Tag: house committee on oversight and government reform

Wednesday Evening News Roundup
ecthompsonmd October 10, 2012

Wednesday Evening News Roundup Been extremely busy the last 48-72 hours. I thought the trauma season was supposed to end when the cold weather begins to creep on in. Not. There was a time, in the not-too-distant past, when politicians were actually relatively thoughtful. They didn’t say ridiculously stupid things out in public. Freshman Representative Roger Rivard stated, “some girls, the rape so easy.” You know, it doesn’t matter in what context you say something this stupid. It should never be said in public. Syria appears to be in a world of trouble. Turkish fighter jets forced down a Syrian airliner

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Saturday Morning News Round Up
ecthompsonmd April 28, 2012

Most of the changes for the blog have been completed. Please let me know what you think. An interesting study of crime looking at six cities – Philadelphia, San Diego, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Austin and Toronto, was carried out by the Police Executive Research Forum. One of the central messages from the sample study is that gun violence continues to plague poor urban neighborhoods. The question is how to fix the problem. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is hinting that Attorney General Eric Holder is stonewalling them. They are threatening to hold him in contempt.

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What's going on – Thursday Night News Roundup
ecthompsonmd October 23, 2008

Thursday Evening News Roundup I just got back from a fundraiser for Holly Jones , who is running for Buncombe County Commissioner. It was an extremely fun event. The food was provided by Chef in Motion and it was fabulous. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was widely heralded as the guru who oversaw the American economy for more than 20 years. Today, he testified on Capitol Hill in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He admits he was wrong about fighting against more regulation. I’m not sure that admitting you were wrong as the market goes up in flames is all

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