Dating website reveals most adulterous D.C.-area neighborhoods – WTOP.com | James Pat Guerréro

A famous hotel in Washington D.C.

Lesson 101

Important lesson for freshmen U.S. Congressmen to know, this dating website reveals most extra-marital affairs in Washington, D.C. – in the following neighborhoods:

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Dupont Circle – 9.6 percent
2. Georgetown – 9.2 percent
3. Arlington – 8.9 percent
4. Adams Morgan – 8.4 percent
5. Logan Circle – 8.3 percent
6. Capitol Hill – 8.1 percent
7. Fairfax – 7.8 percent
8. Atlas District (H Street corridor) – 7.5 percent
9. Bethesda – 7.3 percent
10. Columbia Heights – 6.8 percent

Dating website reveals most adulterous D.C.-area neighborhoods – WTOP.com.

Washington Establishment Running for Cover | Heritage Action for America

Unholy Alliance Crumbling

In the midst of the presidential campaign, something amazing is happening inside Washington: the big-government Establishment is running for cover. Earlier this week, the so-called farm bill expired without much fanfare, revealing a surprising breakdown of the unholy Washington alliance between rural lawmakers and their urban and suburban colleagues.For decades, this alliance has caused exponential growth in spending – and government interference – by combining farm policy and food stamps in one huge piece of legislation. Until recently, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle looked the other way as food stamp spending doubled under President Bush and doubled again under President Obama. >> Learn why the “farm” bill is no such thing. Now, thanks to you, this unholy alliance is crumbling. For months, proponents of the farm and food stamp bill have declared that farms desperately need this trillion-dollar bill, even though 80% of the spending goes toward food stamp recipients. But despite big government lobbyists manufacturing a crisis mentality and urging for immediate passage of this bill, the offices we talked to say their constituents want real reform, not a return to the bankrupt status quo. >> You are making a difference! By pushing the farm and food stamp bill into uncharted territory, conservatives have the Washington Establishment on the run. With your help, we have created a real opportunity for change. As I wrote in the Wall Street Journal with Indiana Congressman Marlin Stutzman, “The Orwellian language of Washington creates unnecessary confusion and makes responsible governing needlessly difficult. It is time to have a farm-only farm bill, and move other policies separately.” Thanks to your hard work, the Washington Establishment is on the run. Together, we can maintain the momentum into November and beyond. Sincerely, Michael A. Needham Chief Executive Officer Heritage Action for America

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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) | James Pat Guerrero

Commentary: DC lobbying is big business and big love in Washington, DC. Congressmen and Congresswomen get attention by special interest groups represented by lobbyists and, then, fall in love with them. The conflict of interest overlaps and gets shady – and lovey-dovey. Sometimes it’s just one big blur, especially when blurred by marriage. The question is does the Congressman/Congresswoman serve the interests of the voters or the lobbyists’ interests. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin (D-SD) of South Dakota’s At-large Congressional district is such a Congresswoman in this situation. She’s running against Republican Kristi Noem. Let’s take the story back a bit. Once upon a time, Democrat Max Sandlin was four-term Congressman of Texas’ 1st Congressional district from 1997 to 2004. Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) defeated him. Then, Max Sandlin became a DC lobbyist and has worked for Greenberg Traurig and the International Government Relations Group, a.k.a Mercury Public Affairs, ever since. Here’s where things get sticky. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin was known as Stephanie Herseth before she married lobbyist Max Sandlin in March 2007. Records are showing that Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin votes on most of the legislation in favor of the special interests that Max Sandlin represents. Among those interests are labor unions and abortionists.

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For explicit reading: Torn Between Two Lovers: Democrat Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD) | RedState.

Quick Pick – Merit Retention Vote “YES” for Judge Stevan T. Northcutt for 2nd District Court of Appeal | James Patrick Guerrero

Florida Second District Court of Appeal

Judge Stevan T. Northcutt

Appellate Judge

Judge Northcutt attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he received a B.A. degree in mass communications in 1975. He earned his J.D. degree from the Florida State University College of Law in 1978.

In the early and mid-1970s Judge Northcutt worked as a journalist, both free-lance and in the employ of The Tampa Times, The Tampa Tribune, and the Washington, D.C., bureau of The Chicago Tribune.

In 1976 Judge Northcutt was awarded a Florida Legislative Fellowship, and for the next two years he served on the staff of the Florida House Judiciary Committee. From 1978 to 1986 Judge Northcutt practiced law, first as an associate and then as a partner, with the law firm of Levine, Freedman, Hirsch & Levinson, P.A., in Tampa. From 1986 to 1997 he was a shareholder in Levine, Hirsch, Segall & Northcutt, P.A., in Tampa.

Governor Lawton Chiles, Jr., appointed Judge Northcutt to the Second District for a term beginning January 6, 1997. The voters of the district retained him in office in the general elections of 1998 and 2004. Judge Northcutt served as the Second District’s chief judge from July 2007 through June 2009. During the same period, he was chair of the state’s District Court of Appeal Budget Commission, which oversees the budgets of Florida’s five district courts. He continues to serve on the Budget Commission. In the summer of 2010 Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady appointed Judge Northcutt to three-year terms as a member of the Florida Courts Technology Commission and as chair of the Appellate Courts Technology Committee. Judge Northcutt is president-elect of the Florida Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges.

Throughout his career as an attorney, Judge Northcutt concentrated his practice in the field of appellate advocacy, both civil and criminal, state and federal. He developed a statewide practice and lectured and published often on topics related to appellate practice and family law. He is a long-standing member of the Appellate Court Rules Committee of The Florida Bar. He was a charter member of the Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section of The Florida Bar and was the first chairman of the section’s Civil Appellate Practice Committee.

Other of Judge Northcutt’s professional activities have included membership in The Florida Bar Public Interest Section and the Florida Academy of Public Interest Lawyers, service on The Florida Bar’s Journal-News Editorial Board, and membership on The Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers’ Section Legislation Committee. He is a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association and has served on its Family Law Section Executive Council, on its Appellate Court Liaison Committee, and in its Appellate Practice Section. Judge Northcutt is a member of the Family Law Inn of Court in Tampa.

His civic activities have included participation in the Hillsborough County Commission’s Charter Review Board and its Citizen’s Advisory Committee, and the Arts Council and Law Library Boards of Hillsborough County. He has served as a board member and president of Older Adult Services, Inc., of Tampa and as a board member and as chairman (1994-96) of Hospice of Hillsborough, Inc.
Judge Northcutt was born in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1954. He has one child.

Commentary: I will have to merit retention vote “YES” for Judge Stevan T. Northcutt on the 2^nd District Court of Appeal.

via Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal’s Website.