McCain's Been Running Longer Than Palin's Been Governing

by Chris Bowers

Fri Aug 29, 2008

Here is a fun fact: John McCain has been running for President longer than Sarah Palin has been governing. McCain announced his exploratory committee on November 13th, 2006:

McCain to Form Committee To Explore White House Bid

By Dana Milbank
Washington Post ( Read more... )

Posted on Thu, Aug. 14, 2008

Sean Cockerham | Anchorage Daily News

last updated: August 14, 2008 07:38:38 AM

Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday revealed an audio recording that shows an aide pressuring the Public Safety Department to fire a state trooper embroiled in a custody battle with her sister.

Palin, who has previously said her administration didn't ( Read more... )

David Fiderer

Posted July 29, 2008

Before commencing deliberations, jury foreman Sam Hendrix began each day with his fellow jurors by holding hands and saying a payer. They prayed for the defendants, including former Governor Don Siegelman, who had been indicted for bribery and government corruption. "We didn't want to crucify people," Hendrix told ( Read more... )

Posted on Sunday, July 27, 2008

* Story | Alaska's Gov. Palin apologizes as state's top cop resigns

By Lisa Demer | Anchorage Daily News

He's the governor's ex-brother-in-law, and his job as an Alaska State Trooper is drawing scrutiny in a way rarely seen except in cases of killings by officers.

Legislators are seriously considering hiring an ( Read more... )

Controller says he won't cut workers' wages

Matthew Yi, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau

Friday, July 25, 2008

(07-25) 04:00 PDT Sacramento - --

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's bombshell plan to slash the pay of state workers and lay off thousands of other employees to ease a looming cash shortage brought on by the state's budget impasse faces the same ( Read more... )

Added: July 23, 2008

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In a new installment of Bush League Justice today, guest Julian Epstein, former counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, stated that Republicans will admit, off-camera, that the case against former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was fixed.

The segment concentrated on Karl Rove finally giving written answers to questions, NOT ( Read more... )

U.S. troops kill son of Iraqi governor

Sun Jul 20, 9:25 AM ET

U.S. forces shot dead the 17-year-old son and another relative of the governor of northern Iraq's Salahuddin province in a raid on Sunday, local officials said.

The U.S. military said it shot two armed, adding it was later found they were both related to the governor.

Governor Hamad al-Qaisi ( Read more... )

McCain Gambles with Awkward Joke

June 27, 2008 7:38 AM

In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was asked by columnist Jon Ralston why he didn't choose Gov. Jim Gibbons to chair his Nevada campaign.

"I appreciate his support," McCain said. "As you know, the lieutenant governor is our chairman."

Why snub the governor? Ralston ( Read more... )

Ernest Hancock

Website: www.ernesthancock.com
Date: 06-17-2008
Subject: Police State

For Immediate Release

Contact: Senator Karen S. Johnson (602-926-3160)

Gov. Napolitano Approves Prohibition on Real ID

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed a bill today that prohibits the implementation of the REAL ID in Arizona. SB2677 received a Final vote of ( Read more... )

June 17, 2008

Public Citizen Client Was Blacklisted After Criticizing the Governor

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Commonwealth of Kentucky has settled a lawsuit with a political blogger whose critical comments of then-Gov. Ernie Fletcher resulted in the state “blacklisting” all blogs on state-owned computers.

Public Citizen’s client Mark Nickolas, ( Read more... )