Doug Thompson
What the heck happened?
The continuing saga of gremlins that has bugged Capitol Hill Blue recently struck this weekend when our web site began consuming massive amounts of server resources and causing the system to crash. We tried moving the site to another server and tweaking various configuration files but that did little to resolve the problems. Finally, we traced the [Read More]
Rob Kezelis
Damnation.
Nope, not what you think. As much as I am tempted to excoriate the Health Care Reform Meat & Greet, the ultimate result of that waste of time is obvious. We will have health care reform, there will be reconciliation, and some sort of public option will come to pass. No, instead, I write of Faust, [Read More]
Phil Hoskins
Winning addiction
Addictions are the hot topic lately, what with famous figures populating rehab facilities like some of us take vacations, the psychological community debating what is and what is not an addiction, and the question of whether behavior is by choice or by nature. I would like to add a category that in my opinion is [Read More]
Another broken promise: Obama more secretive than Bush
The government’s use of legal exemptions to keep records secret rose during President Barack Obama’s first year in office, despite promises of increased openness, an Associated Press Full Text
Feds use social networks to nab crooks, snoop on Americans
The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover Full Text
Rielle Hunter ‘upset’ over racy photos
If Rielle Hunter, John Edwards‘ bedmate, expected to create public sympathy with her photo spread in GQ magazine, her judgment was as lacking as her clothing. Hunter chose to appear in the Full Article
Passing health care without a vote?
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi admitted Monday she is considering some political slight-of-hand to push the controversial and flawed health care bill through the House without a vote. Instead of Full Article
Final full-court press on health care
Days away from a make-or-break vote on his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama is turning up the pressure as only presidents can, as Democratic leaders make a desperate scramble for Full Article
Defense official ran private spy operation in Afghanistan, Pakistan
A Defense Department official is under investigation for hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, The New York Times reported Full Article
Cashing in Uncle Sam’s IOUs
The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Full Article
Congress
Democrats lack the votes to pass health care reform
Catholic hospitals support health bill
Democrats add student aid to health bill
Senators: Leave our pork alone
Are Dems close to sealing health care deal?
