“Blind Trust” in Hillary

by Scott Creighton 

Because of the heightened scrutiny of the current administration just now taking off and the lengthened campaign season, we should expect some real unforgiving investigations of all of the candidates. Regardless of their political affiliations. And in fairness and with a sense of self-preservation, we should be willing to go the extra mile to investigate for ourselves the revelations that come to light.

Like Sharks to Chum

 by Scott Creighton

 The feeding frenzy has begun. These next few weeks look to be very interesting for our illustrious Vice President. The Washington Post articles have triggered a wave of discontent and he no longer has the Republican Congress to stave off the baying dogs.Though it seems the President is going to continue running interference for him and his minions, I have to wonder just how long that will last. At some point Bush is going to come to the conclusion that the jig is up and he had better start thinking about keeping his own neck from the chopping block. With all the information coming from the Executive Branch (Cheney’s old affiliation) could it be that he’s being sacrificed already like Scooter and Rumy?

Preparing the New Regime

 by Scott Creighton

 Jan.14^th 2007. As the American Enterprise Institute rolls out its “New Way Forward” via their current pitch team, they are already looking to the future and the next generation of public servant spokesmen.  Apparently tapped for the lucrative contracts are Joe Lieberman and John McCain.  They held a joint Q&A session for media consumption at the AEI offices in DC after a long meeting with the big wigs.  Together, Lieberman and McCain heaped “unsolicited” praise on the “New Way Forward” plan, days before the President was to give his speech announcing the plan as his own.  Lieberman even referred to the Kagan study “Choosing Victory” as the best plan that he had seen and hoped the President would sign on.  “Choosing Victory” is AEI’s policy-as-sales-pitch that allows the corporations that AEI represents to remain in Iraq, and even step up the involvement.

Apostles of the Glorious Rich

by Scott Creighton 

I was watching CNN this morning, its saccharin spin takes the bitterness out of the coffee like the sugar used to in my leaner days. They did a filler piece about Goldman Sachs posting the highest profits ever in the history of history.  These CEOs will be burying themselves in pyramids soon enough with anti-chambers stuffed with gold and other “bling” and living serfs to keep them company on their first class trip to Duat.

The anchor person was quizzing the “expert” commentator about the 57 million dollar bonus paid to Goldman Sachs’ CEO and the rather paltry seeming 25 million dollar bonuses shelled out to 50 other executives as well.