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Next Obama Lobbyist Scandal: Ethics of Obama’s New Labor Chief Questioned
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... It is coming to light that Solis has tried to quietly amend some filed paperwork about her lobbying that admits she was basically lying to Congress before the alterations. The Weekly Standard has this story. ...
“The nominee who lobbied herself”
Michelle Malkin —
... a director of the ARW, along with fellow travelers like David Bonior, Julian Bond, and John Sweeney, she was actually the treasurer. In other words, she is the official legally charged with the fiduciary duty of approving and signing off on all spending by the organization. And to make matters worse, she did not reveal to her colleagues in the House of Representatives that membership on her financial disclosure forms, which may constitute a separate ethical violation. Read it all at The Weekly Standard. Can this administration get ...
Progressive Breakfast: Attacks Shift From Phony Pork to the Poor
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... for renewable-energy and energy-efficiency programs, assistance to consumers, worker transition programs, and domestic and international adaptation efforts. She did not say what percentage of credits should be auctioned off versus given out to emitters free of charge. Obama has called for 100 percent of the credits to be auctioned. Boxer said only, 'We'll look at that.'"
Climate Progress sees no legislation this year
Conservatives Set Sights on Solis
Weekly Standard and RedState try to make "conflict of interest" hay out of Labor ...
The Right-Wing’s Next Target: Hilda Solis?
Think Progress —
... The Weekly Standard: A seemingly innocuous letter sent to the Clerk of the House of Representatives last Thursday by President Obama’s Secretary of Labor nominee Hilda Solis raises serious and troubling legal questions about her nomination and apparent violation of House ethics rules. ...
Carol Platt Liebau: Ethical Questions for Labor Secretary Solis
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
New questions have come to light about yet another member of the Obama team, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. It's being reported that, while serving in Congress, Solis was actively involved with a group that was lobbying Congress to eliminate the secret ballot in union elections -- ...
HILDA SOLIS QUESTIONS: The Nominee Who Lobbied Herself. …
Instapundit —
HILDA SOLIS QUESTIONS: The Nominee Who Lobbied Herself.
Did Hilda Solis violate BCRA, in addition to House ethics rules?
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
The DC Examiner noted that there could be another, even more serious issue with Hilda Solis. Recall that she was on teh board of Americans Right at Work (ARW), serving as its treasurer, a position with fiduciary responsibilities, in violation of House ethics rules. However, this 501(c)4 also filed electioneering documents with the FEC:
But ARW also spent thousands of dollars on television spots described by the group in its report to the FEC as “electioneering communications.” Since as treasurer, Solis is required to approve all ARW spending, she must have signed off on the spots. This may well put her and ARW in ...
Did Hilda Solis violate BCRA, in addition to House ethics rules?
The Next Right —
The DC Examiner noted that there could be another, even more serious issue with Hilda Solis. Recall that she was on teh board of Americans Right at Work (ARW), serving as its treasurer, a position with fiduciary responsibilities, in violation of House ethics rules. However, this 501(c)4 also filed electioneering documents with the FEC:
But ARW also spent thousands of dollars on television spots described by the group in its report to the FEC as "electioneering communications." Since as treasurer, Solis is required to approve all ARW spending, she must have signed off on the spots. This may well put her and ARW in ...
Ethics of Obama’s New Labor Chief Questioned
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... It is coming to light that Solis has tried to quietly amend some filed paperwork about her lobbying that admits she was basically lying to Congress before the alterations. The Weekly Standard has this story. ...
Ethics of Obama’s New Labor Chief Questioned
Stop The ACLU —
... has to offer, it seems. There is a reason she doesn’t want to answer their questions because now questions are being asked about her unethical lobbying activities. And they aren’t just run-of-the-mill lobbying activities, either. They are activities that directly relate to her possible work as Sec. of Labor. It is coming to light that Solis has tried to quietly amend some filed paperwork about her lobbying that admits she was basically lying to Congress before the alterations. The Weekly Standard has this story . A seemingly innocuous letter sent to the Clerk of the House of ...
Roll call time
doubleplusundead —
Roll call time Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is suffering from the same lack of judgment in association as Ron Paul did with his acceptance of support of Stormfront, only more so . The head of the Republican Party called on President Obama to withdraw Kathleen Sebelius' nomination as health secretary unless she answers more questions on abortion. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele's comments come on the same day Sebelius, the Democratic governor of Kansas, vetoed a bill that would rewrite a state law restricting late-term abortions. The measure would have required doctors performing such abortions to report additional information to the ...
Friday Stuff
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE —
The oceans haven't stopped rising since Obama took office, and it's no wonder. Oh Goody! The Pentagon is preparing to release new photos that show alleged prisoner abuse at Gitmo and other military detention facilities . (not as bad as those from Abu Ghraib they say) "Some show military personnel intimidating or threatening detainees by pointing weapons at them. Military officers have been court-martialed for threatening detainees at gunpoint." Hmmm.... This should continue help our reputation around the world that the left worries so much about, while at the same time outrage radical Muslims who will ...
