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Surrendering and fearful: that’s the face of the Democratic Party. It’s how they show they’re not weak. The most succinct summary of what the Democrats just “negotiated” came from Russ Feingold: “The proposed FISA deal is not a compromise; it is a capitulation.” Numerous other Democratic office-holders and Congressional candidates scornfully characterized this bill for what it is, including Andrea Miller, a Democratic nominee for Congress in Virginia, who said: “We have a Democratic majority in the House and yet they seem to be as confused by the meaning of the Constitution
If that wasn’t enough, the complete roll over on FISA by Congressional Democrats is another clear signal that they have no intentions of fighting the big battles or delivering to their constituencies and holding President Bush accountable. In fact, they gave him more than he even wanted:
…the GOP couldn’t even wait for the ink to dry on this “compromise” before publicly — and accurately — boasting that they not only got everything they want, but got even more than they dreamed they would get. To The New York Times‘ Eric Lichtblau, GOP House Whip Roy Blunt derided the telecom amnesty provision as nothing more than a “formality” which would inevitably lead to the immediate and automatic dismissal of all lawsuits against the telecoms, while Sen. Kit Bond taunted the Democrats for giving away even more than they had to in order to get a deal: “I think the White House got a better deal than they even had hoped to get.”
The Democrats regained control of the House in November 2006, in an election dominated by popular hostility to the war in Iraq and to the Bush presidency. Conyers and other Democrats had demanded impeachment hearings when they were in the minority and could not do anything about it. As soon as they became the majority, they abruptly dropped the issue and declared they would have nothing to do with it.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled out any impeachment of Bush as soon as the Democrats won control of Congress in November 2006. Impeachment resolutions against Cheney were introduced in May and November of 2007 and killed each time by the Democrats, in the same fashion as the Bush impeachment resolution Wednesday.
The Democrats never had any intention of ending the war. Instead they chose to wait it out to use during the 2008 election. However, they waited too long, and now that the media is circulating the “surge is working” meme and violence in Iraq has decreased, the Democratic Selectee is planning on easing off of his previously iron-clad promise to bring the troops home. However, even more egregious, the Democrats refuse to hold President Bush accountable for the illegal war they allow him to continue to wage:
In 2006, the will of the voters was clear, we wanted change; not just any change, but an end to the Iraq War and accountability for President Bush and his cronies. We went to the polls and were vocal about the change we sought. As reported at TomDispatch.com, when questioned at the polls, voters declared they were voting “against the war,” clearly believing Democrats would deliver.
Voters also appeared to be voting for accountability and possibly for the launching of impeachment hearings as well. Polls prior to the election found that a majority of Americans believed a Democratic Congress would impeach. Candidates who campaigned on the theme of accountability, including Keith Ellison (Dem., Minnesota) who promised impeachment, did well. Polls show that a majority of Americans favor impeachment or wish Bush’s presidency were over. Voters in November even booted out a couple of Republicans who had turned against the war, saying that they were voting for a Democratic majority so that the Democrats could investigate the war as well as end it — something a majority of Americans continue to say they want.
As such, no new Republicans were elected and 30 new Democrats were sent to Washington. Sadly, it was clear from the beginning that the Democrats had no intentions of adhering to the will of the people.
Yes and right now the Dems are in charge.....,.Oh the empty promises thay made so you would re-elect them.....They did a bang up job ending the war as promised!
Dropping oil prices and Iran’s Nuclear Pursuits
By: Michael D. Evans
Members of OPEC, which supplies more than 40 percent of the world’s crude oil, will meet on September 9th in Vienna, Austria. I believe that if OPEC refuses to decrease production, oil may continue to drop like the proverbial rock. It makes absolutely no sense for OPEC to cut its own economic throat unless the predominately Sunni-controlled cartel has decided to use oil as an economic stealth bomb to collapse the economy of Iran, a non-Arab, Shi’ite state hell-bent on going nuclear.
Quite simply: The oil-rich Persian Gulf Sunni states, i.e. Saudi Arabia, are concerned that Iran, under the leadership of Shi’ite fundamentalist President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will turn its sights on its Sunni neighbors once it possesses nuclear weapons. Ahmadinejad has been obsessed with a vision of a world Shi’ite caliphate in which he can become the Nebakanezer of the Gulf. A Persian nuclear umbrella would guarantee a Shi’ite fundamentalist explosion.
Atomic Iran would usher in a nuclear arms race in which the Sunni states would seek to arm themselves against Shi’ite aggression and could foment an apocalypse of global proportions.
The only thing that would prevent such nuclear proliferation in the Middle East would be a bankrupt Iran with no means to pursue its nuclear objectives. This would mirror the Reagan administration’s assault on the Soviet economy during his presidency. The Saudis were as concerned then about the Soviets as they are now about Iran. Reagan was able to induce them, and therefore OPEC, to cooperate with the U.S. in areas of oil production and price controls. In the end, the price of oil dropped, the Soviet economy collapsed, and the break-up of the U.S.S.R. began.
Would that same strategy work against Iran? It seems certain that bombing Iran would only unite and infuriate the Iranian people behind the present regime. It could create a global economic tsunami. Almost certainly, it would guarantee that John McCain’s bid for the presidency would fail. Although crude has dropped in value by more than 25 percent since peaking at $147 per barrel, Iran is now lobbying OPEC to cut production output by 1.5 million barrels per day.
The only thing that might work would be a concerted effort to drain Iran’s coffers of funds designated for nuclear pursuits. Iran simply cannot survive without significant oil profits. Such a move could force regime change. Ahmadinejad is up for reelection in 2009; an economic collapse could end his tenure, halt his nuclear ambitions and forestall a nuclear crisis in the Middle East.
Such a move would hit oil-rich Russia, Persia’s atomic subcontractor, hard in the pocketbook. That would be a delightful thought for John McCain, especially after the incursion in Georgia.
I like Bush!!!
Oh Slick Willys decision making abilities are spot on when he decides to sleep with what ever skirt blows in the door. Stand up guy old Willy is....No wonder the left is so screwed up you guys all think Willy is an American hero & living idol for all of Americas youth to look up too....What a shame!
Former Fannie and Freddie heads stand to collect big paychecks
By Eric Dash
Monday, September 8, 2008
Over the years, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac showered riches on many winners: their executives, Wall Street bankers and Washington lobbyists. Now the foundering mortgage giants are leaving some losers in their wake, notably their shareholders, rank-and-file employees and, in the worst case, American taxpayers.
But even after the government seized the mortgage finance companies on Sunday and dismissed their chief executives, the companies' outgoing leaders could see big paydays a prospect that angers many investors, particularly because ordinary stockholders could be virtually wiped out.
Under the terms of his employment contract, Daniel Mudd, the departing head of Fannie Mae, stands to collect $9.3 million in severance pay, retirement benefits and deferred compensation, provided his dismissal is deemed to be "without cause," according to an analysis by the consulting firm James F. Reda & Associates. Mudd has already taken home $12.4 million in cash compensation and stock option gains since becoming chief executive in 2004, according to an analysis by Equilar, an executive pay research firm.
Richard Syron, the departing chief executive of Freddie Mac, could receive an exit package of at least $14.1 million, largely because of a clause added to his employment contract in mid-July as his company's troubles deepened. He has taken home $17.1 million in pay and stock option gains since becoming chief executive in 2003.
Both executives stood to make millions more from restricted stock grants and options, but those awards are now worthless because of the plunge in the companies' share prices. Even so, their past pay and the idea that they might receive more irks some investors.
"This is completely outrageous," said Richard Ferlauto, the director of corporate governance and investment for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a large pension fund. "It is really a slap in the face to shareholders and homeowners whose loans are at risk and taxpayers footing the bill for a bailout."
Whether Mudd and Syron will collect their severance package is unclear. A spokeswoman for the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the companies' primary regulator, declined to provide details about their exit packages. FHFA officials said the compensation of their successors, Herbert Allison Jr. and David Moffett, both longtime financial industry executives, would be "significantly lower" than that of the departing chief executives.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have enriched their top executives for years. Mudd's predecessor at Fannie Mae, Franklin Raines, took home more than $52 million while he was chief executive from 1999 to 2004, according to Equilar data.
Raines later agreed to forfeit several million dollars' worth of stock and options to resolve personal claims over allegations that Fannie Mae had inflated its earnings to raise executive bonuses. Even though Fannie Mae was forced to restate its earnings, Raines walked away with at least $25 million in pension benefits, as well as stock options he did not cash in many of which are now worthless.
Syron's predecessor at Freddie Mac, Leland Brendsel, took home more than $28.4 million from 1993 to 2003, the only part of his pay package that was publicly disclosed during his 13-year tenure as chief executive.
The shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, including many employees, will not be so lucky. The companies' share prices have plunged about 90 percent this year, wiping out about $70 billion of shareholder value. The shares are likely to be worth little or nothing under the government's rescue plan.
As a result, Wall Street money managers and everyday investors alike stand to lose big. Bill Miller, the star mutual fund manager at Legg Mason, increased his bet on Freddie Mac even as the company's shares plummeted this year. Last week, when Freddie Mac stock was trading at about $5, Legg Mason disclosed that it had bought an additional 30 million shares. Other value-oriented investors, including Rich Pzena, David Dreman and Martin Whitman, also placed big bets that the mortgage companies would recover. None of these money managers returned calls for comment.
"I am just shocked how they missed this, and why, when it became completely clear that the problem was snowballing, guys like Bill Miller doubled down," said Douglas Kass, head of Seabreeze Partners and an outspoken short-seller.
For years, the shares of Fannie Mae, the larger of the two companies, have ranked among the most widely held stocks in America. Many ordinary investors believed that the company's quasi-governmental status would insulate shareholders from big losses.
"People perceived they had government support of some sort," said Byron Wien, the chief investment strategist at Pequot Capital. "The perception was they were more secure investments than they turned out to be."
Members of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rank-and-file were big shareholders, too. Stock and options could make up a fifth of employees' total pay.
While those who bought the companies' shares lost, short-sellers who bet against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac won. So-called short interest in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stock soared in recent months as the companies' troubles deepened.
Among the most vocal short-sellers betting against the companies is William Ackman, who runs a hedge fund called Pershing Square Capital. Ackman was among the earliest to warn of the credit crisis, and he is believed to have landed a windfall after shorting both companies, according to a person with direct knowledge of a recent investment letter.
Wall Street investment banks, meanwhile, are breathing a sigh of relief. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pay hefty fees to big Wall Street debt underwriters, and that is unlikely to change. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's business was worth $1.5 billion in fees in 2007, according to a Sanford C. Bernstein report. Through the first six months of this year, that figure sank to $600 million.
Washington lobbyists, however, may be hurting. Over the last decade, Freddie Mac paid more than $94.8 million for lobbying services, in part to fend off attempts to tighten oversight, according to the Center for Responsive Politics; Fannie Mae spent about $79.5 million. The government plan will immediately eliminate that spending.
Some commercial banks and insurance companies that hold the companies' preferred stock could suffer, too. Auditors may force those investors to mark down the value of the holdings. Sovereign Bancorp, a regional lender near Philadelphia, holds about $588 million of the securities, about 13 percent of its tangible capital, according to a research report by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a securities broker.
Midwest Banc Holdings, a community bank in Illinois, and Gateway Financial Holdings, which operates in Virginia and North Carolina, each have tens of millions of dollars of the preferred stock, representing more than one-third of their tangible capital, the report said. And U.S. banking regulators said in a joint statement that a "limited number" of smaller banks could need new financing.
The Treasury secretary, Henry Paulson Jr., urged those institutions to contact their regulator, which said it was "prepared to work with those institutions to develop capital-restoration plans" and other corrective actions
Very well said...
Everyone is welcome in my clan....Black White Purple Yellow Pink....You name it come one come all!
Oh my bad...
Thats a new one. Take God out of the world...LOL
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Obamacide -- What Makes Barack Worse Than His Fellow Abortion Proponents
Posted on Monday, August 25, 2008 5:14:21 AM by Woodland
How does one properly describe another who would – for purely selfish political reasons and with deliberation – intentionally refuse a thirsty child water or a hungry child food?
More specifically, what does one call a lawmaker who would condemn to death the child survivor of a botched abortion by permitting doctors to refuse that child, once born alive, potentially life-saving medical treatment and nutrition?
A number of things come to mind. Mr. President isn’t one of them.
Based on National Journal’s vote ratings – an objectively tallied assessment of congressional voting records – Barack Obama has properly earned the dubious distinction as the single most liberal Senator in Congress during his brief, albeit overstayed, tenure. But a cursory review of his words, deeds and associations reveals that this ivory-towered Harvard boy is no run-of-the-mill lefty. He’s an extremist among extremists.
Put aside for a moment some of the highly suspect (even criminal) characters within Obama’s circle of friends, such as the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, William Ayers and Tony Resko. Forget the many anti-American sentiments to which prospective first lady Michelle Obama has given voice. And ignore, for now, the socialist, peacenik, MoveOn.org positions Obama holds on a host of fiscal, social and national security-related issues. Instead, for the sake of brevity, take a look at Obama’s demonstrably radical stance on just one issue: abortion.
Last year the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in Gonzales v. Carhart the federal ban on the barbaric practice of partial-birth abortion. Congress overwhelmingly passed the ban in 2003. Even some of the most liberal members of Congress experienced unexplained fits of common sense, voting for the ban in the face of angry demands from mouth-foaming feminists.
Although the American Medical Association has determined that partial-birth abortion is never necessary under any circumstances, Obama threw a hissy, nonetheless, after the opinion came down. While deriding the Court for its ruling, he whined, “For the first time in Gonzales versus Carhart, the Supreme Court upheld a federal ban on abortions with criminal penalties for doctors.”
So what, exactly, did the ban ban? What “hard-won right” – as he later called partial-birth abortion – was Obama so steadfast to preserve?
During a partial-birth abortion, the abortionist pulls a fully developed, fully “viable” child – often kicking and thrashing – feet first from her mother’s womb, leaving only the top of her head in the birth canal. He then stabs her through the skull with scissors or some other sharp object, piercing her brain until her kicking and moving about suddenly and violently jerk to a halt. Her brains are then sucked out – collapsing her skull – and her now limp and lifeless body is tossed aside like so much garbage.
Again, medical science has determined that this horrific practice, which is nothing short of infanticide, is never necessary. But Barack Hussein Obama – the man who would be President – doesn’t see it that way. He called the partial-birth abortion ban, “a concerted effort to roll back the hard-won rights of American women.”
Although Obama’s love affair with partial-birth abortion has served to chip away at his finely polished veneer, his opposition to the Born Alive Infants Protection Act (BAIPA) has revealed to the world that backward extremism permeates his marrow.
BAIPA very simply requires that when a baby survives an attempted abortion – when she is “born alive” – further attempts to kill her must immediately cease, and steps must be taken to ensure her health and well-being.
Makes sense, right?
Not to Barack Obama. While serving in the Illinois state senate, he led the fight against a state version of Born Alive that was substantively identical to the federal BAIPA. In 2002, BAIPA passed the U.S. Senate with unanimous, bipartisan support; yet, Obama vehemently opposed its Illinois twin. This places him on the furthest fringe of pro-abortion extremes. The man’s devotion to the pro-abortion industry is so fixed that he would rather allow the murder of newborn babies than give an inch to the sanctity of human life.
When called on the carpet in 2004 for his complicity in facilitating infanticide, Obama began an extensive cover-up, accusing those who exposed the scandal of lying. But in recent days, based on documentary evidence unearthed by the National Right to Life Committee, the Obama campaign has been forced to admit that it was Obama, in fact, who had been lying all along. He not only led the charge to allow the continued practice of infanticide in Illinois, he carried the flag.
During his recent “not-ready-for-primetime” appearance at Pastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback forum, Obama was asked at what point “a baby gets human rights.” His answer was shocking: “Well, uh, you know, I think that whether you’re looking at it from a theological perspective or, uh, a scientific perspective, uh, answering that question with specificity, uh, you know, is, is, uh, above my pay grade,” said Obama.
What?! Above my pay grade? And this man wants to be the leader of the free world? Even the most ardent pro-abortion wactivist would have likely said that a baby gets human rights as soon as it’s born, right? But Obama couldn’t say that. His opposition to Born Alive proves he doesn’t believe it. And if he had said it, he’d have been called on it.
Well, I’m calling him on it anyway.
So, we now add a new word with a dual definition to our modern political lexicon: Obamacide. It means, 1) Killing the newborn survivor of a botched abortion through a deliberate act of omission; and, 2) That which a nation commits upon itself by electing one who would allow such a thing.
The Presidential election was too close to call.
Neither the Republican candidate nor the Democratic candidate had enough votes to win. There was much talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition seemed the sportsman like way to settle things.
The candidate that caught the most fish at the end of the week would win the election.
Therefore, it was decided that there should be an ice fishing contest between the two candidates to determine the winner.
After much of back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest take place on a remote frozen lake in northern Minnesota
There were to be no observers present, and both men were to be sent out separately on this isolated lake and return at 5 P.M. with their catch for counting and verification by a team of neutral parties. At the end of the first day, John Mc. returned to the starting line and he had ten fish.
Soon, Obama returned and had no fish.
Well, everyone assumed he was just having another 'bad hair' day or something and hopefully, he would catch up the next day.
At the end of the 2nd day John McCain came in with 20 fish and Obama came in again with none. That evening, Harry Reid
got together secretly with Obama and said, 'Obama, I think John Mc. is a low-life, cheatin' son-of-a-gun. I want you to go out tomorrow and don't even bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see just how he is cheating.'
The next night after John McCain returns with 50 fish, Harry Reid said to Obama, 'Well, tell me, how is John McCain . cheating?'
Obama replied, ' Harry , you're not going to believe this, but he's cutting holes in the ice...'
Experience Counts...
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Thank the Dems as they are in control...,
The Cheesecake Factory Introduces Summer 2008 Menu Additions
Take a break from the summer heat and visit The Cheesecake Factory® to experience 12 fantastic new menu items ranging in price from $7.50 to $20.95. This summer’s menu additions follow nearly a dozen new items that were introduced this past winter, including such hits as the Wasabi Crusted Ahi Tuna, Maple Pork Tenderloin, Turkey Pastrami Reuben, Vegetable Chopped Salad, Pasta Carbonara and Chicken Sliders. As with the entire menu, the newest menu additions are freshly prepared in our restaurants every day and are available now at a Cheesecake Factory restaurant near you! Highlights include the expansion of The Cheesecake Factory’s popular Weight Management category with the addition of a Weight Management Grilled Chicken™ featuring a lightly pounded chicken breast charbroiled and topped with a tomato and arugula salad, garnished with steamed white rice and asparagus. In keeping with the existing Weight Management menu offerings, the Grilled Chicken entrée is also less than 590 total calories making it the perfect light summer fare. Other key items include a White Chicken Chili—a generous bowl of chicken, white beans, roasted green chilies, onions, garlic and spices, garnished with steamed white rice and a made-from-scratch salsa; a Shrimp and Chicken Gumbo with andouille sausage, tomatoes, peppers, onions and garlic simmered in a spicy Cajun-style broth; and a Hot Turkey Supreme open-faced sandwich on fresh spinach, covered with white cheddar cheese sauce and topped with grilled tomato and bacon.
The Cheesecake Factory also introduced a limited edition 30th Anniversary Chocolate Cake Cheesecake in celebration of the 30 years since its first restaurant opened in Beverly Hills, California in 1978. The four-layer cake combines two layers of our Original Cheesecake and two layers of our creamy Chocolate Fudge Cake filled with chocolate cream and finished with crunchy pearls of Valrhona chocolate.
No menu change would be complete without one of The Cheesecake Factory’s signature cocktails and this summer is no different with the introduction of a refreshing Asian Pear Martini.
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What Clinton does with his enemies...
“In politics,” she said, “there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change.”
Better then killing them wouldn't ya say Bill?
But his platform isn't CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE and I will also CHANGE the CHANGE....Someone said he couldn't run on CHANGE anymore and he panicked. I wish he would have picked somebody I had never heard of at least then I could have started to believe him.
Ended the war? NOPE
Lowered your taxes? NOPE
Found you a job? NOPE
Great points...How exactly is any of this the Presidents fault?
You need to talk to the Dems you elected about the war as they promised you they would end it when you elected them.
Funny how he guy running on the "change" platform reaches back and digs up a 4000 year old fossil as a running mate and when McCain picks a fresh new (non insider) as a running mate they mock him for it. Had Obama picked her you would all be crying tears of joy and telling us how wonderful she is. This stuff cracks me up!
Thats right there is nothing wrong with helping others.....However that help should come from a desire to want to help not because the government says you have too.
The left keeps trying to nail McCain with that (Bush III) and it doesn't work for me. Also why is it that the Dems took over again by saying they would end the war and they never did?
Also, where did this sense of entitlement come from in this country? I was raised that if I wanted it I had to go out and work for it and I can guarantee you that I'm better off because of it...
So when your kid comes home from school with straight A's make sure he/she gives some of those A's to the students who didn't do so well....It's only fair!
Must sound familiar then.....Washington is great. Either get in line and go to work or get in line so you can "explain" why you can't work....GOD BLESS AMERICA!
FREAKING DEMS...
Can someone tell me how experienced Obama is?
Whitewater Body Count
All the President's Men
Actually, many of these people had no connection to Whitewater, but are tied in to other Clinton scandals. Some may really have been suicides.
Dead:
Vince Foster
His 20 July 1993 death was initially ruled a suicide, but is under investigation by Special Prosecutor Starr. There are still a lot of unanswered questions concerning Foster's death.
Luther "Jerry" Parks
In Little Rock on 26 September 1993, Jerry Parks, whose company provided security for Clinton's presidential campaign and transition headquarters, was ambushed and killed by at least three bullets fired at close range from a 9mm semi-automatic pistol as he was driving home.
Now the dead man's son, Gary Parks, charges that his father, who ran American Contract Services Inc., was killed "to save Bill Clinton's political career."
Interviewed in the London Telegraph, the younger Parks said "my dad was working on Clinton's infidelities for about six years, starting in the campaign around 1983," and had compiled two name-and-photo-filled files on Mr. Clinton that he kept hidden in his bedroom.
Shortly before he was killed, Mr. Parks Little Rock home was broken into. Not only were the phone lines severed and security system dismantled, but Jane Parks, Mr. Parks' widow, says the pair of Clinton files turned up missing and "must have been stolen."
(25 March 1994 Washington Times)
Kathy Ferguson and Bill Shelton
Kathy Ferguson, former wife of the Arkansas state trooper that is being sued along with President Clinton for sexual harrasment by Paula Jones died from a gunshot wound to the right temple early Thursday, 12 May 1994. It is currently being investigated as an apparent suicide. She was apparently moving out of her boyfirend's home, as her bags were packed. (AP) Though Kathy was already divorced at the time of the 1991 sexual harrasment incident, she may have been aware of details of her husband's activities at that time, or she may have known of other earlier incidents.
Arkansas police officer Bill Shelton was found dead on the grave of Mrs. Ferguson on 12 June 1994 wiht a suicide note next to the body. A bullet had entered behind his right ear. (The Economist)
Suzanne Coleman
Suzanne had an affair with Clinton when he was Attorney General in Arkansas. On 15 February 1977, she "committed suicide" with a gunshot to the back of the head. No autopsy was performed, and she was seven-and-a-half months pregnant with Clinton's child.
Herschel Firday
On 1 March 1994, he died in a small plane crash. Mr Firday was a member of Clinton's campaign finance committee and head of a large Arkansas law firm. He was landing in a drizzle at dusk at his own airfield.
Dr. Ronald Rogers
On 3 March 1994, Dentist Ronald Rogers, who was about to meet with a British journalist, died in another small plane crash as he flew from Dallas to Denver. The plane reported electrical problems at 22:30 near the Texas-Oklahoma border. It crashed in clear weather 40 miles south of where it dropped off radar.
Jon Walker
On 15 August 1993, Jon Walker died when he fell from the top of the Lincoln Towers building in Arlington, VA. He had been an investigator for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). In that capacity in March of 1992, he had contacted the Kansas RTC regional office for information concerning ties between Whitewater, Madison Guaranty, and the Clintons. (The Economist)
Stanley Huggins
On 23 June 1994, he was found dead in Delaware, reportedly from viral pneumonia. He had headed a 1987 examination into Madison Guaranty's loan practices and produced a large report which has not been released. (The Economist)
C. Victor Riser III
The national finance co-chairman of the Clinton for President campaign, C. Victor Riser III, was killed in a plane crash in July 1992.
Paul Tully
The Democratic National Committee policial director, Paul Tully, died from unknown causes in his hotel room in Little Rock in September 1992. No autopsy was performed.
Florence Martin
Ms. Martin was shot three times in the head on Monday, 31 October 1994. All I have about this is from a news post.
Danny Casolaro
Correction: Danny Casolaro was investigating the Justice Department's stealing of PROMIS from INSLA W when he was murdered on 9 August 1991. Apparently some of the more extreme conspiracy theories have the two connected through BCCI and the Contras. [Can anyone tell me why I was told that he was "investigating drug and gun running in Arkansas" and died in July 1992?]
Calvin Walraven
The informant who testified against former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elder's son in a cocaine trafficking trial died of a shotgun wound to the head 10 days after the trial. It was ruled a suicide.
Injured:
L. J. Davis
The reporter who wrote an April 4 article for the New Republic concerning Whitewater was attacked in Arkansas on 14 February 1994, but survived head injuries, though some of his papers concerning his investigation into Whitewater were stolen, including a "list of contacts," and a "critical document." Based on a mysterious phone call he received before the beating, he suspects that his modem transmission of his story was intercepted (ie. that his phone was tapped).
Davis is a contributing editor for Harper's magazine and does free-lance writing for many publications. A transcript of an interview with him was posted to the net.
The article, "The Name of Rose," which provides an excellent overview of politics and corruption in Arkansas is available from the Electronic Newsstand.
Murdoch
A New York Post reporter who was assaulted in Little Rock while he was there collecting information on a story he wrote about Whitewater.
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson is a lawyer who lived next door to Gennifer Flowers in the Quapaw Towers appartment building. On 26 June 1992, he was severly beaten to the point that his splean had to be removed. (The Economist)
Dennis Patrick
After having tens of millions of dollars that he did not own traded through his account at Lasater & Co., he has survived three attempts on his life. He has now spoken to FBI agents and Fiske's taskforce