Archive for the Tag 'congress'

Oberstar to Bush: Support funding for bridge fixing. Bush to Oberstar: Fix the earmark issue first

A Modest Scoop


Okay, Pres. Bush and U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar didn’t directly address these comments to one another, but they might as well have, and although Bush’s complaints about Congressional pork projects may have been a mere excuse to oppose domestic spending, Oberstar is one of the kings of the House where earmarks for roads and bridges […]

It’s Highly Unlikely but Just in Case: Here’s Impeachment 101

The Basics


Article 2, Sec. 4, of the U.S. Constitution says:
“The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
About 15 House Democrats, led by Ohioan Dennis Kucinich (who is also a presidential candidate) and including […]