(Cross-posted from DailyKos) During the 2016 election campaign, Donald Trump charged that Hillary Clinton’s alleged email scandal was worse than Watergate. But, as we’ve seen many times, Trump tends to project his own guilt onto … [Read more...]
The IRS Scandal and the False Hope of Tea Party Revival
Amid all of the sound and fury bubbling up from the IRS examination of the various conservative organizations there’s hope among the Tea Party faithful that this controversy will somehow breathe new life into their movement. But will it be … [Read more...]
Watergate II: Bugging Senator Landrieu
So who were these wannabe wiretappers? The Washington Post has a few juicy details about the bunglers' bios:O'Keefe, 25, became a conservative hero last year after he and fellow activist Hannah Giles secretly videotaped several … [Read more...]
Happy Watergate Day
In an early display of Republican mockery of civil rights and democracy, a "wartime" Presidency - in the name of national security -abused the FBI, IRS, and CIA for god knows what real reason. One assault on democracy happened on this date … [Read more...]