Representatives have always been better off than constituents

Need a new economic model With some exceptions, representatives are better off than constituents as they should be. If we voters select the right people to represent us, they will most assuredly be among the most...

Obama expresses concern over a slowing economy

Experienced U.S. economists worry about America's lagging financial position, in response to Obama's administration and their inability to boost the economy at a pace fast enough to satisfy angry American...

A Long, Hot Summer of Hate

The recent musings of Conservative talk show/cable hosts like Rush Limbaugh, who attempts to align President Barack Obama and his administration with the Third Reich and Nazi Germany and...

Alberta Premier sticks with decision to fire rogue MP Boutilier

On July 18th I reported that a member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, and member of the government had been kicked out of caucus.  Guy Boutilier has also been relieved of all duties in the Treasury....

Margo MacDonald bids to change Scotish law on aiding suicide

Margo MacDonald, a member of the Scottish parliament, has introduced legislation that would make assisted suicide legal in Scotland. The announcement comes a day after a British high court rejected an English petitioners request to clarify the law on whether it is illegal for...

Congress leaders optimistic on revived bailout

" WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional leaders said that adding tax breaks and increasing federal deposit insurance should improve chances a $700 billion financial rescue plan will pass the Senate Wednesday...

The simultaneous rejection of the bailout and a corrupt ruling class by Glenn...

Glenn Greenwald comments on the bailout vote failure in Congress; the Establishment politicians among the Democrats and Republicans did their best to push through a $700 billion dollar government intervention into the "free market" to benefit immoral and corrupt globalist...

British PM sticks to his Constituents like Glue, Literally

 A campaigner from the climate action group,  today super-glued himself to Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the State Dining Room of 10 Downing Street.  " Dan Glass, a 24 year old MSc student based...

NY Congressman Vito Fossella, won't seek Re-election

Politisite has just learned that New York Rep. Vito Fossella will not seek re-election. He will post the following statement on his website Tuesday. May 20, 2008To the Constituents of the 13th Congressional...

Rafe's solution to 'fix' big ridings

In his latest Tyee piece, Rafe Mair offers his fix to the issue of larger electoral ridings proposed under the new BC provincial electoral map. " The new constituency map has been fraudulently argued not just at...

Violence Erupts in Kenya After MP Murdered, Power Outages Across Countinent

Adding to tensions already stretched to the breaking point and beyond, a second Opposition member of Parliament was killed today by a police officer. Despite police insistence that the murder was not...

City of Toronto disconnects workers from Facebook

"Following in the footsteps of Queen's Park and Parliament Hill, the City of Toronto has banned its employees from using the social networking site Facebook on work computers. Starting Wednesday, the city's 23,000...

Someone Had to Win in Iraq

This was on the front of crooksandliars.com today, the article published in Playboy magazine is really a good read. We knew large corporations were making off with billions of American tax dollars, while Veterans lose benefits, children lose their arms, and more people keep...

10 Things Your CongressMan Wont Tell You

"1. "I can't lose." This year 404 members of the U.S. House of Representatives are standing for reelection. For most it's a formality: On average, more than 90% of House incumbents win, according to a 2005 report by the Cato Institute. What's behind the incumbency advantage?...

Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis urges residents to protect their identity

"Dr Hywel Francis, MP for Aberavon has urged local constituents not to hand their identity over on a plate to fraudsters. The calls come as Dr Francis signed a Parliamentary Early Day Motion in support of National Identity Fraud Prevention week, being held from 16th to 22nd...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from