Pumpkin Spice

Starbucks has brought back the pumpkin spice latte. Yea for that! I had one today and it was sooo good. One of my favorite drinks from Starbucks!!

My week and the weekend ahead! :)

Finally, its the weekend!! I alsways look forwaed to weekneds. No classes, no teaching, and lots of fun.

The week has been fine. Of course, they put a lot of reading on us to do, but I can do it something soon. Always have, always will. My students in the class I teach have been annoying on Tuesady, but they will good on Thursday. The things have been finalized for me going to Germany in December. So ecited about that!! All I have to do is come up with spending money, since I already have my passport. The rest is payed for my the school. Though it involved watching over undergrad students, I am still very excited. Beer Gardens, here I come.

This weekend, my boyfriend, his friend Jason , and I are going to do a Family Rally Race. Its being held by the Cincinnati Regional SCCA. ZYou don't need any specialy Rally Sports Cars, just a good car that is safe and not souped up. Its about a 100 mile course you drive that is throughout Hamilton and Bulter County. There is a driver and a navigator. Jason is driving and I am the navigator. My boyfriend is along for the ride. I am excited for this. It sounds like so much fun!!

Well kids, I am checking out for the weekend. Might make a random news of the weird post sometime this weekend, you never know!!

Beligum for Sale??

Not!!!!

Somebody decided to put beligum up for sale on E-Bay, but someone stopped it.If I was from Beligum, I would not think this is funny @ all. Here's the story from Yahoo News...

Internet auction website eBay on Monday withdrew an unusual second-hand sale item, the country of Belgium, which had attracted an offer of 10 million euros (13.9 million dollars).

"Belgium, a kingdom in three parts" was posted on the Belgian ebay site as offering "plenty of choice" despite the caveat that it comes with "300 billion of National Debt."

Offered in three parts -- Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia -- the accompanying blurb said the kingdom "can be bought as a whole (not recommended)."

The vendor also included as added extras "the king and his court (costs not included)."

Ebay spokesman Peter Burin said the site could not host the sale of anything virtual or "unrealistic," the Belga news agency reported.

The 'vendor' was named as a former journalist, Gerrit Six. Offering his lot at an initial price of one euro, he saw 26 subsequent bids culminating in the 10 million euro offer on Monday before the auction was halted.

The spoof sale was offered while Belgium is mired in a political crisis which has led to discussion over the country's future as a federal state.

Tuesday marks 100 days since the country's general election with no sign of a coalition government being formed by the political parties in Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia.

According to the ebay spokesman, it wasn't the first time Belgium had been put up for sale.

"But the last time it wasn't a Belgian who made the announcement and it wasn't as well done or as amusing," said Burin.

252 Uses for Duct Tape

I saw this on the internet when I click on a wrong link for a serch on double sided tape. This is 252 uses for duct tape. Some of the uses are practical, while others are weird and cruel. Enjoy!!!

All of the following fall into one of these categories:
Things I have used duct tape for,
Things other people have used duct tape for,
Things I have imagined using duct tape for,
Things other people have imagined using duct tape for.

Hanging posters.
Decorative book cover.
Fix broken tail light on vehicle.
Twist a long piece into rope (thousands more uses).
Tape wires down on floor or out of the way.
Tape wires back together after splicing (much wider than electricians' tape).
Reattach rear view mirror.
Repair cracked windshield/window.
Patch ripped clothing.
Hide unsightly wallpaper seams.
Repair broken hoses.
Repair broken fan belt.
Use as art medium.
Fix broken book binding.
Band-Aid for really big cuts.
Attach leg splint to broken leg.
Wallpaper your house (may be slightly expensive, but well worth it for the resulting sophisticated look).
Reinforce pages in 3 ring binder.
Cover up empty drive bays.
Fold in half and use as bookmark.
Disk labels.
Rappelling harness.
Toilet paper.
Hinge on cabinet door.
Repairing leak in tire/inner tube.
Taping annoying people to walls, floor, ceiling, or bed.
Holding together computer cases.
Hold up exhaust pipe (doesn't last very long).
Repair upholstery.
Make lawn furniture.
Make lawn decorations.
Fix racquetball racquets.
Roll into a ball for hockey practice.
Mark lines on a sporting event field.
Clothing – all sorts.
Can be use to wrap duct work, but doesn't seal or hold up ducts very well.
Use to pull unsightly hair.
Keeps pledges in their place (also applies to siblings).
Patches holes in vinyl siding.
An entire roll can be used in place of a bedroom door to keep someone in for hours.
Twisted correctly, can be used as a billy-club.
Wrapped around newspaper to make a dog chew toy.
Holding on book covers.
Reflective lettering.
Mute function for humans.
Contraceptive device.
Climbing rope.
Earrings.
Cover old pocket folders -- lasts forever!
Shoe designs.
Girdle.
Sealing envelopes (in case you hate the taste of envelope glue).
Replacement for airplane glue.
For store owners: great way to keep the wigs on mannequins.
Seat belts that'll REALLY keep the kids still.
Closing chip bags.
Make the stapler obsolete!
Putting up Christmas lights (easy removal).
Why bother with waxing...
Add several layers to your car's bumpers for a much safer ride.
Fix vacuum cleaner hose.
Tape ski boot to your ski when the binding breaks.
Repair seams of ski gloves.
Wrap around your waist when your zipper splits in a one piece ski suit.
Lift and separate when you don't want to wear a bra or can't have straps showing.
Hold temple onto eye glasses.
Fix printer.
Make a wallet out of it.
Hold car hood shut.
Patch hole in canoe.
Fixing sets for the school play.
Making props look more realistic.
Make letter for letter jacket.
Hold your letter to your letter jacket.
Re-enforce the phone cord.
Hold batteries in remote control.
Play a CD (reflect a laser beam onto a CD to play it).
Stick pictures up in your locker.
Fix holes in your Airwalks.
Use instead of nail polish.
Hold pens together.
Belt.
Wrap your ankle for sports.
Can be used in place of handcuffs.
Rings.
Hold file cabinet together.
Hold shoe laces together.
Can replace shoe laces.
Can be used in place of Velcro.
Write term paper on it.
Graduation present.
Can be used to put back together a shredded term paper.
Stop your jeans from fraying.
Hair ties.
Hold spikes to your cleats.
Make a book shelf.
Necklace.
Note cards.
Remove lint from clothes.
Makes great bumper stickers with a sharpie!
Cook a baked potato in it.
Hold car door shut.
Tape plastic over broken rear window in car.
Tape down ripped carpet.
Tape sole of ratty sneaker to body of sneaker.
Hold speaker wire to the back of speaker.
Use it as a Biore strip.
Practical joke toilet paper replacement.
Makes a good bib.
Put it on your lawn and paint it green. Say good-bye to mowing.
Mouse trap.
Fly paper.
Tape your little brothers' mouths shut.
Use as vinyl flooring.
Cover rust holes in your car.
Ashtray.
Roofing shingles.
Make a clothes line.
Window coverings.
Use a roof rack on your car for carrying luggage and other items.
Fix a broken plate.
Patch a hole in your swimming pool.
Make a swing for your kids.
Make a tent for camping.
For the annoying mother-in-law.
Lock people into their house, school, office, etc.
Hold your car's bumper in place.
Seat covers in your car.
Fix holes in your sock.
Fix the hole in your favorite coffee cup.
Make a coffee cup.
Retread your tennis shoes.
Earmuffs.
Repair work gloves.
Make work gloves.
Home security system - tape up doors and windows.
Watch band.
CD case.
Wrap a soda can or bottle in duct tape to keep it cold.
Makes stylish notebook decorations.
Use it to fix old instruments.
Use it as a dog/cat/rabbit/frog/lizard/etc. leash.
Hold on toupees.
Duct tape annoying, rambunctious students to their seats.
Reupholster the roof on a '83 Mustang convertible (or any vehicle for that matter).
Attach it to the end of a yard stick (sticky side out) as a way to get pennies out from behind the couch.
Surgical bandage.
Fix a cigarette that is broken at the filter.
A clothesline when you're out in the middle of nowhere. (Peace Corps favorite.)
Use it as a substitute for Bondo.
Makes excellent streamers for bicycle handlebars.
Toilet seat cover.
Reflectors.
Replace broken screen in your screen doors to create an excellent storm door for those cold winter nights.
Makes great posters with the aid of magic markers.
Make a sheet for your bed.
Wrap freshmen up in it.
Use to make the lines in the middle of the road.
Make a space suit out of it so you can walk on the moon.
Use as a musical instrument.
Make a hat.
Make a wallet chain out of it.
Stare at it and try to find new uses for it.
Make a boat out of it.
Throw it at people.
Write on it and stick to someone's back.
Put a few rolls on their side and roll them to have a duct tape race!
Tape a hedge trimmer or chain saw to a long pole in order to trim or cut tall trees.
Use it as hockey tape.
Tape Tupperware containers together in a way that you can stack them on top of each other for more storage space.
Use to keep the cover of an old ice cream maker securely attached.
Cut a hole in a piece of cardboard, wrap duct tape around it and get a really inexpensive original looking picture frame.
Tape Nerf basketball hoop to the back of a door because they just don't stay on their own.
Make a pouch and attach it to a door so you can hold stuff.
Repair smashed pumpkin.
Waterproof sun screen for bald men.
Snowmobile/motorcycle seat cover.
Hold broken U-joints together on truck so you can make it home.
Makes a good replacement for chrome.
Patch holes in convertibles or soft top jeeps.
Resurface your trampoline.
Artificial lighting.
Use it to tape 10 year olds with sugar highs to trees during boyscout trips.
Can be made to fashion weapons in a pinch.
Emergency limb replacements.
Prosthetics.
Make fantastic puppets and other toys.
Can be used to clean the floor when no vacuum is available.
S & M.
Make a ball.
Repair trim on cars.
Patch up fish tank.
Halloween costume.
Waterproof footwear.
Make a makeup case.
Repair leak in pilot gas line.
Gagging device.
Pin striping.
Wrapping Christmas presents.
Patch seams in carpeting.
Patch a hole in a tent.
No need for lunch box - just tape all your food together!
Use to keep President Clinton's pants up.
Cute plant holder.
Keep hair in place.
Make a tie out of it.
Chastity belt.
Blister repair.
Censor speech on softball uniforms.
Repair pantyhose.
Roll it over a pool and make a trampoline.
Keeping guitar strap on your guitar.
Taping mic to mic stand (or a hockey stick).
Taping mic stand to amp.
Hold a float together.
Fix mini blinds.
Get rid of plantars warts.
Hold telephone together.
Hold computer mouse together.
Write on vehicles.
Muzzle.
Make a Halloween mask.
Decorate guard rifles.
Make really cool underwear.
Make a mummy costume for Halloween.
When you get in a really boring conversation pull it out and ask the other person if they can name 101 uses for it (plus or minus 70 or 80).
Attach underwater flashlight to underwater strobe for night dives.
Hold a car battery in.
Headbands.
Jewelry.
Attach glow-in-the-dark bugs to people's houses.
Fixing the toilet seat.
Torture.
Window shade.
Hair extensions.
Seat covering for a 1963 Vespa GS 160 (or any other vehicle for that matter).
Wrap around cardboard tube to make fake swords for the kids.
Waterproof apron.
Beverage holders.
Cooler.
Pet rain gear.
Toilet paper roll cover.
Cell phone holder.
Tool belt.
Shower curtain.
Repair speaker cones.
Poor man's Viagra - two Popsicle sticks and duct tape.
Hold the plastic (or Mylar) on your car where the window should be.
Wrap a "365 Uses For Duct Tape" calendar for Christmas.
Hold up worn out socks.
Suspenders.
Tape keys to bottom of car so you never lose them.

Fifteen uses for vodka other then drinking...

A friend emailed this a couple of days ago ,so I don't know the original author, but I believe these are common uses on Vodka in Russia.

1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The Solvent dissolves adhesive.

2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a Trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five Minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.

3. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.

4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting Your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfectsthe blade and prevents rusting.

5. Spray vodka on vomit stains, scrub with a brush, and then blot dry.

6 Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.7. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.

8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle and spray bees or wasps to kill them.

9. Pour one-half cup vodka and one-half cup water in a Ziploc freezer bag and freeze for a slushy, refreshable ice pack for aches, pain or black eyes.

10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly packed lavender flowers, fill the jar with vodka, seal t he lid tightly and set in the Sun for three days. Strain liquid through a coffee filter, then apply the tincture to aches and pains.

11. To relieve a fever, use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.

12. To cure foot odor, wash your feet with vodka.

13. Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a jellyfish sting.

14. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the Urushiol oil from your skin.

15. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.

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O.J. Simpson in trouble, again!!!

I knew that O.J. Simpson was going to get into trouble again someday, and that day came today. Here's the story from the Associated Press....


O.J. Simpson arrested in Vegas robbery
By RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press Writer

Police arrested O.J. Simpson on Sunday, saying he was part of an armed group who burst into a Las Vegas hotel room and snatched memorabilia that documented his own sports career, long ago eclipsed by scandal.
The arrest starts a new legal odyssey for the fallen football star who more than a decade ago was acquitted of the slayings of his ex-wife and a friend, and opens the possibility he could spend decades behind bars.
Simpson was taken away from The Palms casino-hotel by plainclothes officers a day after the arrest of a golfing buddy who police say accompanied him with a gun in the Thursday night holdup. Handcuffed and wearing a golf shirt and jeans, Simpson was placed in an SUV.
"He was very cooperative, there were no issues," Capt. James Dillon said.
Simpson was to be booked on two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit burglary and burglary with a firearm, police said. The district attorney, meanwhile, said he expected Simpson to ultimately be charged with seven felonies and one gross misdemeanor.
If convicted of the booking charges, Simpson would face up to 30 years in state prison on each robbery count alone.
"He is facing a lot of time," said Clark County District Attorney David Roger.
Simpson, 60, has said he and other people were retrieving items that belonged to him. Simpson has said there were no guns involved and that he went to the room at the casino only to get stolen mementos that included his Hall of Fame certificate and a picture of the running back with J. Edgar Hoover.
Simpson told The Associated Press on Saturday that he did not call the police to help reclaim the items because he has found the police unresponsive to him ever since his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, were killed in 1994.
"The police, since my trouble, have not worked out for me," he said, noting that whenever he has called the police "It just becomes a story about O.J."
Police did not allege that Simpson personally carried a weapon in the incident.
"We don't have any information to lead us to believe he was armed even based on those charges," said police Lt. Clint Nichols.
Police said they seized two firearms involved in the robbery along with sports memorabilia, mostly signed by Simpson. They also said they recovered collectible baseballs and Joe Montana cleats at private residences early Sunday on three search warrants. But "whether the property belonged to Mr. Simpson is a matter of debate," Nichols said.
Walter Alexander, 46, of Mesa, Ariz., was arrested Saturday night on two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery and burglary with a deadly weapon. Alexander, who was described as one of Simpson's golfing buddies, was released without bail Saturday night.
"Walter was one of the two subjects who had a gun," Capt. James Dillon said.
Robert Dennis Rentzer, a Los Angeles lawyer representing Alexander, said he was able to arrange his client's release from custody, but wasn't familiar with the allegations.
Police also are seeking four men: Clarence Stewart, Michael McClinton, Tom Scotty and another man who was not identified. Authorities did not provide ages or hometowns for any of the men.
Simpson, a Heisman Trophy winner, ex-NFL star and actor, lives near Miami and has been a tabloid staple since his ex-wife and Goldman were killed. Simpson was acquitted of murder charges, but a jury later held him liable for the killings in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Goldman's father, Ron Goldman, welcomed the possibility that Simpson could go to prison.
"He's believed for years, decades, that he's entitled to do anything he wants, and the legal system and society has basically agreed with him," Goldman said. "This time, hopefully, he'll get what he deserves. He'll get jail time."
Police said Sunday that Simpson asked to speak with his lawyer before proceeding with an interview, although he spoke several times with investigators before his arrest. Simpson's lawyer, Yale Galanter, did not immediately return calls for comment after the arrest.
Simpson said auction house owner Tom Riccio called him several weeks ago to say some collectors were selling some of his items. Riccio set up a meeting with collectors under the guise that he had a private collector interested in buying Simpson's items.
Simpson said he was accompanied by several men he met at a wedding cocktail party, and they took the collectibles.
Alfred Beardsley, one of the sports memorabilia collectors who was in the hotel room, has said he wants the case dropped and that he's "on O.J.'s side."
Simpson's arrest came just days after the Goldman family published a book that Simpson had written under the title, "If I Did It" about how he would have committed the killings of his ex-wife and Goldman had he actually done it.
After a deal for Simpson to publish it fell through, a federal bankruptcy judge awarded the book's rights to the Goldman family, who retitled it "If I Did It: The Confessions of the Killer." During the weekend, the book was the hottest seller in the country, hitting No. 1 on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.
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Associated Press Writers Ken Ritter in Las Vegas, Jacques Billeaud in Phoenix and John Antczak, Thomas Watkins and Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

The Week In Review

So glad this week is over. I had two test, a paper due, and I had to give a test of my own to the class I am teaching. I made it through it all, though I still have test to grade. So far, my students did pretty well on their tests. Yea for that. Hopefully when I enter their grades into blackboard tomorrow, blackboard will not crash on me like it did last time.

The boy is pretty well. He's been cooking up a storm this week for some reason. The blueberry biscuits he made for me were nice, along with the strawberry tarts (lowfat). Work seems to be getting on his nerves a little, but he's hoping it will get better with the hiring of new people.

Homecoming @ my undergrad alumi college is in Oct. I can go, because that weekend falls on Fall Holiday. Not sure if I want to go and deal with the same people who hurt me in my last year of my undergrad career. I might go and tey to avoid these people. We will see.

I really need to put a flea collar on my cat, Scruffy. But I am wondering if she is too young and small??

That's all for now. I am going to slip into my fuzzy PJ's and flip flops and watch a movie!!

Ron Paul

Ok, so one of the Republicans who is running for President is Dr. Ron Paul. Ron Paul is from Texas and is a Republican Libertarian. Libertarians believe that our goverment should run by the constitution. If the law or policy goes against the constitution, then it should be in place. I sort of agree on that. It seems like we as a country steered from the constitution so much over the centuries. I found Paul's voting recorder and found it interesting....


Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record:

He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.

He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.

Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.

At least Paul does not flip-flop. He know what he believes in and sticks to his guns.

Things that I like about Ron Paul

*It seems that all other GOP candidates hate Ron Paul. So the guy must not be all that bad.
*Ron Paul is anti-war and always have been.
*He against the goverment having more regulation over us. I agree with that. It seems that the goverment is spying on the American Public more and more and taking away our freedoms, like free speech and our choice on moral values.

Things I Dislike about Ron Paul

* Ron Paul is Pro-Life. Sorry, but I feel a woman had the right to choose if she want to has a abortion. I am sort of against abortion personally, but for the population as a whole, I feel woman should have the right to choose.
*Ron Paul is from Texas. After the mess George W Bush created, I am not trusting anyone from Texas right now.
*Ron Paul feel like we should not get involved in international policy. I am against war, but we should be involved with other countries for betterment of those countries and ourselves.

I am a Democrat and a Liberal, but this candidate sparks my interest a little. I don't know if he has my vote yet or not, but he is someone I will be keeping my eye on for the future. Just b/c he is so different from any other candidate running for president, both democratic and republication. I think we someone who is different and off-the-path if we are ever going to trun our country around.

50+ Most Embarrassing Republican Moments

This is from the website http://www.democrats.org

The Democratic Party's research team has put together a list of more than 50 recent Republican resignations, pleas, sentences and scandals.

REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISERS, OPERATIVES AND PLAYERS
Jack Abramoff - Abramoff, a Bush Pioneer and Republican lobbyist, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud in connection with Suncruz casino boats in January 2006. He also pleaded guilty to two additional fraud counts and tax evasion in connection with lobbying for Native American tribes in 2006.
Alan Fabian - Fabian was the co-chair of Mitt Romney’s national finance committee and a prominent Republican donor who gave 100,000+ to the RNC and the Bush inauguration. In August 2007 he was indicted for allegedly making $32 million in false purchases of computer equipment to pay for his lavish spending habits.
Many more below the fold
Kyle “Dusty” Foggo - Foggo, the former #3 official at the CIA, was indicted by a Grand Jury on corruption charges in connection with his campaign contributions to Republican members of Congress and resulting federal contracts.
Robert Kjellander - Kjellander, a Bush Pioneer and RNC treasurer, was subpoenaed by federal prosecutors in August 2005 as part of a probe investigating corruption at the Illinois Teacher’s Retirement Systems, a state run teacher’s pension fund. The subpoena specifically sought records relating to Kjellander’s receipt of $4.5 million in fees from the Carlyle group, for helping to land the business with the pension fund.
Bernie Kerik - “Federal prosecutors in New York have informed Kerik that he is a ‘target’ of a criminal investigation into possible tax problems, illegal wiretapping and making false statements in an FBI questionnaire connected to Kerik's nomination.” In addition, a Daily News“investigation revealed that Kerik accepted cash and gifts from Interstate Industrial, an allegedly mobbed-up construction company.”
Michael Mixon - Mixon, a major NRCC donor, was indicted on charges of fraud and funding terrorism.
Thomas Noe - Noe, a Bush Pioneer, pleaded guilty in May 2006 on charges of money laundering in connection to his political fundraising. He was also the key figure in the Ohio “Coingate” scandal.
Ralph Reed - Reed, a Bush Pioneer (2000), Ranger (2004) and prominent Republican lobbyist, is being investigated because of a $4 million payment that Abramoff made to Reed.
James Tobin - Former NRCC, RNC and Bush-Cheney ’04 staffer was convicted in December 2005 for his role in a plot to stop people from voting in New Hampshire in 2002.
Brent Wilkes - Wilkes, George W. Bush's finance co-chairman in California, was indicted in February 2007 by a Grand Jury on corruption charges in connection with his campaign contributions to Republican members of Congress and resulting federal contracts.
Sam Wyly, Charles Wyly - The Wylys, top Bush fundraisers from Texas, are under investigation for tax evasion by federal and state agencies. The Billionaire Bush patrons are accused of setting up offshore trusts on the Island of Man, a noted tax shelter in the Irish Sea, in an attempt to evade paying taxes on stock options.

REPUBLICAN SENATE
Conrad Burns - Former Sen. Burns was the largest recipient of Abramoff-related money in the U.S. Senate, and made calls urging the Department of Interior to award federal grants to an Abramoff client. That effort failed and Burns later inserted an earmark directing the grant in an appropriations bill.
Larry Craig - Sen. Craig pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in incident where police report documented conduct in a Minneapolis airport restroom. Craig also returned $43,500 in campaign contributions received from Brent Wilkes and his business associates after an Idaho repored that he sponsored an amendment to earmark a $3 million contract to Wilkes’ company.
Pete Domenici - In April 2007, the Senate confirmed that the Senate Ethics Committee was investigating Sen. Domenici’s role in phone calls he made about ongoing investigations into Democratic officials shortly before the 2006 election.
Bill Frist - The Securities and Exchange Commission in investigating whether Frist, the former Senate Majority Leader engaged in insider trading, selling off holdings in HCA immediately before its value plummeted. Frist maintained that his holdings were in a blind trust, but the Senate frequently provided Frist with information on his holdings and Frist directed the sale of the stock. At the time of the sale, Frist’s brother was on HCA’s Board of Directors.
Mel Martinez - A FEC audit found the Martinez campaign failed to properly disclose $162,000 in contributions.
Lisa Murkowski - A complaint filed with Senate Ethics Committee alleges that Sen. Murkowski received property from an Alaska real estate developer at a price well below market value.
Ted Stevens - Sen. Stevens home in Alaska was raided in July 2007 by the FBI and IRS looking for evidence in connection with an investigation of a remodeling project conducted by VECO.
David Vitter - Sen. Vitter acknowledged committing a "very serious sin" after his number appeared five times in the records of what federal authorities say was a Washington call-girl operation

REPUBLICAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Ken Calvert - A Grand Jury issued a report which said that Rep. Calvert received an illegal no-bid contract for sale of 4 acres of public land in California.
Tom DeLay - Former Rep. DeLay resigned from Congress after being admonished by the ethics four times, being indicted for money laundering in Texas, and revelations showing numerous controversial ties to Jack Abramoff.
John Doolittle - In April 2007, the FBI raided Rep. Doolittle’s home in its investigation into ties between Doolittle and Jack Abramoff.
Tom Feeney - The U.S. House said that Rep. Feeney violated House rules by accepting a trip to Scotland. Feeney was required to pay the cost of the trip to the Treasury. He was later questioned by the FBI in the investigation into lobbying activities of Jack Abramoff.
Mark Foley - Former Rep. Foley resigned in September 2006 after the FBI and House Ethics Committee opened investigations into allegations that he sent suggestive emails and instant messages to teenaged current and former House pages.
Katherine Harris - Former Rep. Harris accepted $32,000 in illegal contributions from MZM Inc.’s President Mitchell Wade. She then requested tens of millions in earmarks that would benefit Wade. Wade later pleaded guilty to making illegal campaign contributions, in addition to conspiracy, corruption and election fraud. Harris maintained that she did not know the contributions were illegal and lost her race for Senate in 2006.
Patrick McHenry - A campaign worker for Rep. McHenry has been indicted for voter fraud in North Carolina.
Gary Miller - The FBI is investgating land deals in which Rep. Miller made an estimated $10 million.
Bob Ney - Former Rep. Ney was sentenced to 30 months in prison for corruption after pleading guilty to conspiracy and filing false financial disclosures.
Rick Renzi -In April 2007, the FBI raided an insurance company tied to Rep. Renzi. As a result of the raid, Renzi resigned from the House Intelligence Committee.
Don Sherwood - In September 2004, Washington, D.C. police responded to a 911 call placed by Cynthia Ore, 29, who said she had locked herself in the bathroom of Rep. Sherwood’s apartment after he began choking her while giving her a back rub. Ms. Ore later filed a lawsuit alleging Rep. Sherwood "repeatedly and violently physically assaulted and abused" her during a five-year affair that ended in September 2004.
Don Young - Federal officials are investigating a number of allegations against Young, including his ties to Veco, an Alaska company whos CEO pleaded guilty to bribery, as well as contributions connected to a Florida highway and a transportation measure benefiting a Wisconsin trucking company.
Curt Weldon - In September 2006, the FBI raided the homes of Rep. Curt Weldon's daughter and one of his closest political supporters as part of an investigation into whether the veteran Republican congressman used his influence to benefit himself and his daughter's lobbying firm, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
BUSH ADMINISTRATION
Claude Allen - “Allen, who had been Bush's domestic policy adviser, pleaded guilty to theft in making phony returns at discount department stores while working at the White House. He was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and fined $500.”
Robert E. Coughlin II - Coughlin, resigned as deputy chief of staff in the Criminal Division of the Justice Department after “a federal task force investigating the activities of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff,” began probing whether Coughlin traded favors with an Abramoff colleague.
Lurita Doan - Doan, head of the General Services Administration, attended a luncheon at the agency earlier this year with other top GSA political appointees at which Scott Jennings, a top Rove aide, gave a PowerPoint demonstration on how to help Republican candidates in 2008. A congressional committee is investigating whether the remarks violated a federal law that restricts executive-branch employees from using their positions for political purposes.”
Brian Doyle - Brian Doyle “pleaded no contest to sending sexually explicit Internet messages to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Doyle was sentenced earlier this month to five years in prison.”
Frank Figueroa - “Figueroa, the former head of the Tampa office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, pleaded no contest to charges of exposure of sexual organs and disorderly conduct. He was accused of exposing himself in front of a teenage girl at an Orlando mall.”
Alberto Gonzales - Gonzales, who resigned as Attorney General, is under investigation by the Justice Department inspector general over whether he “gave false or misleading testimony to Congress, including whether he lied under oath about warrantless surveillance and the firings of nine U.S. attorneys.”
Steven Griles - Pleaded guilty to lying to a Senate committee in a hearing into the Abramoff scandal.
Eric Keroack - Keroack, Bush's choice to oversee the federal family planning program, resigned from the post suddenly last month after the Massachusetts Medicaid office launched an investigation into his private practice.
Donald W. Keyser - Keyser was sentenced to a year in prison for “mishandling classified documents and concealing his relationship with a female intelligence officer from Taiwan.” Keyser “had been the second-ranking official in the State Department's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs before retiring in 2004.
Scooter Libby - Convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury in connection with the CIA leak investigation.
Julie MacDonald - MacDonald, a deputy assistant secretary at the Interior Department resigned “about a week before a House committee was set to hold hearings on political interference with biologists,” and “a month after the department's inspector general issued a stinging report that said she violated federal rules by giving industry lobbyists internal agency documents and rode roughshod over agency scientists.”
Susan Ralston - A top aide to White House strategist Karl Rove “resigned after disclosures that she accepted gifts and passed information to now-convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
David Safavian - Safavian, the former chief of staff for the General Services Administration, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on “obstruction and concealment charges for lying to investigators about his relationship with [Jack] Abramoff.”
Robert T. Schofield - Schofield “pleaded guilty to accepting at least $600,000 in bribes to provide fraudulent citizenship documents to hundreds of Asian immigrants.”
Tom Scully - Scully “was the front man for the Medicare and Medicaid programs through December 2003,” before he resigned from CMS after allegedly withholding data from congress on the cost of the new Medicare law. Federal investigators said Scully should repay seven months of his salary for the violation.
Theresa Shaw - Shaw stepped down amid “growing criticism that the agency has been lax in overseeing the government's $68 billion student-loan program.” “The department's inspector general, John Higgens, is looking into possible conflicts of interest involving department employees and lenders. The inquiry follows an investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo that has unearthed widespread payments by lenders to schools and aid officials responsible for referring students to lenders.
Roger Stillwell - “Stillwell, a former Interior Department official, was sentenced to two years on probation in January after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge for not reporting hundreds of dollars worth of sports and concert tickets he received from Abramoff.”
Randall Tobias - Tobias resigned after a madam facing federal prostitution charges named Tobias as a client of an escort business that specialized in “sexual fantasy.”
Mark Dennis Zachares - Zachares pleaded guilty “to conspiracy to defraud the public by steering potential clients and inside government information to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff in return for cash, gifts and the promise of a high-paying job on K Street.” Zachares “admitted to prosecutors that he accepted more than $30,000 in tickets to 40 sporting events, a luxury golf trip to Scotland and $10,000 in cash from Abramoff and his lobbying team. He acknowledged providing them with information about the reorganization of the Homeland Security Department, federal disaster and highway aid, and maritime issues.”

All Is Well and I hate Ann Coulter...

Well, I have one more class from 5-7, then its work on Friday morning. Work is from 8-12 pm. Then me and my boyfriend are off to Richmond, VA for the weekend. We are going to the Chevy Rock n'Roll 400 on Saturday Night. I am so excited!!

Well, its been three weeks since I moved to Cincinnati, and two weeks since I started school. Things have gone well. I feel like I am welcomed in school by my professors and by my fellow class mates.

Tonight, Ann Coulter is coming to speak @ Xavier University. I am not happy that she is speaking. Her views are so extreme! Here are some others reasons I hate Ann Coulter. by the way of quotes....

"Conservatives believe man was created in God's image, while liberals believe they are gods. All of the behavioral tics of the liberals proceed from their godless belief that they can murder the unborn because they, the liberals, are themselves gods. They try to forcibly create 'equality' through affirmative action and wealth redistribution because they are gods. They flat-out lie, with no higher power to constrain them, because they are gods. They adore pornography and the mechanization of sex because man is just an animal, and they are gods. They revere the UN and not the U.S. because they aren't Americans — they are gods. "

Are you trying to say liberals are not Christian too. Well, I am a liberal, and a christian! I believe I was created in God image, not that I am a God.

"We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity"

Can we say hate crime! If that ever happens, we would be put on trial with war crimes. Plus, we need to respect and co-exist with all people and religions!!

" I think the government should be spying on all Arabs, engaging in torture as a televised spectator sport, dropping daisy cutters wantonly throughout the Middle East and sending liberals to Guantanamo. "

Not all Arabs are out to kill and blow up the United States. As for making torture a televise spector sport, thats a sick though coming form a sick woman!!