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Daily Archives: March 12th, 2008

Why won’t Congress listen to Mark Klein?

When Chris Dodd tried to stop telecom immunity, Harry Reid failed to honor his “hold”, a procedural move that he has allowed Republicans to make time and time again. Many wonder why. The Democrats have flaunted their impotence by subpoenaing White House officials who blow them off without consequences (the recent lawsuit has been assigned […]

No politics here, just move along

Old friend Steve Fournier concisely sums up the back story to the public humiliation of Eliot Spitzer: Brothers at the bar Charles Schumer, Michael Mukasey, and Eliot Spitzer, three New York lawyers with considerable influence over public policy, crossed paths this week when wiretaps of New York Governor Spitzer arranging for paid sex were made […]