Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. August 19, 2008. As a recent example in Texas proves, what passes for "independence" these days is more like lazy and foolish.
Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. June 9, 2007. Politics TV gives you a rundown of the week's nuttiest moments, from the Fox News Conyers-Jefferson mix-up to Joe Scarborough implying that Fred Thompson's wife looks like a stripper.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. June 6, 2007. Nancy Pelosi called the Jefferson indictment an unacceptable abuse of power. It is, and though he's one of the more blatant House offenders, he's hardly the only offender.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 5, 2007. Nico Pitney: Rep. Jefferson, after being indicted for ethics charges, resigns his one committee seat, while members of his party implore him to leave Congress.