U.S. will hit debt ceiling on Monday, Treasury Secretary Geithner warns

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said his department will take “extraordinary measures” to postpone a U.S. default for about two months while President Barack Obama and Congress work out a deficit-reduction deal. Geithner, in a letter to congressional leaders today, said the government will hit its statutory debt ceiling on Dec. 31. To avert a [...]

Please Die TSA

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(above image: http://sadhillnews.com/) Does anyone else agree that September 11th, 2001 was just another excuse to grab the genitalia of American Citizens? Talk about fear-mongering; if I don’t let the TSA grab my junk the terrorists will get me? If I let you touch me down there, then the real terrorists have won and I [...]

House Holds Eric Holder in Contempt

After a bitter partisan debate today, the House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for withholding certain documents related to the Fast and Furious gun-walking operation. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Led by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, 108 Democrats skipped the vote, storming out of the chamber in [...]

Eric Holder: Contempt Vote Politically Motivated

Eric Holder: Contempt Vote Politically Motivated

(AP)   Attorney General Eric Holder says the vote finding him in contempt of Congress was a politically motivated act in an election year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsyoxkaryvE Federal Jack              

The truth is the Constitution has no penalties against politicians for disobeying it

Author: Brian D. Hill Source: USWGO Alternative News The reason tyranny was able to run our government as easily as we are seeing it now in the news whether mainstream or alternative, whether in secret or in darkness, is because our Bill of Rights under our U.S. Constitution doesn’t have penalties for politicians that refuse [...]

Military computer upgrades 30 years behind schedule, cost $7 billion

ShareThis Military computer upgrades 30 years behind schedule, cost $ 7 billion 22 Jun 2012 Nine computer network upgrade projects across the Defense Department were collectively 30 years behind schedule and more than $ 7 billion over budget, government auditors have told Congress. The problems first identified in 2010 persist, the auditors told lawmakers in [...]

GOP-run House panel finds Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt

ShareThis Breaking: GOP-run House panel finds Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt 20 Jun 2012 The House Government Oversight and Reform Committee has voted along party lines, 23-17, to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing comply with a subpoena for documents related to the Fast and Furious George W. Bush [...]

House wants airline pilots to pack guns

ShareThis House wants airline pilots to pack guns 15 Jun 2012 Congress refuses to gut the one program the Transportation Security Administration has offered to minimize: pilots who pack guns. The House passed an amendment in its Homeland Security appropriations bill that would boost funding for armed-pilot training by $ 10 million. That throws a [...]

Twenty-six members of Congress call on Obama to justify drone strikes

(RAW STORY)   Twenty-six members of Congress have called on President Barack Obama to provide a legal justification for so-called “signature” drone strikes against suspected terrorists. The Washington Post reported in April that the CIA and Joint Special Operations Command have been authorized to strike targets based solely on patterns of suspicious behavior that are detected through [...]

Just Furious: House committee schedules contempt vote against US Attorney General Eric Holder

CBS News has learned the House Oversight Committee will vote next week on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. It’s the fourth time in 30 years that Congress has launched a contempt action against an executive branch member. This time, the dispute stems from Holder failing to turn over documents [...]