What Kind of MMS Did Obama Inherit?

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  June 7th at 05:33 AM  | 

President Obama and Interior Secretary Salazar have done their best to shift the blame of the Deepwater Horizon disaster to the Bush Administration and the supposed ‘cozy relationship’ it fostered between the Minerals Management Service and the oil and gas companies it regulates. The public consciousness perceives a corrupt and incompetent agency, turning a blind eye to the shenanigans of their industry buddies. In reality: | Read More »

Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Finds Himself in Hot Water

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  April 19th at 03:14 PM  | 

Tomorrow, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin will be deposed in a civil proceeding stemming from the City’s (and Nagin’s) relationship with a vendor. There is sworn testimony that the Mayor has accepted gifts and trips from the vendor, the provider of a trouble-plagued crime surveillance camera system. Nagin to face questioning Monday about crime cameras and gifts The examination, to be held at City Hall, | Read More »