Brad, wil be watching that

If you get this in time, Brad, then please mention Jill Carroll and call for people to light a fire under the State Dept.'s ass to get her freed. I'm trying to get the big dogs to mobilize people but so far I'm not getting any co-operation from the blogosphere. Except criticism for my increasingly strident language. Aw. Get the fuck over it. A girl's life is in danger. You think I give a fuck about their "feelings"?

Chrish at Newshounds promised to tell Young Turks about this but it's always good to cover your bases.

In the meantime, remember that Carnival Cruise Lines scandal that you'd blogged about last year? Here's a followup. Surprise, surprise. Jeb Bush was instrumental in getting that $230,000,000+ contract. Waxman is calling for an investigation.

Great job tonoc - that is a great show and you were great on it!

Just finished dinner with my boss - a personal friend of Senator (yuck) Frist. I have been invitied to dinner with them - how can I be expected to sit at the same table as a man that I have ABSOLUTELY no respect for?? I guess I could kiss my career goodbye and simply unload on him. Where to start with so much to discuss? He is truly one of the worst of the worst.

March 1, 2006

Former Conyers aides press ethics complaints
By Jonathan E. Kaplan

Two former aides to Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) have alleged that he repeatedly violated House ethics rules.

Deanna Maher, a former deputy chief of staff in Conyers’s Detroit office, and Sydney Rooks, a former legal counsel in the district office, provided evidence for the allegations by sharing numerous letters, memorandums and copies of e-mails, handwritten notes and expense reports with The Hill.

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