Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's Conflict Of Interest In Natural Gas Bill

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Pelosi's Conflict Of Interest In Natural Gas Bill -- The Examiner

There aren't many things in the fields of energy and environment on which Democrats and Republicans agree, but manipulating the U.S. tax code to make money apparently is one of them. How else to explain the unlikely partnership between oilman T. Boone Pickens, former Reagan cabinet officials James C. Miller III and John S. Herrington, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi? Pickens, Miller and Herrington are on the board of directors of the Clean Energy Fuels Corp., while Pelosi owns stock in the company worth $50,000 to $100,000. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. stands to be the biggest beneficiary of passage of the Nat Gas Act now before Congress.

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My Comment: Passing legislation that will enhance your stock value .... how sweet can that be.

Rod Blagojevich Becomes Federal Prisoner Number 40892-424

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Blagojevich Will Find Life Inside A Jolt, Ex-Inmates Say -- Politico

This week, Rod Blagojevich becomes federal prisoner number 40892-424.

The former Illinois governor is expected on Thursday to arrive at Englewood, a low-security facility in Littleton, Colo., located 15 miles southwest of Denver, to begin serving his 14-year sentence for corruption. Never one to shy away from the media spotlight, Blagojevich plans to make a final public statement in front of the cameras on Wednesday, just hours before he must leave behind his wife, Patti, and two young daughters, Amy, 15, and Anne, 8.

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My Comment: Good riddance.

$10 Million To Develop $50 Light Bulb

A look inside the Florida factory of LED bulb manufacturer Lighting Science Group, the sort of innovative, "green" company that many would like to keep in the U.S. Washington Post

Obama Spends $10 Million To Develop $50 Light Bulb -- Don Surber

The Obama administration created a $10 million L Prize to award the manufacturer who came up with an affordable and efficient light bulb. One would think the marketplace would take care of that but our federal government no more believes in free enterprise than I believe in global warming. This program began under President Bush.

Ah yes, who knows more about efficiency than the federal government?

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Update: Government-subsidized green light bulb carries costly price tag -- Washington Post

My Comment: There is NO MARKET for a $50 light bulb .... unless (of course) the government mandates it.

Where The PAC Money Is (Graphic)

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Who Are The GOP Super PAC Donors

Super PAC Donors Revealed: Who Are The Power Players In The GOP Primary? -- Washington Post

Harold C. Simmons, a billionaire corporate raider from Texas, pulled out his checkbook on Jan. 13 and gave $100,000 to a super PAC backing Mitt Romney, then donated $5 million more to another PAC stacked with Romney confidants.

But 11 days later, Simmons doled out $500,000 to a super PAC devoted to Newt Gingrich, who had just trounced Romney in the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina.

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Another Vacation For Michelle Obama

Michelle's Ski Trip Marks 16 Obama Vacations -- Washington Examiner

First lady Michelle Obama’s weekend jaunt to Aspen, Colorado for a President’s Day ski holiday with her daughters Sasha and Malia makes the 16th time members of the first family have gone on extended vacations during their three years in office.

Their stay at the home of a major Chicago fundraiser for President Obama makes the fifth time the first lady and her daughters have taken a break from Washington on their own. Only once has Obama had a long weekend out of town and alone, celebrating his 49th birthday in Chicago in August 2010.

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My Comment: 16 vacations in 3 years .... wow .... I definitely took the wrong course in life.

Maxine Waters Case In Limbo With Mass Recusals

Ethics Panel Members Recused In Maxine Waters Case -- Politico

Six members of the House Ethics Committee — including all five Republicans on the secretive panel — have recused themselves from the long-running case involving Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.), an unprecedented move that raises new questions on whether the Waters case can be finished.

Reps. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.), chairman of the Ethics Committee, and Rep. Michael Conaway (Texas), who was the lead Republican on the special subcommittee that investigated Waters, are among the recusals, Bonner said in a letter released on Friday.

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My Comment: The Democrats are closing ranks around Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.).