Sunday, February 5th, 2012

The AM Feed will be taking a hiatus as we evaluate our goals, format, and content. If you have ideas or suggestions for us, please don’t hesitate to email us at afv@americanfamilyvoices.org.

This rubber-stamp Congress has stood by idly while the Bush administration has dragged our country into the war in Iraq, writing blanks checks to private companies with no-bid contracts who are raking in millions of dollars of profits. War is big business and these companies are making a killing in Iraq.

AM Feed - August 15: Another Round of Questions for DHS

Hot Topics

The Bush administration wasted little time attempting to latch onto the coattails of the major intelligence victory in Britain last week – but the administration has also been quietly working to redirect $6 million in federal funding originally set aside for developing new technology to detect explosives. Congressional leaders blocked the maneuver and raised yet another round of questions about the operations of the Department of Homeland Security. The department has already failed to spend hundreds of millions of dollars designated for research and development. [link]
Embattled Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) has formally asked for his name to be removed from the ballot for the upcoming election, thereby leading to a special primary election to fill the slot. Ney, who earlier stepped aside as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee amid rumblings of corruption, announced his withdrawal from the race last week. Ney’s former chief of staff Neil Volz has already pleaded guilty in connection to the Abramoff-related corruption issue. The special primary election is expected to be held in mid-September. [link]
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that allegations of wrongdoing by military recruiters leapt 50 percent from 2004 to 2005, and criminal acts like falsifying documents more than doubled in that same time period. The Defense Department does not have an oversight system in place to track such abuses, so documentation is difficult. The GAO�s report found that military recruiters were under tremendous strain to maintain troop levels. [link]

Quote of the Day

“This fellow here, over here with the yellow shirt, macaca, or whatever his name is. He’s with my opponent. He’s following us around everywhere. And it’s just great … Let’s give a welcome to macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia.” – Sen. George Allen, speaking about S.R. Sidarth, a volunteer for the James Webb campaign of Indian descent. Allen has since apologized.

Morning Snark

Now that Bob “Freedom Fries” Ney is stepping aside, he really should take a nice, relaxing vacation (as long as he pays for it himself). We hear Paris is lovely this time of year.

I haven’t any word to appreciate this post…..Really i am impressed from this post….the person who create this post it was a great human..thanks for shared this with us.i found this informative and interesting blog so i think so its very useful

— promotional Fashion Accessories Jun 27, 23:00 #
.I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this article. I am hoping the same best work from you in the future as well. In fact your creative writing abilities has inspired me.Really the blogging is spreading its wings rapidly. Your write up is fine example of it

— yiwu shorts Jun 27, 23:03 #
I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often

— wholesale Scarf & Scarves Jun 27, 23:05 #

Do you have any ideas for the AM Feed? Any stories or issues that you'd like to see highlighted? We'd love to hear your feedback. Drop us a line at afv@americanfamilyvoices.org.

Contact | Home