Jeff Wartman

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From the Washington Times…
Republican Party officials say they will try next month to pass a resolution accusing President Bush and congressional Republican leaders of embracing “socialism,” underscoring deep dissension within the party at the end of Mr. Bush’s administration.
Those pushing the resolution, which will come before the Republican National Committee at its January meeting, say [...]

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, is making a push to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate as Clinton leaves to join the Obama cabinet.  However, questions about her own experience and competence are being raised as David Patterson waits for Senator Clinton to formally resign before he can make [...]

With the recent scandal involving Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, some people think so…
Here’s an excerpt…
SPRINGFIELD — “The defendant will please rise.”
Those words have been directed toward five of the last eight men elected governor of Illinois.
Think about that, folks. Most of the people we have elected governor during the last 50 years have ended up [...]

Over at Cato@Liberty, Tim Lynch has written a great piece on the current state of the Bill of Rights in the United States.  Here’s an excerpt, click the link for the full entry.
Since today is Bill of Rights Day, it seems like an appropriate time to pause and consider the condition of the safeguards set [...]

Looks like we’re all over the place on what will happen with Governor Rod Blagojevich.  We’ll have to wait and see…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Rod Blagojevich hasn’t ruled out signing a bill creating a special election to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat, his spokesman said Monday, the first hint the embattled governor may [...]

Looks like there is trouble on the horizon for Governor Blagojevich
The revelation that federal prosecutors have recorded Gov. Rod Blagojevich as part of their corruption investigation of his administration cast new controversy Friday over his pending decision to appoint a replacement for President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
Fellow Democrats were already expressing private reservations [...]