‘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 [...]

When they do it, it’s called a ‘stimulus package’ There are bailouts all over the place these days numbering in the tens to hundreds of billions of dollars each. The word billion is as common as a grain of rice in a 5-pound bag. Now, we find ourselves in the ‘trillion’ category, when you count [...]