Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was riding his motorcycle illegally over the weekend when he collided with a car in his Los Angeles neighborhood, police said Tuesday.
Los Angles Police Lt. Paul Vernon said Schwarzenegger does not have the proper endorsement on his California driver’s license to operate a motorcycle......
Incredible! Just because you do something in a movie doesn't mean you're licensed/allowed to do it in real life.
The Senate hearings on Judge Sam Alito's nomination have brought out some interesting comments and questions from the senate committee. It makes you wonder how these people got elected. Sen. Coburn (OK-R) has had some weird comments about abortion. I don't think his choice of words were appropriate for the hearing room and I won't repeat them here.
Notes to Coburn: Leave our uteruses alone. Aren't you the guy that sterilized a woman without her permission? Just to let you know---there has been an increase in abortions while Bush has been in office. What do you think of that?
POMBO AND DOOLITTLE
There is another Republican corruption scandal and this time it involves Representatives Pombo and Doolittle, the FDIC, and, of course, Tom DeLay. Everyday brings a new corruption story involving the Republicans. An article in the Times-Standard lays out the sordid tale. Here is an excerpt:
A recent story in the Los Angeles Times reports that two members of Congress tried to stop an investigation of wealthy businessman Charles Hurwitz, of Maxxam Inc., Palco's parent company, who had given them both political contributions.
California Reps. John T. Doolittle and Richard W. Pombo worked with Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas to try to halt an investigation of Hurwitz, the Times reported. According to that newspaper, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sought $300 million from the Texas businessman after the collapse of a Texas savings and loan cost taxpayers $1.6 billion.
The investigation was ultimately dropped...
This Republican culture of corruption story has developments every single day. Is there anyone clean in the Republican Party?
UPDATE: Republican Rep. Jerry Lewis has some problems----
From the San Bernardino Sun:
A federal watchdog group is asking the U.S. attorney general to open a corruption investigation of House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis because of the congressman's ties to a lobbyist who has legally donated thousands of dollars to Lewis' causes. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington wants the Public Integrity Section of the Department of Justice to investigate the California Republican's relationship with lobbyist and friend Bill Lowery. In a faxed letter to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, the group argued that there appeared to be "a steady flow of financial influence." The watchdog group compared Lewis' connections to Lowery to the influence-peddling scandals surrounding Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the California Republican who gave up his seat last month after admitting he had accepted bribes from defense contractors. A spokesman for Lewis said all of the congressman's actions were "legal and aboveboard." Lewis's PAC has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to help Republicans maintain control of the House. In January, he was named head of the Appropriations Committee, which oversees about $900 billion in federal spending....... Is someone keeping track of all these Republicans in trouble??????? At this rate, there won't be any Republicans without ethical problems.
