My son the terrorist’s lawyer
Byron York reports that nine Obama Justice Department appointees represented or advocated for terrorist detainees before joining the Justice Department. The admission comes in answer to a question posed last November by Republican Sen. Charles Grassley.
Holder did not disclose the names of the nine. Two are already known: Principal Deputy Solicitor [...]
NY Post: Come clean, Mr. Holder
The New York Post is asking some of the same questions that a lot of Americans have been asking themselves, “Whose side is the Justice Department on: America’s — or the terrorists’?”
It’s just insane that a lawyer who defended Osama bin Laden’s driver and bodyguard — and who sought constitutional rights for terrorists — could [...]
Re: Obama Administration’s Seizing of the Economy
Hugh Hewitt on “the EPA’s “Congress-and-people-be-damned” declaration on the regulation of greenhouse gases” and with it, “the arrival of another power grab by the president’s appointees and the agencies they control” (emphasis mine):
The only solution to this and all the other power grabs –GM, the banks, Obamacare– will be a wholesale forced retirement of Democrats [...]
All the President’s Regulators
During the first year of the Obama administration, conservatives
have directed much of their fire on the major legislation the
president is pushing through Congress. This concern is
justifiable, as Democrats are moving bills aimed at taking over
the nation’s health care system, creating a national energy tax
[...]
Why We Bar Lobbyists from Agency Advisory Boards and Commissions
In the interest of transparency, we are posting a letter we received from lobbyists and others about the Administration’s move to bar federally-registered lobbyists from federal boards and commissions. We are also publishing our response, which explains the reasoning behind this decision.
It all started with a blog post where we announced the new steps the [...]
Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions
We wanted to take this opportunity to announce the next step in the President’s efforts to reduce the influence of special interests in Washington. The White House has informed executive agencies and departments that it is our aspiration that federally-registered lobbyists not be appointed to agency advisory boards and commissions. These appointees to [...]
