A small band of Senate Democrats should give up plans to filibuster
Samuel Alito’s nomination to the Supreme Court and let the final vote
proceed on Tuesday as scheduled.
A breezy new little book called “Size Matters: How Big Government
Puts the Squeeze on America’s Families, Finances and Freedom,” by Joel
Miller provides a great snapshot of what Americans should have in mind
in the midst of the current wave of scandals in Washington and calls
for lobbying reform.
Two Senate Democrats asked the U.S. attorney general Thursday to
appoint a special counsel to take over the investigation into
congressional corruption involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Long-smoldering Democratic dissension flared openly Friday as
liberals sought support for a last-minute filibuster of Supreme Court
nominee Samuel Alito against the advice of leaders worried about a
backlash in the 2006 elections.
Interior Secretary Gale Norton met often with Jack Abramoff and posed for a photograph in just her second encounter with the scandal-scarred lobbyist, a face-to-face session in her office in 2002.
The FBI arrested two Federal Emergency Management Agency employees
in New Orleans Friday after each accepted $10,000 in cash kickbacks from a food
services contractor, the U.S. Attorney said.