‘I just got charged with what?!?’ Yes, after over two years, the ethics investigation of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) has made it to the House floor. Unable to wrangle an 11th hour deal, the embattled former chairman of the powerful, tax-law authoring Ways and Means Committee is facing 13 charges of ethics violations. Ironically, some [...]

The all-new Hollywood status symbol is here! The Chevy Volt. For a mere 41 grand, you too can seem like you care about the environment. Sure it’s slick and has zero-tailpipe emissions*, but try getting stuck in rush hour traffic with your 40-mile charge life. *As long as you don’t run out of juice. If [...]

You can tell that the former junior Senator of Massachusetts, John Kerry, is not spending his own money. The haughty Democrat just laid out a cool $7 million for a 76 foot yacht – which was built in New Zeland. Forget that there are shipbuilders here in the US that could use the work and [...]

Are you a renegade Apple iPhone user? Upset that you must toe the Apple line or be subject to fines and penalties? The U.S. Government has come to your rescue. The U.S. Copyright office just revised some policies and one of the major changes will legally allow you to jailbreak your phone. Yes, you can [...]

Last week, I reported that the Democrat Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand from New York and Robert Menedez and Frank Lautenberg from New Jersey were calling for an investigation into the release of the Lockerbie bomber. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was released last August – because he was purportedly dying of cancer – has [...]

Though our birthdays fall just one day apart, New Media mogul Arianna Huffington and I are ideological opposites. Granted, she is further along with her venture, The Huffington Post. than I am here at The Energist, but then again, I didn’t have an 8-figure cushion to begin with. Now it looks as though Ms. Huffington [...]

You’re looking at the ruler of the 3rd largest country – that is, if Facebook were a country. Behind China and India, Mark Zuckerberg’s brainchild just added it’s 500 millionth person. Talk about capturing eyeballs. In an interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, Zuckerberg really didn’t seem to care much about the upcoming Facebookesque movie The [...]

A movement gets a voice in the House of Representatives. Michele Bachmann, R-MN, is the organizer of the new Tea Party Caucus in the House. About two dozen members met for the first time today. Some of the GOP honchos, like Minority Leader John Boehner and Minority Whip Eric Cantor are sitting on the sidelines [...]

The cast of Jersey Shore is about to get some MTV stimulus. It’s reported that they are close to signing on for about $30,ooo per episode. That’s quite a far cry from the $5,000 they made in the first season. So, as the Shore crew gets a raise, it looks like the unemployed in the [...]

Another ‘Michael was right’ moment: Word from the top – Mitt Romney calls out anonymous quoter’s attack on Sarah Palin. Better living through Twitter! Don’t fall into the liberal trap and fight among yourselves. Wait for the primary to distinguish yourselves to the American voters.