Former Bush Aide, Involved In Iraq Contracts, Kills Son & Self With Shotgun
"A former Bush administration official, after arguing violently with his wife Thursday night, shot and killed his 12-year-old son inside their McLean home, then turned a shotgun on himself and committed suicide ... Lash's résumé was long and quintessential of the Washington elite -- an Ivy League pedigree, high-powered law firms, a presidential appointment, think tanks, boards of directors, guest spots on television news programs, and prestigious university positions. ... Among his duties at the Commerce Department, Lash headed a task force on the reconstruction of Iraq, in which he dealt with businesses seeking contracts."

Even The Venerable Economist (relunctantly) Admits Impeachment Momentum
"A few Democrats in Congress are talking of censure and investigations, and popular momentum, if it gets going, could make them bolder. Moreover, state resolutions may have bite. The House Rules and Manual states that one method of setting an impeachment in motion is by charges 'transmitted from the legislature of a state or territory'."

With Friends Like These ...
Texas GOP Rep Ron Paul on Bush: "I would have trouble arguing that he's been a Constitutional President, and once you violate the Constitution and be proven to do that I think these people should be removed from office ... Congress has generously ignored the Constitution while the President flaunts it, the courts have ignored it and they get in the business of legislating so there's no respect for the rule of law ... "

GOP Corruption Gone Wild: Duke Is Just Tip Of Iceberg
"The truth is no one knows if the $2.4 million in bribes Cunningham has admitted taking in his guilty plea is the final total ... Tens of thousands of pages of congressional documents going as far back as 1997 have been demanded by the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Diego. The C.I.A., Pentagon, I.R.S., and F.B.I. are conducting investigations, and at least three congressional committees are cooperating in hopelessly tardy fashion ... 'What these revelations provide is a window into Babylon or the last stages of Rome ... Many felonies went undetected because in the Defense Department a lot goes on in secret, and these crimes grew in the shadow of both 9/11 and one-party rule—with little scrutiny. So what you're looking at is a world where money, secrecy, sex, and indulgence were all in play. Where everyone is guilty of something.'"