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Former Boeing instructor pilot Anthony Keyter has filed a federal civil lawsuit against Boeing, alleging that the Chicago-based aerospace company plotted to murder him. Boeing test pilot Anthony Keyter says that Boeing plotted to kill him. The lawsuit indicates that Keyter lives in Gig Harbor and that he is representing himself. The suit, filed Monday with the U.S. District Court of Western Washington, charges that Boeing plotted to kill Keyter after Keyter filed another civil complaint against President George W. Bush. "President Bush, via his agents, contacted high level executives of The Boeing Company and initiated a criminal plot to...

High Hopes for Congress by: Daniel Allen, January 12, 2009 The Brookings Institution presented a study of the accomplishments of the 110th Congress last Thursday, part of a project called “Mending the Broken Branch.” The study includes expectations for the 111th Congress, which began its first session last week. Participants in the project emphasized that Congress and the public are hopeful about opportunities leaders of the 111th Congress will have to work across the aisle, crack down on corrupt and inappropriate practices, and begin to fix the problems of the “broken branch.” They also emphasize, however, that the repairs necessary...

Sen. James Inhofe Official Site:Sen. Inhofe Introduces Bill to Halt Handout of Bailout Funds (S. 3683) - - 11.17.08 ABSTRACT, Washington DC: Today, U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) introduced legislation to amend Section 115 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) to require an affirmative vote on the part of Congress to approve Treasury's plan for the remaining $350 billion and require a freeze on any remaining funds of the first $350 billion, stating, "It is imperative that we not allow that amount of money to be added to a deficit approaching $1 trillion this year without any input from...

Nancy Goes to Recess by: Rachel Paulk, August 07, 2008 Republican members met in the U.S. House of Representatives this week to protest House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s refusal to call a vote on the American Energy Act—a bill with a bipartisan focus on both increasing the oil supply with additional drilling and increasing American alternative energy capabilities. Rasmussen Reports stated that in a recent poll for the month of June, “Over half the nation’s voters (52%) now say Congress is doing a poor job, while just 11% give the legislature good or excellent ratings.” Also of note was the fact...

The GOP is happy today about the approval of the $555 billion omnibus appropriations bill. Tactically, it does constitute a victory: the Dems caved once again, in spite of the fact that they hold both houses of Congress. Bush held strong, and as a lame duck, he's showing himself to be anything but lame. There are even videos being made, with symbolic representations of just how pathetic the 110th Dems are. However, there are some folks on our side who are not so happy about this victory, and arguably with good reason.For example, Redstate is unhappy that they didn't go...

Twelve years after conservative Republicans in Congress were blamed for shutting down the government, they are introducing legislation to ensure that government continues to function no matter what. Anticipating a showdown with Democrats that could force government offices to close, President Bush is backing the legislation. It’s quite a change from 1995, when Republicans took over Congress, vowing to slash government and even abolish the Departments of Education and Energy as excessive bureaucracy. Now conservatives say it is Democrats who want to force a government shutdown in order to coerce President Bush into accepting an additional $23 billion in spending....

WASHINGTON -- In the heat of their successful campaign last year to retake the House and Senate, Democrats made voters promise after promise. They promised to end the war in Iraq. They promised to expand federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. They promised to lower prescription drug prices for seniors and raise the minimum wage. But six months after taking over Congress, Democrats find they have accomplished little of their agenda. Perhaps not coincidentally, Congress' job approval rating has reached a dramatic low, tumbling 13 points since February to 24 percent, according to the Gallup Poll. Republicans, damaged by...

The new Democratic majority's zeal for congressional investigations goes well beyond Alberto Gonzales and the fired federal prosecutors. Aided by a new investigative team including a former mob prosecutor and a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Democrats have launched more than three dozen probes of the administration ranging from the White House to obscure agency heads. The House Oversight Committee alone has conducted 20 investigations. With few legislative accomplishments in hand -- and only a few prospects in the offing -- it seems plain the 110th is shaping up as "The Oversight Congress." This is troubling news for the Bush White House...

The Democrats Blink By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY May 22, 2007 Iraq: When Democratic leaders dropped their demand for a withdrawal timeline this week, it was more than being outmaneuvered in negotiations. They left the president in firm possession of the moral high ground. Only a short time ago, Democrats were cockily promising they would send the president a pullout bill as many times as it would take, until finally he would have to relent. Just last Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were insisting on a timeline in negotiations with the White House on a...

The Pentagon Cash Crunch War is a pay-as-you-go business. by Tom Donnelly 05/07/2007, Volume 012, Issue 32 The Senate majority leader's "position is irresponsible. . . . We won the war but we are in danger of losing the peace. [Our adversary] is counting on the United States and Europe losing interest--and losing our will--and not staying the course. . . . Funding in the supplemental would support . . . the only [friendly] government that now exists." George W. Bush criticizing Harry Reid? No--Joe Biden complaining about Trent Lott's slow-walk on the supplemental appropriation for Kosovo in April 2000....

The House of Representatives as Commander-in-Chief? By Paul Weyrich Friday, April 27, 2007 For the first time in American history the House of Representatives has informed the military that it knows more than the Commander in Chief about conducting a war. In doing so this Congress also has notified the enemy in our ongoing war in Iraq when the enemy should expect us to begin pulling out troops and precisely how many months it will take for complete withdrawal. If only the Congress had thought of this idea earlier - perhaps back in 1944 - we could have sent a...

WASHINGTON - Two East Coast lawmakers introduced a bill Friday with 73 co-sponsors that would designate as wilderness 23 million public acres in five Northern Rocky Mountain states, including Montana and Wyoming. Reps. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Christopher Shays, R-Conn., wrote the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act. It would give the government's strongest protections to areas of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. They announced the measure along with songstress Carole King. Three co-sponsors are from Washington and three from Oregon. Both Montana and Wyoming's representatives condemned the bill and vowed to fight it. Similar measures have been introduced in...

How High Can You Stand for Your Taxes to Go? By Herman CainThursday, April 12, 2007 If you’re getting a tax refund this year, you’re probably excited. How will you use the money? Save it for a rainy-day pizza party? Upgrade your basic cable TV? If you didn’t get a refund, you’ll especially want to read on. Funny how big government has mesmerized us into believing it’s a treat to keep some of our own wages. It’s an illusion they have to protect so they can squeeze out more each year. And if we don’t put major pressure on...

Thank you, OXENinFLA for putting together the below comments and links!. Since "Free Republic is an online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America.", I and others think it's a good idea to centralize what the goes on in the Senate (or House). So if you see something happening on the Senate/House floor and you don't want to start a new thread to ask if anyone else just heard what you heard, you...

Exclusive: Separation of Powers Geoff MetcalfAuthor: Geoff Metcalf Source: The Family Security Foundation, Inc. Date: April 5, 2007Nearly a century ago, Teddy Roosevelt said, “It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled.” FSM Contributing Editor Geoff Metcalf brilliantly uses an interesting historical perspective to demonstrate the malfeasance and diffidence of current congressional representatives in doing their prescribed jobs. Will this Congress continue to hog-tie the president, imperiling our troops and endangering the country? Read what Geoff concludes. Separation of Powers By Geoff Metcalf “Courage overrides self-doubt, but does not end it.” --Mason...

April's Fools: One Born Every Minute April 02, 2007 By Herman Cain An old and popular English proverb cautions us that a fool and his money are soon parted. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) is taking us all for fools with some of his recent statements and votes. On January 4, 2007, Senator Baucus spoke on the Senate floor about the imperative need to repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The AMT was enacted in 1969 to make sure that a handful of millionaires could not take advantage of completely legal tax deductions and shelters. Because Congress did...

It's Not About Health Care March 12, 2007 By Herman Cain The caretakers of our three constitutional branches, plus their respective bureaucracies, go to great trouble to convince voters that this time they have stumbled upon the perfect government-mandated solutions for all our maladies. If a majority of us non-elites in the far flung hinterlands would just trust them this time, then wow, life in these United States would be nothing but a cornucopia of bliss. Of course, over 200 years of American history has shown us that our elected, appointed and career government employees are not motivated by the...

Pandering Their Way to Permanent Minority Status February 19, 2007 By Herman Cain Last week I discussed the testimony delivered February 8 by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson before the Senate Budget Committee on President Bush's fiscal year 2008 budget proposals. When asked by Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) about proposals to reform entitlement programs, Paulson said, "Let's take the politics out of this ... without prejudging outcomes, without trying to negotiate this in a public arena." Senator Conrad responded, "I think that is a very constructive statement." This smacks at an attempt to negotiate solutions to the nation's most...

No One's Guarding the Hen House February 12, 2007 By Herman Cain "The American people voted to restore integrity and honesty in Washington, D.C. And the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history." – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Election Night, November 7, 2006 What a difference three months – and a taste of power – makes. Speaker Pelosi may have banned smoking in the Capitol's corridors, but under liberal leadership the backroom is wide open for business. Members of the Bush administration are unconscionably collaborating. A February 8 Wall Street...

A Strange Way to Seek a True Leader January 22, 2007 By Herman Cain The next president of the United States of America may not be what we need. We need a real leader who will bring real solutions to the challenges facing our economic infrastructure and national security. We will get the candidate who can best manage the nomination process, party politics and public perception. Too many presidential candidates fail to truly grasp the process, party and perception dynamics. Many credible candidates from both major parties have faltered because they failed at one or more of these critical pillars...