Open Scandal

I’m in awe that Fox News actually aired a piece that reflected poorly on the Republican party. This guy, in congruence with John Stewart, has it right on. The political fail in this case, is the Republicans.

Saw this article and couldn’t resist posting a link for our readers. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/15/the-tears-of-john-boehner/?src=tp Highlights several great facts about just why John Boehner may be crying.

Fox News: Government employees earning over $150,000 a year have doubled over the last five years, especially during the Obama presidency. Fox Verdict: This is very bad. Open Scandal: Setting aside the possible veracity of the above statement, nearly 135,000 federal workers have lost their jobs since January 2010. Open Scandal Verdict: Fox is playing [...]

At 12:39 pm on November 9, 2010, the total cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars was $1,104, 984, 040, 323.

Fox News: GM to get $45 Billion dollar tax break. Verdict: This is bad. Open Scandal: Wait! What!? Verdict: I thought tax cuts were good. They create jobs. So what’s your new story? I want Keith Olbermann back and I’ll trade you two Glenn Becks and a Bill O’Reilly for him.

  Joe “You lie!” Wilson is under investigation for excessive travel on the public’s dime. 30 trips in eight years. Joe, however, initially disclosed that he was being investigated for buying some goblets for $12. Not quite. He has also taken nine other trips paid for by special interest groups. Living in glass houses seems [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

General McChrystal for actions that can be construed as aiding and abetting the enemy (commonly known as treason) is our political fail of the week. Even though he had voted for Obama, McChrystal and his new commander in chief failed from the outset to connect. The general first encountered Obama a week after he took [...]