Open Scandal

While the world focuses on the Wikileaks scandal and Sarah Palin’s “hit” TV show, some reliable sources are currently discussing more long term questions of a more philosphical nature, religious freedom in the military. The role of the rights of those serving in the  U.S. Armed services has been an ongoing point of contention for [...]

“Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) will face a trial for her role in steering federal funds to a bank to which she is personally connected, the House ethics committee announced Monday”  August 2, 2010. As previously argued here at Open Scandal, the Achilles heal of democracy is personal greed. The Recent buzz regarding Democratic Representative Maxine Waters, is another [...]

Open Scandal has reported, on numerous occasions, about the Republican Scandal’s abuse of the term “patriotism” for their own benefit. It is obvious we are not alone in thinking this. Washington Post guest columnist Mike Ghouse sees these trends in the controversy surrounding plans to build a muslim mosque near Ground Zero in New York city: “Who are [...]

In an effort to tell the truth about the disorganization, fracturing and overall wastefulness of our government, two writers from the Washington Post have embarked on a journey to expose the many bureaucracies in the non-goverment side of the US Intelligence community .In a series being called “Top Secret America”, Dana Priest and Bill Arkinare reaveling the secrets of [...]

On a sun-soaked peak in Acadia National Park Friday, President welcomed the weekend like a man who knows he’s had a good week. If president Obama’s happiness stems from a belief that he is delivering on campaign promises to bring about “change”, then that happiness is well deserved, but only technically. While one cannot blame Obama for the watering [...]

If you thought the argument over Obama’s eligibility to hold the presidential post was over, think again. Senator David Vitter R-La is bringing it back to the national stage. As reported by the New York Post: The fringe “birther” movement may have found itself a new ally. Republican Senator David Vitter told a group of [...]

In 1938, Congress amended the act to create the Federal National Mortgage Association – an entity designed to help mortgage lenders gain access to capital for mortgage loans. The provisions of the act changed gradually over the years until, in 1968, Congress established the Government National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Ginnie Mae, as a [...]

The ineffectiveness of the government at this point in time is a true contemporary scandal. The middle-of-the-road (read as seeking reelection) positioning of the Obama administration combined with the many obstacles to progress created by the Republican Scandal makes any progress made thus far by the Democrats a forgotten thing of the past. The Obama [...]

During Obama’s presidential campaign he promised to reach across the aisle when making decisions.Why did I think that was a good idea? In hindsight I was an idiot. Perhaps it was youthful idealism, but Jesus Christ I was dumb. After seeing the Republican response to the Oil Spill and the recent stance of Republican Senator Scott [...]