No longer will I be able to use the word “cuckold” on this blog. Sen. John Ensign will no longer... View Article
Continue readingJohn Ensign’s Troubles Get Worse
Sen. John Ensign appears headed for a shorter than expected Senate career. Some senators are calling for public ethics hearings... View Article
Continue readingNYT: E-mails Indicate Deepening of Scandal Surrounding Sen. John Ensign
While everyone’s been running around writing about former congresstickler Eric Massa, Eric Lichtblau and Eric Lipton of the New York... View Article
Continue readingDodd, Conrad Cleared of Ethics Violations In Countrywide VIP Case
The Senate Ethics Committee released two letters (Dodd, Conrad) today clearing Sens. Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad of ethics violations... View Article
Continue readingEnsign’s Scandal Really Was More Than Just An Affair
After speculating about whether Sen. John Ensign’s affair included payouts to his mistress and her family, about every news outlet... View Article
Continue readingEnsign Tried to Stymie Ethics Committee, Calls Come for Committee to Investigate
Since Wednesday, when the sex scandal engulfing Sen. John Ensign morphed into a public expense scandal, we’ve learned quite a... View Article
Continue readingHow Not to Use a Telephone
Burris-Blagojevich Tape Zach Roth, being slightly more charitable than I would be, over at TPM Muckraker does the best job... View Article
Continue readingEthics Committee to “Investigate” Burris
So, the Senate Ethics Committee is going to investigate Sen. Roland Burris for his admission that he sought to raise... View Article
Continue readingIn Broad Daylight: FBI Peeks Into VIP
An investigation begins into the Friends of Angelo. Stevens’ conviction prompts reform group push. Some people don’t like transparency. That... View Article
Continue readingSen. Ensign’s Enemy List
Today, NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Gordon Smith for using Senate property to make a political... View Article
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