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C Street has rigged it for Ensign in the Sen. Ethics Committee, blame Sen. Mark Pryor by: MinistryOfTruth Mon Oct 05, 2009 at 06:49:53 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) Crossposted at Daily Kos     Sen. Barbara Boxer, who heads the committee, told CNN that there is a preliminary investigation of Ensign's actions. "We will look at all aspects of this case, as we do whenever there is a case before us, and try to get to the bottom of it as quickly as we can in fairness to all," said Boxer, D-Calif. huffingtonpost.com     John Ensign, of C Street and extramarital affair infamy, will get off scot free here, because the game is rigged. What a surprise, the Select Senate Committee on Ethics is Unethical.     Regarding C Street and The Family, Senator Mark Pryor is up to his eyeballs in this scandal. Who sits on the Senate Ethics Committee? Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Mark Pryor (C-Street) (D-AR) Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Vice chair Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Pat Roberts (R-KS) Jom Risch (R-ID)     My bet, Ensign walks away without a slap on his wrist, 2 -4 bipartisan vote in favor of corruption and sex scandals.     More on this and a call to action below the fold There's More... :: (5 Comments, 552 words in story)

The Family: The Old Boys Club Meets Jesus and Militancy. by: thethinveil Fri Jul 10, 2009 at 14:27:11 PDT (10:00AM EST - promoted by Nightprowlkitty) What do Hillary Clinton, John Ensign, Mark Sanford, Bill Nelson, and Tom Coburn have in common?   They are either members or friends of the Elitist Christian Right group The Family. The family holds weekly prayer meetings or "advisory" meetings where members discuss their problems, both personal and political, and give each other veto power over each others lives. The Family has operated under various names since its formation in 1935. They have gone under the names: National Committee for Christian Leadership, International Christian Leadership, the National Leadership Council, Fellowship House, the Fellowship Foundation, the National Fellowship Council, the International Foundation They hold their prayer meetings at the Defense Department, the Pentagon and have their own little cul de sac of houses called Ivanwald where they groom future leaders. They also have a house in Washington where senators and congressmen live called C street. Residents of the C street house include Brownback, Coburn and Ensgin, including both Democrats and Republicans. The Family has connections to the CIA as well as to governments around the world including the former Suharto dictatorship, the current dictator in Uganda,Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the former president of Honduras, Ricardo Marudo and The Family has been involved with coups in Fiji, of all places.   There's More... :: (28 Comments, 1729 words in story)

Who will the Senate Finance Committee Listen to? by: jamess Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 00:12:51 PDT (10:00AM EST - promoted by Nightprowlkitty) Have you met your Senate Finance Committee? Give em a call because your Future Health Care, or lack thereof, is in their hands. Senate Committee on Finance Members REPUBLICANS CHUCK GRASSLEY, IA ORRIN G. HATCH, UT OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, ME JON KYL, AZ JIM BUNNING, KY MIKE CRAPO, ID PAT ROBERTS, KS JOHN ENSIGN, NV MIKE ENZI, WY JOHN CORNYN, TX DEMOCRATS MAX BAUCUS, MT JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, WV KENT CONRAD, ND JEFF BINGAMAN, NM JOHN F. KERRY, MA BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, AR RON WYDEN, OR CHARLES E. SCHUMER, NY DEBBIE STABENOW, MI MARIA CANTWELL, WA BILL NELSON, FL ROBERT MENENDEZ, NJ THOMAS CARPER, DE http://finance.senate.gov/site... Chances are, these good Senators, while they hear us, have some other Constituents, always on their minds. There's More... :: (6 Comments, 387 words in story)