate Mark Tate is indicted on nine counts of perjury and two counts of election fraud by a grand jury June 11, 2007: Republican Senator Larry Craig is arrested for lewd conduct in the men's bathroom of an airport June 19, 2007: South Carolina Republican state Treasurer and South Carolina ChaiIF YOU CAN FIND A RECENT LIST OF DEMOCRATS WHO HAVE COME CLOSE TO THIS, I WILL PAY YOU A THOUSAND DOLLARS. moreJefferson County Colorado Government News
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Alabama Birmingham – Saturday, July 4, time and place to be announced Florence – Saturday, July 4, 6 p.m., Veteran's Park, Shelter #2 Huntsville – Saturday, July 4, 7 p.m., Jaycee Fairgrounds on Airport Rd. Montgomery – Saturday, July 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.at Overlook Park on Bell Street Pel ... moreSwine Flu Reaches 1 Million Cases OMG!
I read a news release on the web today about how there is 1 million cases of swine flu now, most of it being isolated inside the United States. Okay well if you have followed any of my blogs on the Swine Flu you will already realize that something is a little swiney about this flu. It’s not natural ... morePlans for $200M racetrack, entertainment center near DIA announced – Dayton Business Journal:
A private investment group announced plans Wednesday to create a $200 million auto racetrack and entertainment complex on 1,500 acres in Aurora near Denver International Airport, and they hope to take advantage of tourism incentives passed by the Colorado Legislature as well as federal stimulus fund ... moreMonday Morning Coffee.
Good Morning, Fellow Seekers. We hope you had a good weekend, and didn't spend it like we did -- making sacrifices to the mysterious yellow disc that appeared intermittently in the sky on Saturday and Sunday between seemingly interminable bouts of rain. The skies above Capitol Ideas World HQ are onc ... moreNEWS: Friday June 19, 2009
Colorado’s labor market weakened further in May, according to Donald J. Mares, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.6 percent. The current jobless rate is up 2.9 percentage points f ... moreJudge nixes move to charge `Bounty Hunter' star
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A judge has denied a request to force prosecutors to charge TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman with felonies for claiming that a man fired a gun at him and his crew while they were filming in Colorado. State District Judge J. Patrick Kelly ruled Monday against public def ... moreNotes from the Congress for the New Urbanism
DENVER , COLORADO. It seems like only yesterday that the New Urbanism was really new. But this weekend, with its annual meeting here in Denver, the Congress for the New Urbanism turned seventeen. Its founding texts are almost as old. Andres Duany et al.’s Suburban Nation was published in 2000, and w ... moreColorado Open Carry
Written by: Sean Hakes At the Joseph Foster Trial I had the chance to catch up with a prosecutor for the Jefferson District Attorney’s Office and ask him about what Colorado law says about open carry in general… The Prosecutor I spoke with told me Colorado law allows individuals like you and I to ca ... moreBack in the day……………
THE HISTORY OF DENVER: Denver City was founded in November 1858 as a mining town during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush in western Kansas Territory . That summer, a group of gold prospectors from Lawrence , Kansas , arrived and established Montana City on the banks of the South Platte River . This was the ... moreEastern Plains History
Prior to the 18th Century, the only known human inhabitants of the area that one day would become known as “Colorado’s Central Plains” were nomadic tribes of Native American Indians. Juan de Ulibarri may have been the first white explorer to enter this region, in 1706, but Pedro de Villasur almost c ... moreWRONGFUL DEATH SUIT FILED AGAINST DHS
Denver and Jeff Counties sued by parents of foster child who died April 22, 11:03 AM · http://www.examiner.com/x-2849-Denver-Foster-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Denver-and-Jeff-Counties-sued-by-parents-of-foster-child-who-died A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against Department of Human Services in Denver and Jefferson Counties. Christina Grafner and Joshua Norris, the biological parents of 7-year-old Chandler Grafner, filed the suit Tuesday in federal court in Denv moreFatal error: Call to undefined function Connection refused() in /home/yourwe39/public_html/jefferson-county/gaat/FeedForAll_XMLParser.inc.php on line 530