Mountain Sage

Blagojevich is in the news again as the state charges him with 16 felony counts.   If all politicians were indicted for depriving us of honest government there would be very few  left.
CHICAGO — Rod R. Blagojevich, this state’s ousted governor, was charged on Thursday with 16 felony counts, among them racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud and [...]

By Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 31, 2009; 4:59 PM
One small step toward changing the perception the rest of the world has of the United States.   While the council has not emerged as a powerful human rights agency the U.S. joining the council is  just another step by the Obama administration to bring about [...]