Sanford appears to escape impeachment, likely faces censure instead
The philandering, derelict governor of South Carolina is breathing a sigh of relief today as an SC House panel voted against impeachment proceedings. The State reports (via Memeorandum):
Conyers to Obama: You won’t shut me up
When last we left you, House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers was openly complaining about having to always save Obama’s “can” on the healthcare “reform” issue even though, in Conyers’ eyes, President Obama wasn’t giving true “reform-minded” folks like him much in return. Well, apparently word got back to the President about Conyers’ remarks and as a result, the President personally called Conyers in an attempt to shut -, er, um, talk through some of their disagreements. How did Conyers respond to the gesture? Blabbing about it to The Hill:
Tuesday Open Thread
Been a busy day – I will check back in when I can.