bribes

So much for the Bush economic stimulus bribes. For the eighth straight month, unemployment is up, now to 6.1%. CNN reported that over 600,000 jobs have been lost this year.

So much for the Bush economic stimulus bribes.  For the eighth straight month, unemployment is up, now to 6.1%.  CNN reported that over 600,000 jobs have been lost this year.
Despite higher food and energy prices, falling retail sales, and a plummeting stock market, it’s amazing that some Bushies think the economy is doing very well… [...]

If you haven't had the opportunity to read some of the impressive debate over at PiTW on the May Town Center proposal, here are some highlights.

More information is starting to leak out on some of Fords dirty deals I have always said the man was in office for over 20 years. Do people think he was only accepting bribes his last year or two in office?

From WSMV:

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former state Sen. Kathryn Bowers of Memphis has begun serving her federal prison sentence for bribery.

From AP:

Bowers reported Monday afternoon to a federal prison camp at Greenville, Ill. She pleaded guilty to accepting bribes during an FBI investigation called Tennessee Waltz that led to convictions of 5 former state lawmakers.

But not because he's Jewish, Zionist or anything like that. It's because Olmert is only a little corrupt.

Via the AP:

Former city councilman Edmund Ford Sr. was acquitted by a federal court jury Wednesday on six criminal charges accusing him of taking bribes to help win city approval for a real estate project.

I understand the rationale here, and while it's a valid one, I still think Tennesseans ought to be pretty ticked that this money is not being utilized for the crisis they're facing in the state today.

Tonight, Israeli television carried Olmert's first statement about the furor that could finally end his tenure. Haaretz reports: