I almost feel silly providing this update, but (newsflash!) the super committee looks unlikely to reach a major agreement by its deadline next week.
Senate Republicans throw Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) under the bus on tax cuts (at least for now).
Gingrich today on his $1.6 million from Freddie Mac: “I have no idea about the details … It was paid to Gingrich Group. Gingrich Group has many clients.”
Only Newt Gingrich would demand a congressional investigation into Freddie Mac’s and Fannie Mae’s political contributions to lawmakers after he himself received $1.6 million from Freddie Mac over eight years beginning almost immediately after he resigned as Speaker.
Jack Abramoff was at Tucker Carlson’s last night promoting his new book. Our Ryan Reilly was there.
Justice Department wants to criminalize the violation of online “terms of service” and “terms of use” agreements.
In his unfailing piety, Newt Gingrich in 2008, fresh off his paid gig for Freddie Mac, went on Fox News and counseled John McCain to demand that Obama “give back all the money that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae gave to you.”
Then a week later he urged John McCain to exploit “the close ties Chris Dodd, Barack Obama and Barney Frank have to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”
Again, this just after Newt had wrapped up an eight-year consulting stint with Freddie Mac that paid him $1.6 million.
Herman Cain hasn’t even been sworn in yet. But Congress is already insisting that Pizza is a vegetable.