The OTHER Mega scandal!

[napi21]

This is the lead article in the Progress Report, but there are quite a few good tidbits in that report. Check it out if you have the time.

http://www.americanprogressaction.org/site/apps/nl/newsletter2.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&b=917053

Federal prosecutors have already secured a guilty plea from former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA), who had admitted to "to taking more than $2 million in bribes in a criminal conspiracy involving at least three defense contractors." But the investigation is far from over. In the end, two powerful House chairman -- Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) of the Armed Services Committee and Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) of the Appropriations Committee -- could become ensarled in the legal probe. Both men have close connections to military contractor Brent Wilkes -- who is referred to as "co-conspirator No. 1" in Justice department documents -- and who provided more that $630,00 in cash and favors to Cunningham "for help in landing millions of dollars in federal contracts."
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Here's another note!

LABOR -- JOB GROWTH SLOW IN DECEMBER: Looks like President Bush's boasting came too soon. "President Bush and his top economic team made plans before Friday's reports were even out to fan out across the country to trumpet positive new numbers," reports the Associated Press. But the new job numbers should disappoint Bush. The Labor Department's report was "a net gain of 108,000 jobs in the month , compared with a revised gain of 305,000 jobs seen in November." The past month's job numbers fall far short of the White House's hopes and economist expectations, who predicted the job gain to reach 200,000 jobs. "Unfortunately, December’s disappointing result has been the rule more than the exception since March 2001, when this business cycle began," points out American Progress economist Christian Weller. "Since March 2001, jobs grew by 0.03 percent per month, about one-seventh of the historical average. This employment record is still the weakest of any business cycle since World War II."

[sweetm2475]

1. thinkprogress has a similar article...

i posted about it yesterday. here's the link to the thread:http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=62362&mesg_id=62362

[Dhalgren]

2. Great gods! There is no bottom to this thing!

Every time that you think the Republicans have bottomed-out, you find that there is still plenty lower to go...

[napi21]

3. Yep, and I think THAT'S why so many are in panic mode now.

Almost anyone can overcome one scandal, but the guilty ones know all the dirt that is yet to be found! Seems we hear something NEW almost every day!

[Free the Press]

4. um, remember in election years employers will increase hiring

This has become the modus operandi of the * led revolutionaries.

Some would call this just a coincidence.

[TahitiNut]

5. How many will decide not to run & use their funds for a legal defense?

I think it might get interesting. I hope. I hope.

[napi21]

6. Using funds for legal defence could be a necessity, not a choice.

Big time attorneys don't come cheap, and the kind of defence these guys will need takes a LOT OF TIME on the lawyers clock!

I suspect they won't "decide not to run", but be forced by extreme legal expenses!

[greiner3]

7. I watched some Bloomberg today;

And treasury secretary snow (damn, he is a dim bulb!) was interviewed about the jobs numbers. He was saying that a flat wage number was good for the economy. So he is saying that it's good for the economy when companies have record profits, but when US workers' wages fall with regard to inflation, it's a GOOD thing? Hack politician.:banghead: