Rep. Carolyn Maloney vs Condoleezza Rice

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Thursday October 25, 2007 · 7:29 PM PDT

2007/10/25 · 19:29

There was one bright spot in today's Oversight Committee Hearing on Iraq Corruption.

New York's Rep. Carolyn Maloney took a noticeably less deferential tone when questioning Condoleezza Rice about the State Dept.'s inability to account for $1.2 billion in its contract with the DynCorp. Company.

First of all, Secretary Rice was making her contempt for the Representatives and the process of oversight very clear. She was unnecessarily argumentative and condescending, and Rep. Waxman's ability to keep her in line and on message was tenuous at best.

Then comes Rep. Maloney.

Tross

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Wednesday October 10, 2007 · 6:58 PM PDT

2007/10/10 · 18:58

What better way for the Department of Justice to wash away the stench of the Bush Administration than to prosecute Alberto Gonzales and Karl Rove for turning it into the pathetic shell of its once-dignified self.

Well, it seems there's a new storm cloud brewing beyond the horizon.

If you don't already know the details of Alabama's Seigleman case, Carpetbagger has a great synopsis.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com...

But, wait. It gets even better...

Tross

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Friday August 24, 2007 · 8:11 PM PDT

2007/08/24 · 20:11

The White House is teaching one if it's own what happens when you don't follow orders. Senator John Warner is being taken to task for daring to speak his mind about the Iraq war.

This is another example of how this administration refuses to give an inch, or recognize an opening if one presents itself.

Senator Warner had the audacity to suggest that Bush deploy as few as 5,000 troops as a symbolic gesture to the Iraqi leadership that our commitment isn't open-ended.

What does the White House do? It sicks the goons on him.

Tross

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Friday August 03, 2007 · 1:12 PM PDT

2007/08/03 · 13:12

Madame Speaker and Senator Reid,

While you are still in search of an effective strategy, Republicans have already found one. They have vowed to obstruct your every effort.

What, if anything, are you going to do?

Tross

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Wednesday August 01, 2007 · 6:02 PM PDT

2007/08/01 · 18:02

In my personal life, whenever something earth-shattering happens that at first seems unfair or almost too much for me to handle, I stop and ask myself a few questions: "Why is this happening?" and "What is the lesson I can learn from this?"

That might sound dumb, but I try to look at challenging situations from a perspective that allows me to learn, otherwise I just end up feeling sorry for myself, and that's never helpful.

Watching the President and his party hijack this country and exile the Constitution has been stressing me so much lately that I thought it might be helpful if I tried to learn something from this experience since I feel myself becoming a bit overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the wrongdoing of this administration.

Here's what I came up with. What has this experience taught you?

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What is the lesson here?