Day: December 3, 2009

Obama donor ROI

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 3, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

The Post discusses some Obama donors who think they deserve more access and benefits for all of their fundraising. Some of President Obama’s wealthiest supporters are becoming a bit whiny, and it has nothing to do with policy. Tickets for tours of the presidential residence are scarce, even for those who raised hundreds of thousands […]

Georgia Speaker Glenn Richardson resigns

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 3, 2009
Categories In Georgia

AP reports that Glenn Richardson resigned today. Glenn Richardson, the state’s first GOP speaker since Reconstruction, had won sympathy from even his political enemies when he revealed last month that he attempted suicide by swallowing sleeping pills. But then his ex-wife went on TV and accused him of having “a full-out affair” with a lobbyist […]

Sanford impeachment update; many charges dropped

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 3, 2009
Categories In South Carolina

Here’s the latest on the impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford; many of the allegations were dropped.