They sent Martha Stewart to prison for a whole lot less. An interesting article on Pelosi's stock market shenanigans and what she has to gain by keeping the price of oil high.
Posted by Ith at August 14, 2008 11:37 AM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
People forget where she really comes from politically: on the outside, she makes all the right noises for true-believing San Francisco lefty, but on the inside she's an old-school corrupt machine pol just like her father, who was mayor of Baltimore.
Posted by: Dave J at August 16, 2008 5:35 AM
Like the man who wrote the screenplay said, "Follow the Money."
Pelosi is a shining example of a modern "progressive" democrat. She supports Unions in the Senate, because they send a lot of money her way, but in the businesses she owns, even attempting to unionize will get you fired.
Posted by: Mark at August 14, 2008 12:03 PM