“I’m going to challenge this at the Supreme Court.” – Senator Rand Paul NOTHING inspires libertarians to act out more than a federal government overstepping its authority, with Sen. Rand Paul making quite a statement on Fox News Sunday. I wrote the other day that President Obama’s invasive, extra-constitutional, anti civil liberties snooping was igniting [...]
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IRS Targeted Conservatives, Obama Not Involved
“I don’t believe this was something thought up in the Cincinnati office, but I have no evidence that goes to the White House.” – Senator Lindsay Graham THE PRESIDENT isn’t the great and powerful Oz, no matter who he is, which should be instructive for conservatives. That it won’t be is clear whenever Rep. Darrell [...]
A Brit’s View: An Affair Bigger Than Major/Currie, Let Twitter be the Judge
No, this isn’t another “cash for questions” victim, although there have been further implications on that front since last I wrote. This is instead the affair coming out of 10 Downing Street that is so big, so huge, that the Mail On Sunday can only print the story without naming names. Apparently it is bigger [...]
Marsha Blackburn Shrugs off Workplace Equality
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy THE CONVERSATION on “Meet the Press” Sunday got interesting and very revealing, with Republican Marsha Blackburn having the unmitigated gall to suggest that women’s economic equality wasn’t of prime importance. MR. AXELROD: How about pay equity laws to ensure that women are treated [...]
The Erotic Revolution in Iran
Again, there are no good countrywide statics on the number of prostitutes — the head of Iran’s state-run Social Welfare Organization recently told the BBC: “Certain statistics have no positive function in society; instead, they have a negative psychological impact. It is better not to talk about them” — but available figures suggest that 10 [...]
Erickson: Female Breadwinners Bad for Kids & Marriage
“Having mom as primary bread winner is bad for kids and bad for marriage.” – Erick Erickson IT HAS become a conservative chant lately, the latest from Erick Erickson. “War on men” from Suzanne Venker, Megan McArdle saying women should marry younger, they’re all attempting to resurrect Freud’s biology is destiny. Now Erick Erickson has [...]
House Republicans “Unified,” But For How Long?
Writing at Buzzfeed, Kate Nocera notes that House Republicans are currently “unified,” but asks how long that will last. How Long Can House Republicans Go Before Turning On Each Other? Speaker John Boehner has overseen one of the most bitter and divided conferences in recent memory. Conservatives have consistently, and openly, defied him, while moderates [...]
Obama Fires Acting IRS Commissioner
The Internal Revenue Service has identified two “rogue” employees in the agency’s Cincinnati office as being principally responsible for “overly aggressive” handling of requests by conservative groups for tax-exempt status, a congressional source told CNN. In a meeting on Capitol Hill, acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller described the employees as being “off the reservation,” according [...]
IRS: “We should have done a better job”
Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington and at least two other offices were involved with investigating conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, making clear that the effort reached well beyond the branch in Cincinnati that was initially blamed, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. [Washington Post] WELL, ya think? The IRS admission is nothing [...]
Judge Denies Obama Appeal on Plan B
THE Obama administration’s appeal on Plan B has been denied by the judge, who slammed President Obama and Secretary Sebelius’s obvious political stunt to appease political conservatives in both parties. The judge called Secretary Sebelius out for ignoring the science of Plan B, writing she “lacks any medical or scientific expertise,” which applies to President [...]
Queer Talk: Boy Scouts Propose End to Ban on Gay Members, Not Leaders
A few months ago, the Boy Scouts of America leadership proposed ending the ban on gay Scouts and leaders. The backlash from some was swift and strong, and the leadership decided to do three months of study, research, surveys and conversations. Today’s announcement says that the proposal includes Scout members, but not leaders, and would [...]
Obama on Senate Manchin-Toomey Bill Fail: “Shameful Day for Washington” [Video - Full Remarks]
WHEN Mark Barden stood in the White House Rose Garden after the Senate’s miserable failure to pass universal background checks, he was joined by President Obama, who had a very grim face. It was a humiliating day for the Obama administration, with the NRA, extremists and cowards allowed to hold America hostage, while senators of [...]
Joe Manchin: “We Will Not Get the Votes Today” [Video]
Perhaps helping explain Democrats’ problems, an AP-GfK poll this month showed that 49 percent of Americans support stricter gun laws. That was down from 58 percent who said so in January — a month after the December killings of 20 children and six aides at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school propelled gun violence into a [...]
No Kermit Gosnell Coverage on Weekly Standard or National Review
THE ridiculous charge surrounding the trial coverage of Kermit Gosnell is that it’s all a liberal conspiracy because of abortion rights. Never mind that the disgusting illegal and criminal intent alleged is about one example that everyone wants to make sure never ever happens in America again. It’s the one thing abortion rights and anti [...]
Obama Keeps Pushing for Gun Safety
GO TO the White House website and you’ll see the continued push for gun safety, here and here. The hastag on Twitter is #NowIsTheTime. Senators Manchin and Toomey got the job done in the Senate, with their legislation online. Speaker Boehner initially threatened this week to only “review” the gun measure, because of the Hastert [...]
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