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The Fifth -- and First -- Amendments
→ Fresh Ink | 23 May 2013 | 11:19 am MDT
"If you refuse to answer, you will leave us no choice but to ask for a special counsel or the appointment of a special prosecutor to get to the bottom of this. I hope that's not the approach of the IRS going forward, because there will be hell to pay." -- U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, [...]
The growing irrelevance of polls
→ Fresh Ink | 23 May 2013 | 11:17 am MDT
Anyone who reads a daily newspaper such as The Washington Times will regularly see references to public opinion polls. The polling data gathered from trends and insights has historically provided helpful guidance for consumers, academics and businesses. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be the case quite as much with politics. Today's polls are becoming increasingly [...]
U.S. Broadcasting Affected by Obama Administration Culture of Intimidation
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 23 May 2013 | 10:30 am MDT

The Obama Administration’s “culture of intimidation,” as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R–KY) has called it, has affected the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). In a power grab that is as outrageous as it is brazen, the Obama Administration is proposing to replace the only remaining Republican and one of … More
The post U.S. Broadcasting Affected by Obama Administration Culture of Intimidation appeared first on The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation.
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Hypes ‘LGBT Injustice’ During Interview With 18-year Old Woman Charged With Sex With Minor
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 10:15 am MDT

As my colleagues at NewsBusters have documented, the liberal media have already jumped on the bandwagon to defend an 18-year old Florida woman with unlawful sexual conduct with a 14-year old girl, saying authorities are only pressing charges because she's a lesbian. On Wednesday evening, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes joined the media frenzy by declaring this case an example of “LBGT Injustice.”

On the May 22 edition of "All In," Hayes featured 18-year old Kaitlyn Hunt, her mother Kelly Hunt-Smith and their attorney Julia Graves to hype what Hayes remarked was an “incredible story.” With the on-screen graphic titling the segment, “LGBT Injustice,” Hayes made clear he sympathized with Hunt's plight, not merely because she's a senior in high school facing a serious criminal charge but because this was an opportunity to allege that bigotry against lesbians was animating the criminal justice system in central Florida:

There were people at the news conference today wearing t-shirts that said "stop the hate," and my sense from following this is that your belief is that the parents of the girl in question called authorities because this was a relationship between two teenage girls.

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Good News / Bad News
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 10:11 am MDT
Good news. Thumbs Up for comments are back. Bad news. Thumbs Down for comments are back. It proved to be a formidable challenge, for a variety of reasons, after the plug-in went wild in the wake of the Great Blog Meltdown of March 2013, and After-Meltdown Tremor. You voted to bring it back, and we [...]
IRS obfuscating the truth about targeting
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 10:06 am MDT
After three congressional hearings on the burgeoning scandal, we have learned nothing from the IRS.
Boehner: “Inconceivable” that Obama didn’t know about IRS abuse
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 10:01 am MDT
Back-door voter suppression?
Ted Cruz: It’s ALWAYS been a matter of Trust
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 23 May 2013 | 9:59 am MDT
General Burgoyne: What if they should find a leader? What shall we do then. The Devil’s Disciple 1959 “As soon as they get here, we need to co-opt them.” Trent Lott July 2010 Yesterday on the Senate Floor Ted Cruz said something that to me seemed unremarkable The money quote: “The senior senator from Arizona [...]
Student Loan Hype: Networks Focus on Debts 245 Percent Higher than Average
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 9:59 am MDT

Recent college grads are in a tough spot, with student loans that need repayment and an economy that is leaving many of them underemployed or worse. But the network news media have exaggerated individual burdens of student debt by using examples of enormous rather than average debts. They’ve also often ignored systemic problems that have led to the “crisis” of student loan defaults, at the same time that the left has called for bailouts.

When network news stories include college students who talk about how much they owe for their education, the average amount was a whopping $66,833. But the 2012 average student loan debt, was much lower: $27,253.

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Networks Tout Obama's 'Renewed Focus on Transparency' in War on Terror; No Mention of Benghazi
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 9:58 am MDT

While the three network morning shows on Thursday all promoted President Obama's "renewed focus on transparency" in an upcoming national security speech, none of the broadcasts made any mention of the administration's deception in the ongoing scandal surrounding the terrorist attack in Benghazi.

On NBC's Today, White House correspondent Peter Alexander declared that Obama would be "highlighting new efforts to bring about transparency and even new restriction in the so-called hidden war" while citing "evidence of that renewed focus on transparency" in the form a Justice Department letter to Congress officially acknowledging the already widely-reported fact that drones were used to kill American citizen and terrorist cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki.

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Quote Of The Day, May 23, 2013
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:49 am MDT
“The Progressive believes in precisely two things: his own magnificence and the constructive power of brute force. In combination, they lead him naturally from the role of pestiferous busybody to brutal dictator. Where the productive man dreams of the things he might create if only left alone by his fellows, the Progressive dreams of the world he [...]
Obama Meets In Oval Office With Illegal Aliens
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 9:49 am MDT

By:
Fred Lucas

(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met in the Oval Office on Tuesday with three people who are in the country in violation of U.S.

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Woolwich Terrorist Michael Adebolajo: Just Your Average Pleasant, Quiet, Devoted Muslim
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:43 am MDT
Woolwich Terrorist Michael Adebolajo: Just Your Average Pleasant, Quiet, Devoted Muslim – Gateway Pundit
Michael Savage: ‘What stands between us and what happened in London? Guns, guns, guns’ [AUDIO]
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:42 am MDT
Talk show host speaks in praise of police
Iran could use a nuclear weapon against Israel and get away with it
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:39 am MDT
Why Israel's nuclear stockpile isn't enough to deter an Iranian attack.
IRS Morality: Defend Planned Parenthood, Deluge Adoptive Families With Audits
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:38 am MDT
IRS Morality: Defend Planned Parenthood, Deluge Adoptive Families With Audits - National Review
Hobby Lobby Back in Court, Seeking Exemption From Forced Birth Control Coverage
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 9:36 am MDT

By KRISTEN WYATT

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Brutal Murder in London Highlights Dangers Faced by Military Personnel
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 23 May 2013 | 9:36 am MDT

In a brutal murder committed on the streets near the Royal Artillery Barracks in South London, a British soldier became the latest victim of an act that Prime Minister David Cameron described as having “strong indications” that it was linked to terrorism. Two men were shot and wounded by London … More
The post Brutal Murder in London Highlights Dangers Faced by Military Personnel appeared first on The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation.
Republicans Shout, Democrats Shrug Over Auditor’s Request For Financial Statements
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:35 am MDT
Republicans Shout, Democrats Shrug Over Auditor’s Request For Financial Statements - Times-Picayune
IF YOU LIVE IN TARA OR BROADMOOR, MIGHT BE TIME TO SELL: EBR Council Approves Purchase Of Old Women’s Hospital For Use As Public-Safety Complex
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:34 am MDT
IF YOU LIVE IN TARA OR BROADMOOR, MIGHT BE TIME TO SELL: EBR Council Approves Purchase Of Old Women’s Hospital For Use As Public-Safety Complex – Baton Rouge Advocate
“A fraud on the process”
→ Cold Fury | 23 May 2013 | 9:32 am MDT
More on Lerner’s self-serving and highly unethical (and illegal) invocation of the Fifth after asserting her “innocence.” You can always rely on the administration of Barack Obama, a former constitutional-law lecturer (or as his résumé-inflating fans put it, “professor”), to do the sleazy thing when it comes to the Constitution the president is sworn to defend. …
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CBO: ‘Large Debt Increases Risk of Fiscal Crisis, During Which … Government Would be Unable to Borrow…’
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 9:31 am MDT

By:
Terence P. Jeffrey

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Obama to push for transparency in face of threats
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:30 am MDT
The White House has offered few clues on how the president will address questions that have dogged his administration for years
ANOTHER BARBARIAN: Ibragim Todashev Implicated Tsarnaev, Himself In Triple Homicide Before FBI Shooting
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:29 am MDT
ANOTHER BARBARIAN: Ibragim Todashev Implicated Tsarnaev, Himself In Triple Homicide Before FBI Shooting – CBS News
Houston Astros vendor canned after taking snow cones to the can
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:28 am MDT
Isn't the 'yellow snow cone' just a kid's joke?
White House counsel met with top treasury lawyer three times last year after learning of IRS audit
→ Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 9:27 am MDT
(Paul Mirengoff) The Daily Caller reports that White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler had three unprecedented one-on-one meetings last year with the Treasury Department’s chief lawyer, Chistopher Meade. The meetings were in September and December of 2012. Meade had known about the inspector general’s investigation of the IRS’s targeting of conservative nonprofits since at least June 2012. According to the Daily Caller, Ruemmler had never previous met with Meade one-on-one. Meade and Ruemmler
McCain Attacks Rubio For Opposing Debt Limit Increase
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:25 am MDT
McCain Attacks Rubio For Opposing Debt Limit Increase – Breitbart
United Health, Aetna, Cigna, Opt Out Of CA O-Care
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 9:23 am MDT

From an unfazed Los Angeles Times:

UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange

By Chad Terhune | May 22, 2013

Some prominent health insurers, including industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc., are not participating in California’s new state-run health insurance market, possibly limiting the number of choices for millions of consumers.

UnitedHealth, the nation’s largest private insurer, Aetna Inc. and Cigna Corp. are sitting out the first year of Covered California, the state’s insurance exchange and a key testing ground nationally for a massive coverage expansion under the federal healthcare law.

If we aren’t mistaken, United Health was a major supporter of Obama-Care.

Meanwhile, the biggest insurers in the state — Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California — are all expected to participate in the state-run market for individual health coverage…

Until they work up the nerve to drop out.
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SADOW: The Implications Of The Community College Capital Outlay Bill
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:22 am MDT
Moving through the legislative process is SB 204, a bill that causes perplexed and contradictory reactions, but seldom any real understanding of its genuine meaning going forward. The bill sponsored by state Sen. Robert Adley would allow the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to undertake a series of capital improvements worth $250 million across [...]
Obama to high school classmate: ‘You are extremely sweet and foxy’
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:21 am MDT
Former classmate Kelli Allman discovered photos of Obama at prom in 1979 and what he wrote in her yearbook
Alan Dershowitz: Issa’s right, Lerner waived her right against self-incrimination and should be required to answer questions
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 9:21 am MDT
"It seems to me it's an open-and-shut case."
JOHN MCCAIN WANTS TO ARM THESE PEOPLE: Syrian Rebel ‘Cuts Out Soldier’s Heart And EATS It’ In Horrific Propaganda Video
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:14 am MDT
JOHN MCCAIN WANTS TO ARM THESE PEOPLE: Syrian Rebel ‘Cuts Out Soldier’s Heart And EATS It’ In Horrific Propaganda Video – UK Daily Mail
A Timeline Of Islamic Expansion In The Dark Ages
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:10 am MDT
A Timeline Of Islamic Expansion In The Dark Ages – RedState
Authorities BAFFLED over possible motive as not all Muslims behead Brit soldier in the street, brag about it on camera
→ Cold Fury | 23 May 2013 | 9:09 am MDT
So, how’s that dhimmitude working out for ya anyway, you fucking idiots? The two suspected Muslim terrorists involved in the savage daylight murder of a British soldier near a London barracks on Wednesday had been previously investigated by UK security sources for possible terrorist links, it is being reported. The information was provided by a …
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Moore, Okla. students reunite with classmates [VIDEO]
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:06 am MDT
Today is the last day of school in Moore, Olka., and half the students don't have a classroom to go to.
Chuck Norris thinks he and Tim Tebow are alike
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:02 am MDT
'He reminds me of myself when I used to compete in martial arts'
Amnesty For Illegal Aliens Won’t Add To Deficit
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 8:57 am MDT

From The Hill:

Gang of Eight: Immigration reform bill won’t add to the nation’s deficit

By Alexander Bolton | May 23, 2013

Members of the Gang of Eight say their immigration reform bill will not add a dime to the nation’s deficit.

Isn’t that the exact same thing Obama said about Obama-Care?

That anticipated Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score will defy conservative policy experts who recently claimed the measure would cost trillions of dollars.

Because giving 11 million (plus) illegal aliens welfare and ‘Earned Income Credit’ and Obama-Care will be offset by all the income taxes they pay.

And never mind that the vast majority of these people will pay no income taxes. Instead, they will get money back from the IRS, via the Earned Income Credit and other scams.
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Cuomo: ‘Shame on us’ if New York elects Weiner as mayor
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 8:51 am MDT
Powerful NY Gov no fan of disgraced former congressman
Not All Muslims shoot, behead two Coptic Christians in New Jersey
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 8:51 am MDT
Not All Muslims shoot, behead two Coptic Christians in New Jersey
Obama’s Yemeni Detainee Problem
→ Wizbang | 23 May 2013 | 8:51 am MDT
This week, President Obama announced his intention to lift the ban on the transfer of prisoners from GITMO to Yemen. President Obama will announce Thursday that the White House plans to lift the ban on sending detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen, Fox News confirms, a move that could effectively resume efforts to close down [...]
Arrogance, unjustified and dangerous
→ Cold Fury | 23 May 2013 | 8:50 am MDT
Billy Hollis left word in comments to an earlier post that he had a few things to say himself over at Q&O about the particular issue at hand, which was IRS goon Lois Lerner’s smug Lefty arrogance. And he danged sure did at that. First, as Heinlein said, no one is a villain in their …
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Lisa Myers: 'For a Year the IRS Essentially Knowingly Lied to Congress and No One Came Forward'
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:46 am MDT

NBC News senior investigative reporter Lisa Myers had some harsh words for the Obama administration Thursday.

Appearing on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Myers said, "For a year the IRS essentially knowingly lied to Congress and no one came forward" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

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Three major health insurers flee California’s ObamaCare exchange
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 8:41 am MDT
Choices.
Bill Nye the clueless weather guy – flattened by tornado data
→ Watts Up With That? | 23 May 2013 | 8:33 am MDT
“Yid with Lid” ran this scathing headline (in the screencap below) yesterday, and pointed out why Nye just doesn’t have a clue. The tornado data following eviscerates Nye’s claims, who seems unable (or maybe unwilling) to Google his own claims … Continue reading →
‘Shrinking POTUS’: Twitter users offer hilarious and apt captions for White House photo
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 23 May 2013 | 8:30 am MDT
Add your captions in the comments!
$434K in Stimulus to Help Latina Middle-Schoolers 'Resist' Sex Created 0.91 Jobs
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 8:28 am MDT

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Elizabeth Harrington

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More evidence it’s not about land for peace in Israel
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 8:26 am MDT
An article today at The Tower discloses a rough, handdrawn map allegedly by Mahmoud Abbas, refecting a peace offer extended by Ehud Olmert when he was Prime Minister of Israel, EXCLUSIVE: The Deal the Palestinians Rejected, The History That Was Never Made: In a stunning development that calls into question the basic willingness of Palestinian [...]
Attorney Probing Fox Worked On Obama Campaign
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 8:25 am MDT

From Breitbart:

U.S. Attorney Investigating Fox News Donated to Obama

By Larry O’Connor | May 21, 2013

The US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ronald C. Machen – the man responsible for the aggressive surveillance and phone record scrutiny at Fox News – is also a big donor to the Obama Campaigns.

At the time of his appointment, the Washington Post wrote a profile on Machen including this tidbit:

Over the years, he has donated $4,350 to Obama’s campaigns. He gave $250 to Obama’s U.S. Senate campaign in 2003, a year before Obama, then an Illinois state senator, emerged on the nation’s political radar, according to campaign finance records.

Furthermore, in June of 2012, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) questioned Attorney General Eric Holder about the appointment of Mr.
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Is Christian Persecution just a ‘myth’?
→ » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 8:15 am MDT

Today’s persecution is a clear indicator of yesterday’s persecution
The post Is Christian Persecution
just a ‘myth’? appeared first on Human Events.
Networks’ Evening Shows Don’t Name Islam in London Terror Attack
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:08 am MDT

What does a murderous jihadist terrorist have to do to get some recognition for his cause? You hack a British soldier to death in broad daylight on a London street while shouting “Allahu akbar” and then “swear by the almighty Allah” that you’ll never stop fighting, and the U.S. broadcast networks still can’t bring themselves to utter a word about Islam.

True, the ABC CBS and NBC evening broadcasts called the attack “terrorism,” but for all the information they gave viewers, the attackers might have been Basque separatists or animal rights zealots.
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Fournier: Obama's 'Jihad Against the Press' Makes it More Likely We'll Have 'Dumb Wars'
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:07 am MDT

With each passing day, it's becoming clearer and clearer that many of the current White House resident's followers in the media are really angered by his attack on the Associated Press and Fox News's James Rosen.

On MSNBC's Morning Joe Thursday, the National Journal's Ron Fournier said of this issue, "You can't make journalism a conspiracy...The irony here is that President Obama, by raising a jihad against the press, has now made it more likely that we’re going to have what he called 'dumb wars'" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

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Open Thread Thursday
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:07 am MDT

For general discussion and comment about the news of the day and whatever else you'd like.
What did Ruemmler know, and when did she know it?
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 8:01 am MDT
Shields up.
Your reading assignments before Obama’s Gitmo speech
→ Michelle Malkin | 23 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
Later today, President Obama will address the National Defense University and is expected to initiate renewed efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and transfer accused jihadists back to their home countries — despite record-high Gitmo recidivism rates: Officials told the Wall Street Journal that Obama will announce he is restarting an effort to […]
They’re Right: Obama Is No Tricky Dick
→ Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
(Steven Hayward) There’s an old adage in the public relations trade that if you’re on the defensive, you’re losing the PR battle. And so it is rather delicious to watch Obama’s defenders on the left furiously spinning that no, no—no way is any of this like Nixon! Scott already took down Steve Chapman’s “false equivalence” column; the Washington Post editorial board—and who is more authoritative on Watergate than them??—thinks the comparison risible.
The Second Most-Admired Guy on the Right
→ SteynOnline | 23 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
In John Hawkins' annual survey, Mark edges out Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, Bobby Jindal, Ted Cruz and even Jonah Goldberg for a stunning second-place finish.
Lerner Not Yet Recalled, Atty’s Firm Close To WH
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 7:57 am MDT

From the Daily Caller:

Issa hasn’t recalled Lerner to testify, lawyer says

By Alexis Levinson | May 22, 2013

House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said Wednesday that he might recall Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner to testify on the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups, if counsel determined that she had waived her Fifth Amendment rights by delivering an opening statement. But as of Wednesday evening, Lerner’s lawyer said Issa had not acted to recall Lerner.

Reached by email, William W. Taylor, III, the attorney representing Lerner in the criminal case opened by the Department of Justice, said that Lerner had not waived her right to remain silent, nor had Issa recalled her to testify.

“Shedidnt andhehasnt [sic],” Taylor — a high-powered Washington litigator whose clients include former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, New York Stock Exchange official Kenneth Langone and the late Keating Five member Sen.
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→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 7:57 am MDT
Stockholm is burning
→ » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 7:53 am MDT

More fun with machetes, as a police shooting ignites rage at a fading welfare state.
The post Stockholm is burning appeared first on Human Events.
GOP Lawmaker: ‘Word Is Actually Getting Out that Republicans Are Interested in Doing Immigration Reform’
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 7:47 am MDT

By:
Penny Starr

Rep. Mulvaney: GOP Wants Immigration Reform 'And That Scares Many Democrats To Death'

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) (AP Photo)

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What Congress Should Ask Lois Lerner
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 23 May 2013 | 7:41 am MDT
Lois Lerner didn’t just take the Fifth. She gave a little speech first saying she had done nothing wrong. That certainly opens her up to some questions, although the extent to which it does is debatable. Imagine the following sequence of questions: 1) Did you do anything wrong? 2) Do you think that it would [...]
CA’s Senator Boxer follows RI’s Whitehouse in linking OK twister to global warming
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 7:40 am MDT
If there is anything more pathetic than one Senator making political hay out of a natural disaster, it is two. We recently recounted that amidst the reports of the death and destruction caused by the tornado in Oklahoma on Monday, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) gave a speech that included references to Oklahoma twisters in a rant [...]
Environmentalists for Nuclear Power
→ Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 7:25 am MDT
(Steven Hayward) I’ve had occasion to write before about my enviro-dissident pals Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger of the Breakthrough Institute in Oakland (here, here, here, and here, and also in National Review), describing them on one occasion as “my existentially-challenged progressive pals.” Well, now they’ve really done it: a piece in today’s Wall Street Journal on why environmentalists should support nuclear power. Along the way, they really deliver some well-deserved smack
WH Counsel Met 3Xs With Treas. Lawyer In 2012
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 7:25 am MDT

From the Daily Caller:

Ruemmler met one-on-one with Treasury lawyer long before April

By Charles C. Johnson | May 23, 2013

Although White House Chief Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler claims to have learned about the IRS audit scandal only last month, she had three unprecedented one-on-one meetings last year with the Treasury Department’s chief lawyer, who has known about the inspector general’s investigation of the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative nonprofits since at least June 2012.

The Treasury lawyer in turn has a long history of extreme left-wing agitation.

Christopher J. Meade, Treasury Chief Counsel, met with Ruemmler on September 27th, December 11th, and December 13th, 2012, according to White House Visitor Records requests. The two had never met one-on-one prior to these meetings…

The two also met with fifteen other people on July 2nd, 2012 and with fifteen other people on July 17th.
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Insurers pressured by Sebelius to fund WH-related Enroll America
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 7:21 am MDT
"Just an arm of the administration."
Newsbytes: EU Leaders Back Shale Revolution, Roll Back Climate Policy
→ Watts Up With That? | 23 May 2013 | 6:59 am MDT
From the GWPF and Dr. Benny Peiser, one graph that changes everything EU Energy Summit Turns Climate Agenda Upside Down Europe’s heads of State and government want to promote shale gas and to reduce energy prices. They would rather promote … Continue reading →
Obama To Show Respect For Rights — Of Terrorists
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 6:49 am MDT

From an irony proof Associated Press:

Obama to push for transparency in face of threats

By LARA JAKES and LOLITA C. BALDOR | May 23, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects, make good on a pledge to close the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay and warn Americans about dire threats they continue to face — even from fellow citizens.

It’s hard to believe that even the AP could be so obtuse as not to see the irony in their headline. But, sure, Obama is all for transparency, now that the elections are over and he has been safely re-elected and his scandals are coming out anyway.
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The other NRA sets up $1B stick up of gas stations, convenience stores
→ » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 6:47 am MDT

Restaurants, FDA about to slam non-restaurants with new Obamacare rules.
The post The other NRA sets up $1B stick up of gas stations, convenience stores appeared first on Human Events.
Pickering, Issa reach agreement on testimony
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 6:41 am MDT
Wonderful thing, subpoenas.
ACLJ: White House Account of IRS Abuses 'Does Not Square With the Facts'
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 6:30 am MDT

By:
Ryan Kierman

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Wisdom from my 19 year old son on the Obama scandals
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 6:20 am MDT
According to Roger L. Simon, Benghazi is the most damaging scandal plaguing the Obama administration. The White House and the State Department were on the brink of serious humiliation before an election. They had screwed up royally. What were they going to say? They had to figure it out and at some point they decided [...]
IRS audited 69% of filers claiming adoption tax credit
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 6:01 am MDT
And it cost you and me over two million dollars in interest.
Solution to London machete terror attack: ban uniforms
→ » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 6:00 am MDT

When you're pulling troops of your own streets, the enemy is winning.
The post Solution to London machete terror attack: ban uniforms appeared first on Human Events.
Judge Davis and the Muslim-American muddle
→ Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 5:53 am MDT
(Scott Johnson) Minnesota is home to the largest Somali community in the United States, numbering at least 25,000. If it takes a village, we have a couple. Yet we know amazingly little about the Somali community, probably because we are afraid to ask the relevant questions. We know they are mostly Muslim — we can see the hijabs, we are familiar with the many local controversies to which their faith has given
Tyranny is no longer 'lurking'
→ Fresh Ink | 23 May 2013 | 5:43 am MDT
Given last week's revelation that the IRS targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, it's worth recalling President Obama's Ohio State University commencement address. The president decried "voices" warning "that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner." It's no longer lurking. It's here. Testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee by the outgoing acting [...]
Michelle Obama: 'It Is Our Responsibility As a Nation' to Remember the Slaves
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 5:30 am MDT

By:
Susan Jones

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Immigration Reform in One Infographic
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 23 May 2013 | 5:25 am MDT

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill on Tuesday. It will go to the Senate floor after the Memorial Day recess. Heritage has pointed out the problems with this “comprehensive” approach — including the staggering costs of amnesty and a failure to secure the border. SHARE … More
The post Immigration Reform in One Infographic appeared first on The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation.
British Front Pages — Blood on his hands, hatred in his eyes
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 5:00 am MDT
Here are front pages from British newspapers today regarding the machete terror attack by two Islamic terrorists in London. More at Liberal Conspiracy (h/t @sethmnookin):
Low-skilled Worked Get Raw Deal Under Obamacare
→ » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 4:00 am MDT

Obamacare's architects seem to misunderstand the concept of insurance.
The post Low-skilled Worked Get Raw Deal Under Obamacare appeared first on Human Events.
Anti-information in climate models
→ Watts Up With That? | 23 May 2013 | 4:00 am MDT
Climate History: Cato Boffins Discovered “Anti-information” By Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger While doing some historical studies in preparation for an article in Cato’s Regulation magazine, we found that we once discovered the information equivalent of antimatter, … Continue reading →
Democrats and Republicans Unite on Bill to Shield Press From Gov't Intrusion
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 3:37 am MDT

By:
Shannon Quick

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LIVE AT FIVE: 05.23.13
→ The Other McCain | 23 May 2013 | 3:00 am MDT
– compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Woolwich Machete Attack Leaves Soldier Dead Soldier hacked to death by Somali immigrants, who were shot by police Weiner The Wise NY Post admits disgraced former Congressman may actually be the best candidate out there Administration Admits Offing Four US Citizens In Drone Strikes Information contained in AG Holder [...]
Lerner takes the 5th…and the Conversation
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 23 May 2013 | 2:57 am MDT
Yesterday while I was giving my wife her belated mothers day gift of a Drive to Maine to visit fabric stores Lois Lerner went before the House committee investigating the IRS scandal. The Video is not a good image for the White House and will surely be part of many a GOP ad as 2014 [...]
GISS and NCDC Monthly Global Surface Temperature Update for April 2013
→ Watts Up With That? | 23 May 2013 | 1:15 am MDT
Sorry about missing the update for March. I waited patiently for the HadCRUT4 data to update on the Met Office’s old webpage (recently deleted), but hadn’t realized they’d posted the March data on a new webpage because of a new … Continue reading →
You Know There Is Tyranny In America When…..
→ Flopping Aces | 23 May 2013 | 12:23 am MDT
Don't Blow the Opportunity Obama Has Handed Us
→ American Thinker | 23 May 2013 | 12:04 am MDT
It appears the Republican Party establishment and some conservative commentators have come up with another mistaken tactic to woo the low information and undecided voters.
WaPo Poll: Trouble for Obama
→ American Thinker | 23 May 2013 | 12:04 am MDT
A bad sign for 2014.
The IRS Scandal and Tax Reform
→ American Thinker | 23 May 2013 | 12:04 am MDT
It's not only a scandal, it's an opportunity.
3D Printers and the Transformation of Manufacturing
→ American Thinker | 23 May 2013 | 12:03 am MDT
Tomorrow is already here -- get your own piece of it by mail order.
Boycotting the Wrong Country
→ American Thinker | 23 May 2013 | 12:02 am MDT
The boycott, divest, and sanction movement scales new heights of hypocrisy.
Art Imitating Life: Benghazi, Obama, and Kirk Douglas
→ American Thinker | 23 May 2013 | 12:02 am MDT
When a character in a movie places self-serving career interests over the life of another human being, it is a great morality tale. When the president of the United States displays the same behavior, it is frightening.
Holder, the AP, and CIA: Subpoena Subterfuge?
→ American Thinker | 23 May 2013 | 12:02 am MDT
What did the Obama administration have to lose?
Did Lois Lerner waive her Fifth Amendment protection?
→ Power Line | 22 May 2013 | 11:22 pm MDT
(Paul Mirengoff) William Taylor III, the lawyer Lois Lerner selected to represent her before the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee, is part of a firm that’s about as tight with the Obama administration as it could be. According to Washingtonian Magazine, the firm, a boutique litigation shop called Zuckerman Spaeder, has sent a higher percentage of partners into the Obama administration than any other law firm. But did Lerner’s lawyer do
Obama Administration Supports Fracking and Natural Gas, Despite Environmental Opposition
→ Watts Up With That? | 22 May 2013 | 11:00 pm MDT
By Steve Goreham Originally published in The Washington Times. Last Thursday, the US Department of the Interior released a draft proposal that would “establish common-sense safety standards for hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands.” Last Friday, the US Department … Continue reading →
Even New Yorker Sides With Fox on DOJ Attack on James Rosen
→ Wizbang | 22 May 2013 | 10:28 pm MDT
Earlier today it was reported that several Fox News reporters were targeted by the Department of Justice over interaction with an employee(s) at the State Department. In the investigation, Fox News’ James Rosen was fingered by the DOJ not as just a reporter getting “classified” information, but an “aider and abettor and/or co-conspirator.” This is [...]
Yeah I Was In The Corps…
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 22 May 2013 | 8:55 pm MDT
no I don’t know your friend Steve. That’s a paraphrase on Ranger Up’s shirt, a hilarious take on the uninitiated civilian’s view of the military. You vets know what I’m talking about, “Oh you were in the Marines/Army/Navy/Air Force, you must know my friend Steve.” Yes, it’s happened to me. Well I recently came across

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Quotes of the day
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 22 May 2013 | 8:41 pm MDT
Leaks.
Sen. Harry Reid: ‘Republicans have corrupted the Founders’ intent’
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 22 May 2013 | 8:30 pm MDT
Poor Harry Reid’s dream of bipartisanship is always out of reach, but he’s not giving up. If accusing the GOP of corrupting the very core of America is part of his charm offensive, it’s no wonder he’s having so much trouble solving that gridlock problem. The problem of gridlock is real and needs to be […]
It’s come to this: Venezuela approves funds to relieve the toilet-paper shortage
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 22 May 2013 | 8:01 pm MDT
This is what socialism looks like.
Dennis Miller: 'The American Media is in an Abusive Relationship With Obama'
→ NewsBusters blogs | 22 May 2013 | 7:51 pm MDT

"Let's face facts: the American media is in an abusive relationship with Obama."

So marvelously said Dennis Miller on Fox New's the O'Reilly Factor in a discussion about the Internal Revenue Service scandal Wednesday (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):

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National Review: IRS targeting adoptive parents for audit
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 22 May 2013 | 7:50 pm MDT
Acting IRS chief Steven Miller confessed before the Senate Finance Committee yesterday that his heart is broken over the sullied reputation of the IRS, now that the agency’s “horrible customer service” has been brought to light. We weren’t aware that the IRS had a good reputation to protect, but a report today that the IRS […]
Liberals Now Arguing for a Lesbian’s Right to Have Sex With a 14-Year-Old Girl
→ The Other McCain | 22 May 2013 | 7:33 pm MDT
But it’s consensual! And . . . equality! Also, Kaitlyn Hunt — the lesbian charged with two counts of felony lewd and lascivious battery on a child — is a blonde who’s kinda cute, and who could object to cute blonde teenage lesbians? Here’s a local news video: While some readers may be struggling to resist [...]
Video: Dem Congressman rips IRS for abuses, threatens bringing in special prosecutor
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 22 May 2013 | 7:21 pm MDT
Bipartisan.
Man Killed by FBI Implicated Self, Boston Bomber in 2011 Triple Homicide
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 22 May 2013 | 6:53 pm MDT
The FBI said early Wednesday that it was reviewing a fatal shooting incident in Orlando, Florida in which an individual being questioned by law enforcement in connection with the Boston bombings and an unsolved 2011 triple homicide had engaged in a “violent confrontation” with law enforcement personnel. Just prior to being killed, the man, identified [...]
Obama May Survive, but Scandals a Blow to Left
→ » Today’s Top News | 22 May 2013 | 6:31 pm MDT

Republicans should not lose focus.
The post Obama May Survive, but Scandals a Blow to Left appeared first on Human Events.
MSNBC’s Finney On IRS Scandal: ‘Why Didn't Romney Make More Of A Big Deal Of It?’
→ NewsBusters blogs | 22 May 2013 | 6:29 pm MDT

You can take the flack out of the DNC but you can't take the DNC out of the flack, especially it's MSNBC regular and newly-minted weekend host Karen Finney, who today said that Mitt Romney should have made a bigger deal out of the IRS scandal on the campaign trail. The only problem, of course, is that no one knew about the IRS's malfeasance until well after the election.

On Wednesday's Now with Alex Wagner, Ms. Finney claimed that, "Everybody knew about this investigation long before the election. So, if they were that freaked out, why didn't Romney make more of a big deal of it during the election?" Fortunately for viewers at home, former AP reporter Ron Fournier, now with National Journal, corrected Finney's ridiculous speculation. [See video after jump. MP3 audio here.]

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Gayle King to Tom Coburn: Deficit-Neutral Disaster Relief Risks 'Alienating Your Constituents'
→ NewsBusters blogs | 22 May 2013 | 6:16 pm MDT

On Wednesday's CBS This Morning, open Obama supporter Gayle King strongly hinted to Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn that he would face voter backlash for seeking cuts in the federal budget to pay for tornado disaster relief: "You voted against relief plans for Hurricane Sandy, and it sounds that you would do the same if it was raised in Oklahoma. Do you worry about alienating your constituents?"

The Republican politician shot back that he didn't want the next generation to foot the bill for the recovery from the EF-5 tornado that devastated Moore, Oklahoma on Monday, and then strongly criticized the multi-billion dollar Hurricane Sandy relief package audio available here; video below the jump]:

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Volcanoes: Active, Inactive, and Retroactive
→ Watts Up With That? | 22 May 2013 | 5:15 pm MDT
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Anthony put up a post titled “Why the new Otto et al climate sensitivity paper is important – it’s a sea change for some IPCC authors” The paper in question is “Energy budget constraints on … Continue reading →
Point, Counterpoint
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 22 May 2013 | 5:12 pm MDT
An Ode To Lois Lerner: “Blown Snow”
→ The Other McCain | 22 May 2013 | 5:02 pm MDT
by Smitty But Sometimes Bureaucrats Soar Beyond Simple Background Stories, Brokering Supercilious Bromides Stashed Below Silver Busses Staggered By Squashed Bodies Sacrificed, Bravely Supporting Beliefs Seemingly Broken, Soviet-style – Losing her 1st Amendment rights?
Zing! Obama admin forgot key factor of ‘most transparent admin evah’
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 22 May 2013 | 4:43 pm MDT
Bam! As shoes continue to drop in multiple scandals, the Obama administration would have you believe that the most transparent administration evah is not transparent … to the man in charge? 3 (and growing) – the number of #WhiteHouse staff who apparently knew about the #IRS abuses but didn’t tell Congress (or Obama?)— Ben Howe […]
Why did former IRS Commish visit White House 118 times in 2 years? Easter Egg Roll, for starters
→ Michelle Malkin | 22 May 2013 | 4:43 pm MDT
Down the rabbit hole
Occupy CPS holding vigil for children ‘killed’ by Rahm Emanuel, school board
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 22 May 2013 | 4:39 pm MDT
Do they teach the meaning of hyperbole in the Chicago Public Schools? In March, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis declared Rahm Emanuel the “Murder Mayor” and accused him of “murdering public services” and “murdering our ability to maintain public sector jobs.” And tonight, protesters will hold a vigil for the children “killed” by the mayor […]
American said killed by drone in 2011 still on FBI’s wanted list?
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 22 May 2013 | 3:15 pm MDT
Today, one day before President Obama’s scheduled speech on national security, Attorney General Eric Holder has disclosed that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen. Three of the names were familiar to those who have been following the administration’s campaign of drone strikes, but the last name comes as […]
Mr. Lowe goes to Washington: Actor Rob Lowe and family hit the White House; Journos swoon [pics]
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 22 May 2013 | 3:04 pm MDT
Lowe-apalooza.
Nanny gets Nasty: “Taxi King” says Bloomberg threatened to destroy him after leaves office
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 22 May 2013 | 2:50 pm MDT
All because the Mayor didn't get his way on a court case over his plan for ergonomic and posh cabs
Ex-IRS Chief: ‘I Certainly Believe I Did Not Have Any Conversations’ with WH About Tea Party
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 22 May 2013 | 2:31 pm MDT

By:
Elizabeth Harrington

Shulman: 'Absolutely Sure I Did Not Talk to Anyone' at the White House

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JournoList Part Deux
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 22 May 2013 | 2:13 pm MDT
[Guest post by JD] Ezra Klein and Joshua Marshall are good little foot soldiers, and shapers of leftist narratives. Yesterday, it was reported that the White House had summoned their ideologically allied bloggers to the White House for a session in shaping the narrative of the multiple scandals enveloping Teh One’s transparent administration. This is [...]
British soldier beheaded in Islamist machete attack
→ » Today’s Top News | 22 May 2013 | 2:07 pm MDT

"We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you."
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‘We Must Fight Them as They Fight Us,’ Says Terrorist Who Beheaded Soldier
→ The Other McCain | 22 May 2013 | 2:07 pm MDT
VIDEO: Bloody Terrorist Who Murdered Soldier in London: ‘You People Will Never Be Safe!’ Remind me again how British soldiers run over people on city streets in broad daylight and then butcher them like cattle: A British soldier was reportedly murdered near an Army barracks by two men who beheaded him while shouting “Allahu Akbar!” Eyewitnesses [...]
The 2013 Moore Oklahoma Tornado – a synopsis
→ Watts Up With That? | 22 May 2013 | 2:00 pm MDT
By Paul Homewood I have deliberately held off running this post for a day or two, partly because I felt it inappropriate to do so earlier, and also because I wanted to wait until the facts became clearer. NWS have … Continue reading →
‘Drop dead, you C*NT’: Vicious lefties attack Dana Loesch for believing in self-defense
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 22 May 2013 | 1:57 pm MDT
Moral cockroaches.
London Muslims Hack, Behead UK Soldier to Death, Shout “Allahu Akbar,” Asked Passersby to Film It – Bleeping Animals
→ Debbie Schlussel | 22 May 2013 | 1:51 pm MDT
By Debbie Schlussel Nothing unique about London’s Muslims that keeps American Muslims from doing this same savage attack here and hacking to death our soldiers. Heck, Nidal Malik Hasan anyone? Absolutely horrific, and all because the man was a non-Muslim wearing a “Help for Heroes” t-shirt. Uh-huh, more “workplace violence.” Absolutely savage and absolutely Islam. [...]
That hurts: Piers Morgan unfollows Dana Loesch, bans her from his show; Update: Ace shreds
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 22 May 2013 | 1:37 pm MDT
Oh, Musket ... don't you know better than to bite the hand that feeds you?
Epic boom: Gosnell attorney defends ‘gentleman’ baby-killer; Fired-up Megyn Kelly destroys; Update: Video; ‘He murdered babies’
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 22 May 2013 | 1:33 pm MDT
"He murdered babies."
Beheading of British soldier in South London reminiscent of Syrian bloodletting
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 22 May 2013 | 1:03 pm MDT
"they were hacking at this poor guy, we thought they were trying to remove organs from him"
After gruesome beheading in London, jihadist swears by Allah: ‘We will never stop fighting you’
→ Michelle Malkin | 22 May 2013 | 1:02 pm MDT
All the latest pics, video, and audio of the horrific machete attack on a British soldier and two other men in southeast London today here. The assailants shouted “Allahu Akbar” and one talked to an ITV cameraman — swearing by Allah that they “will never stop fighting” and that Westerners “would never be safe.” Dhimmitude […]
Video: Sen. Ted Cruz blasts SchMcRubioGrahamnesty bill
→ Michelle Malkin | 22 May 2013 | 12:56 pm MDT
In case you missed it, here’s Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday before voting NO on the SchMcRubioGrahamnesty amnesty package backed by GOP Leader Mitch McConnell. Stay vigilant and stalwart, Sen. Cruz. Related: Conservatives Unite Against Immigration Bill
Coulter: When did we vote to become Mexico?
→ » Today’s Top News | 22 May 2013 | 12:31 pm MDT

The scandals surrounding the Obama administration just distract from Marco Rubio's immigration bill.
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Tone deaf arrogance
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 22 May 2013 | 12:26 pm MDT
I feel terrible for the people of the IRS – The faithful civil servants. I watched part of the C-SPAN coverage of today’s IRS hearings, as I watched, Former IRS Commissioner Shulman said that while being questioned by Democrat Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth. I really couldn’t believe my ears – I was waiting for a punch

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On Benghazi, the facts speak for themselves
→ » Today’s Top News | 22 May 2013 | 12:05 pm MDT

That’s not an accretion of truth. That’s a subtraction of truth.
The post On Benghazi, the facts speak for themselves appeared first on Human Events.
Kevin Trenberth struggles mightily to explain the lack of global warming
→ Watts Up With That? | 22 May 2013 | 12:00 pm MDT
Tom Nelson captures this delicious irony, apparently it isn’t a travesty any more, it’s the sun. Has Global Warming Stalled? | Royal Meteorological Society [Trenberth] “Warming” really means heating, and so it can be manifested in many ways. Rising surface … Continue reading →
Social Security Benefits and Cost of Living: Protecting Against Inflation
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 22 May 2013 | 12:00 pm MDT

Adopting the chained CPI (Consumer Price Index) in Social Security to more accurately account for changes in the cost of living is a small first step toward fixing a broken program that is currently accelerating its own demise by paying excess benefits. Fifty-seven million Americans receive Social Security benefits, and … More
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Investigation Of IRS Targeting Tea Party Completed A Year Ago, Hid From Congress
→ Flopping Aces | 22 May 2013 | 11:56 am MDT
Hmmmm….I wonder why? Could it be the 2012 election? Nah…..couldn’t be: E-mails between staff members of the House Oversight Committee and the office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) suggest that the findings of a report on … Continue reading →
Is NYC Ready to Give Anthony Weiner a Second Chance?
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 22 May 2013 | 11:45 am MDT
Former representative Anthony Weiner, who resigned in disgrace in 2011 after lying about sending illicit sexting messages to a number of women, has formally announced his candidacy for Mayor of New York. Weiner did so by way of a video that was posted in the early hours of the morning. “Look, I made some big [...]
The DOE & DOJ redefine campus “speech codes” [Reader Post]
→ Flopping Aces | 22 May 2013 | 11:26 am MDT
‘Marsupial Justice’ Is a Natural Product of Federal Overreach: “Earlier this month I blogged about the U.S. Department of Education’s recent push to eliminate free speech and due process on campus. More and more people are starting to notice this … Continue reading →
IRS brass concealed abuse of power scandal for a year
→ » Today’s Top News | 22 May 2013 | 11:13 am MDT

They're still not eager to answer questions about it.
The post IRS brass concealed abuse of power scandal for a year appeared first on Human Events.
Cost of Illegal Immigration and Amnesty Could Be Higher
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 22 May 2013 | 11:08 am MDT

American taxpayers cannot afford the cost of amnesty. The cost of illegal immigration and amnesty could amount to $6.3 trillion, which would fall on American taxpayers over the long term, according to a Heritage Foundation analysis. As Heritage showed, the majority of illegal immigrants receiving amnesty would receive far more … More
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“Survival Strategies of Governmentus Omnipotus“
→ Cold Fury | 22 May 2013 | 11:06 am MDT
Pretty funny. Pretty horrifying, too. But funny nonetheless, in a grim sort of way.
Lip service
→ Cold Fury | 22 May 2013 | 11:03 am MDT
All you Obama-sucking journos ought to feel very reassured by your boyfriend’s latest promise not to splooge in your wide-open yaps. Thanks to his imperial attitude toward the press, journalists are finally taking notice that Obama’s rhetoric is strikingly at odds with his actions. In his recent press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan—a pioneer …
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Doug Shulman: IRS Fall Guy?
→ The Other McCain | 22 May 2013 | 10:48 am MDT
Just a few thoughts while watching today’s House Oversight Committee hearings about the IRS scandal: Thought bubble over Doug Shulman’s head: “Y’know, in retrospect, I should have pleaded the Fifth, too.” #Guilty #Perjury — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) May 22, 2013 Shulman is now picturing himself on the evening news getting perp-walked in an orange [...]
IRS Scandal The Risks and Rewards
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 22 May 2013 | 10:18 am MDT
Martin Rittenhome: Young man I sell over $14 million dollars a year worth of Geritol, Geritol, that’s the kind of businessman I am. That show twenty-one, cost me 3 1/2 million dollars year in and year out. Sales went up 50% when Van Doren was on. 50%! So the very idea that I was unaware [...]
Are we distracted by scandals while Democrats walk away with the immigration amnesty prize?
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 22 May 2013 | 10:17 am MDT
I received an insightful email from reader Karen Sacandy: Dear Professor Jacobson: I’m among your many grateful readers, but at this time, the Democrats are like Thomas Crown in the flick, “The Thomas Crown Affair,” who created a distraction over here, while over there, he was stealing a multimillion dollar painting. But in this case, [...]
Quote of the week – misplaced priorities
→ Watts Up With That? | 22 May 2013 | 10:00 am MDT
One of the most shocking stories to come out of the Oklahoma tornado this week is this one. The mind reels that in the middle of tornado alley, in a place where a previous F5 tornado devastated the town in … Continue reading →
Withholding consent
→ Cold Fury | 22 May 2013 | 9:56 am MDT
Hayward is not too happy with the Ogabe follies and the daily Carnival o’ Lies: Cynicism? Anyone watching these IRS hearings must conclude that only a madman would trust any agency of this government. This morning, we’re hearing IRS officials admit they have no mechanism for detecting or stopping abuse while it happens. They’ve spent …
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Democrats Add ‘Poison Pills’ To Amnesty Bills
→ Sweetness & Light | 22 May 2013 | 9:35 am MDT

From the Washington Times:

Senate panel OKs tax-welfare benefits for newly legal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan | May 20, 2013

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to allow illegal immigrants who get legal status to begin collecting tax-welfare payments, as the panel spent a fourth day working through amendments to the massive immigration bill and party-line splits began to emerge…

Overall, the committee continued to maintain the delicate balance struck by the “Gang of Eight” senators who negotiated the 867-page bill..

But on Monday, the two Republicans sided with their party colleagues on key questions on giving illegal immigrants public benefits.

The 10 Democrats on the committee still outnumber the newly unified Republicans, but the votes signaled tough fights ahead on the Senate floor.

In one vote, Sen.
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IRS Union Wants Out Of Obama-Care Exchanges
→ Sweetness & Light | 22 May 2013 | 9:05 am MDT

From Freedom Works:

IRS Employees Union: Keep Us Out Of Exchanges

By Loren Heal | May 17, 2013

The National Treasury Employees Union, NTEU, which represents the IRS employees who harassed and delayed tea party and conservative groups, has come out against the proposal to put federal workers into exchange-based health insurance.

Fancy that: the people in charge of deciding whether you go into an exchange, and who decided it doesn’t matter whether your state doesn’t want one, don’t want to be in one themselves…

The union has a handy way for its members to contact their representatives in Congress to lobby against the legislation.

See the graphic above, which is the NTEU’s online form to lobby Congress to let them out of the exchanges.
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Was Chechen Man Shot by FBI in Florida a Suspect in 2011 Waltham Triple Murder?
→ The Other McCain | 22 May 2013 | 8:59 am MDT
The news that Ibragim Todashev was shot to death by an FBI agent in Orlando last night has gotten widespread attention because of the connection between Todashev, a Chechen immigrant, and Boston marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev: The FBI spent three hours Tuesday interviewing both Todashev and a friend, Khusen Taramov, who told Orlando’s WESH-TV that agents had taken [...]
Lt. Governor Tim “Crash” Murray to Resign
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 22 May 2013 | 8:52 am MDT
Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray is resigning today to join the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Tim Murray is infamous for having crashed a state-owned vehicle while travelling 108 mph. He is also under investigation by the state Attorney General’s office for alleged violations of campaign finance laws. Perhaps Murray is getting out while the getting [...]
Worker Used IRS Credit Card For Makeup, Candy
→ Sweetness & Light | 22 May 2013 | 8:47 am MDT

From The Smoking Gun:

IRS Worker Used Federal Plastic For Amazon Buys

Government credit card paid for years-long shopping spree

May 21, 2013

MAY 21–Entrusted with a government credit card, an Internal Revenue Service worker allegedly used the plastic for a years-long Amazon.com shopping spree that netted her hundreds of items, including a chocolate fondue fountain; Bollywood movies; Pampers; Harlequin romance novels; Omaha Steaks; Apple Bottoms skinny jeans; mango body wash; and a Ginsu knife set.

Yetunde Oseni, 37, was named this month in a U.S. District Court felony complaint charging her with embezzling government funds. Oseni has worked since 2000 as a secretary in an IRS office in Lanham, Maryland.

According to a court filing, Oseni was given a Citibank MasterCard for the “purchase of office supplies for her business unit.”

However, a probe by the Treasury Department’s inspector general determined that Oseni has made scores of unauthorized purchases since being provided the IRS credit card in mid-2009.
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Weiner Makes It Official — But I Still Have Some Questions
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 22 May 2013 | 8:39 am MDT
He is running: NEW YORK Anthony Weiner has tossed his hat into the race for New York City mayor, joining a crowded field and formally beginning an attempt to come back from a scandal that forced him to resign from the House of Representatives. After weeks of speculation, the disgraced former congressman made it official [...]
House Appropriations Plan Delivers Sequestration Cuts and Protects Defense
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 22 May 2013 | 8:28 am MDT

In a refreshing break from tradition, the House Appropriations Committee approved a $967 billion discretionary spending plan that would stay within the fiscal year 2014 sequestration spending levels. The measure would protect defense from further cuts and instead deliver the total savings through reductions to domestic discretionary programs. It was … More
The post House Appropriations Plan Delivers Sequestration Cuts and Protects Defense appeared first on The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation.
Put ‘em on the list
→ Cold Fury | 22 May 2013 | 8:24 am MDT
Via Glenn: the face of evil, so to speak. Names included. Elsewhere, the wretched stooge whose planted question provided the moment of theater in which Team Obama tried to get out ahead of this abuse-of-power scandal takes the Fifth. Ironic, to say the least, that this nefarious shitweasel would now try to hide behind the …
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Jihad Abhors a Vacuum
→ SteynOnline | 22 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
Post-9/11, we in the omniscient pundit class were all Afghan experts. Post-Boston, we are all Chechen experts.Strictly between us, I can count what I know about Chechens on one leg. A couple of years ago, while I was in Copenhagen picking up an award
The Michael Graham Show
→ SteynOnline | 22 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
(AUDIO) Here is the audio from Mark's recent visit with Boston's Michael Graham on the New England Talk Network...
Political Operative Says the Politicization of Politics Has Become Hopelessly Political
→ SteynOnline | 22 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
How dare Republicans politicize the one-party state!
SkepticalScience Now Argues Against Foster & Rahmsorf (2011)
→ Watts Up With That? | 22 May 2013 | 7:47 am MDT
SkepticalScience recently produced a YouTube video which claimed to show that the rate of global warming has not slowed in recent years. See their post here, which states: This replicates the result of a study by Foster and Rahmstorf (2011) … Continue reading →
More thuggery
→ Fresh Ink | 22 May 2013 | 5:55 am MDT
So, what's next from the Obama administration, revival of the Sedition Act of 1798? Perhaps it already has done so, given the long string of scandals coming to light. Not only did the Internal Revenue Service target conservative groups for harassment, and not only did the Justice Department go on a secret fishing expedition through [...]
Worry about food stamp growth, not junk food
→ Fresh Ink | 22 May 2013 | 5:50 am MDT
Is there any human impulse stronger than the urge to tell others what not to eat? Fast food, red meat, white bread, trans fats, sugary cereals, processed foods, salty snacks, fried anything, refined grains, hydrogenated oils, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, caffeine, sodium, Snickers bars ... We're surrounded by unhealthy choices, and by people who would like [...]
Spot the differences!
→ Flopping Aces | 22 May 2013 | 5:12 am MDT
I have come into possession of an image of the Situation Room during the Benghazi attacks, but first let’s put up the picture of the Situation Room during the Bin laden raid: and here’s the Situation Room picture during the … Continue reading →
Who is Ibragim Todashev? Chechen friend of Boston bomber, planning to fly back to Chechnya, killed by FBI agent
→ Michelle Malkin | 22 May 2013 | 5:03 am MDT
Mugshot of Ibragim Todashev Via WESH this morning, check out the story of a fatal shooting involving an FBI agent and a man who knew Boston marathon jihad bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. An FBI agent was involved in a deadly shooting overnight that could have ties to the Boston Marathon bombings. Officials said the special agent […]
Conversations with Conservatives on IRS, Debt Limit, Immigration (VIDEO)
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 22 May 2013 | 4:49 am MDT

Have a question about the debt ceiling, Benghazi, or the IRS? Get the inside scoop from the champions of conservatism in the House of Representatives. This month’s meeting of Conversations with Conservatives will take place Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. It will be streamed live online. Viewers may participate in the conversation on Twitter (tweet … More
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The Obama crony in charge of your medical records
→ Michelle Malkin | 22 May 2013 | 4:43 am MDT
The Obama crony in charge of your medical records by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2013 Who is Judy Faulkner? Chances are, you don’t know her — but her politically connected, taxpayer-subsidized electronic medical records company may very well know you. Top Obama donor and billionaire Faulkner is founder and CEO of Epic Systems, which […]
Morning Bell: What Did Apple Do Wrong?
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 22 May 2013 | 4:35 am MDT

Members of Congress called Apple executives to testify on Capitol Hill yesterday. Why? Because the company makes money overseas, and some Senators want to get their hands on the cash. A Senate subcommittee accused the company of “shifting” profits from the U.S. to other countries and avoiding paying taxes. But … More
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Big Hospitals’ Obamacare Deal Betrays Seniors and the Poor
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 22 May 2013 | 4:00 am MDT

A backroom deal made during the writing of Obamacare will harm seniors and the poor, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). During their closed-room dealings with the Obama Administration, the hospital industry’s lobbyists agreed to support Obamacare—provided that the law placed restrictions on physician-owned “specialty” hospitals, noted WSJ. These … More
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Boston IRS Tea Party Protest 5-21-13
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 22 May 2013 | 3:25 am MDT
Yesterday the I stopped at the JFK Building in Boston: Site of the Invention of the Telephone For Boston’s Tea Party Protest at the IRS office. I got there very early And was there when the first tea party protester arrived As the clock neared Noon the small tea party contingents arrived. The call into [...]
LIVE AT FIVE: 05.22.13
→ The Other McCain | 22 May 2013 | 3:00 am MDT
– compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Senate Panel Approves Sweeping Immigration Bill Leahy’s same-sex marriage amendment defeated; Hatch’s increase in tech visas approved Government Drops One Charge Against Wikileaker Charge of leaking State Department cable dropped Top Figures Barred From Iran’s June Ballot Former president Rafsanjani, aide to Ahamdinejad among many booted from ballot POLITICS [...]
Triage: Obama Summons Media Lapdogs to Secret White House Meeting
→ Wizbang | 22 May 2013 | 2:07 am MDT
Apparently a cadre of far left-wing “journalists” were seen filing into the White House for a secretive meeting with their lord and master Barack “I Didn’t Know” Obama. Journalist Ari Shapiro noted the meeting on Twitter: Spotted: @joshtpm @capehartj @ezraklein & other lefty columnists headed into the West Wing as a group. POTUS coffee? Carney [...]
Anthony Weiner Is Running For Mayor Of New York
→ Wizbang | 22 May 2013 | 12:08 am MDT
Last we saw Anthony Weiner he was retreating with his “manhood” tucked away in embarrassment as his Twitter sexting scandal led to his early exit from Congress and a long trip to wife Huma Abedin’s doghouse. Politicker reports he’s attempting to get back into politics: He’s in. After weeks of speculation, disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner [...]
Trayvon Martin's Final Hour
→ American Thinker | 22 May 2013 | 12:04 am MDT
Arguably the best bit of blogging detective work since the busting of Dan Rather's Air National Guard scam eight years has uncovered new evidence.
Dewey: Stalin's Propagandist, the World's Teacher
→ American Thinker | 22 May 2013 | 12:04 am MDT
The single most influential man in the history of public education published a book whitewashing Stalinist tyranny, and inadvertently revealing his real aims with startling frankness.
Obama Tosses a Grenade Into His Own Dugout
→ American Thinker | 22 May 2013 | 12:04 am MDT
Here's one player that won't make the Hall of Fame.
Fox News’ Bret Baier: The DOJ also seized phone records of James Rosen’s parents
→ Michelle Malkin | 21 May 2013 | 9:17 pm MDT
Over-overreach
How Do I Write This?
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 21 May 2013 | 8:44 pm MDT
We all face our own mortality. Each of us knows that one day we will be called home, whether we acknowledge this fact in quiet moments of introspection, or whether the inevitability of it slaps us in the face, we know deep down that we will one day “shuffle of this mortal coil”. As you

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Pro-Internet-Tax Groups Get the Facts Wrong
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 21 May 2013 | 7:33 pm MDT

A letter from a small group of four pro-Internet-tax advocacy groups sent to Members of Congress yesterday claims that The Heritage Foundation is wrong on the policy and the facts regarding the issue of Internet sales taxes. Their assertion falls short. There are several fatal problems with the bill, which … More
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‘Take That Hill’
→ The Other McCain | 21 May 2013 | 6:07 pm MDT
My 14-year-old son stayed home from school today sick, and put the TV on the Military Channel where, among other shows, we watched a documentary about the Battle of Hill 875 in Vietnam. To call this a battle is something of a misnomer: It was a horrible blunder, a senseless slaughter caused by poor strategy [...]
Sharyl Attkisson: There Has Been an Intrusion on My Computer System
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 21 May 2013 | 4:53 pm MDT
I’m sure there’s an innocent explanation. I mean, it’s not like the White House is going to target reporters for investigation just because they report stories that embarrass them!
Lois Lerner to Plead the Fifth
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 21 May 2013 | 4:48 pm MDT
Doesn’t mean that she’s guilty of anything, of course. But it is bound to make voters wonder. Lois Lerner, the head of the exempt organizations division of the IRS, won’t answer questions about what she knew about the improper screening – or why she didn’t reveal it to Congress, according to a letter from her [...]
A Lesson For Apple, A Lesson From Apple
→ Flopping Aces | 21 May 2013 | 4:37 pm MDT
Apple and its CEO Tim Cook are making history, superseding very serious Administration scandals from the MSM’s consciousness and from the front pages, as they endure a very public assault by Congress for having obeyed corporate and tax laws of … Continue reading →
Politico’s Thrush Politicizes Oklahoma Tornado
→ Wizbang | 21 May 2013 | 3:53 pm MDT
The destructive tornado that destroyed the quiet town of Moore, Oklahoma on the afternoon of May 20 was only a few hours gone, the devastation had yet to be measured, and the dead barely counted much less mourned and laid to rest before Politico’s Glenn Thrush felt it was already time to politicize the event [...]
CNN’s Crowley Admits Obama Didn’t Call Benghazi a Terror Attack
→ Wizbang | 21 May 2013 | 3:51 pm MDT
On the May 19 broadcast of CNN’s State of the Union, host Candy Crowley said that Obama was late in identifying the attacks in Benghazi as terrorism quite contrary to what she said during the Presidential debates late last year. As Crowley questioned White House spokesman Dan Pfeiffer, she pressed him on whether or not [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Convicted Hezbollah Terrorist Freed to Dearbornistan Streets Commits Bridge Card Fraud
→ Debbie Schlussel | 21 May 2013 | 2:42 pm MDT
By Debbie Schlussel **** SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATE **** Since last fall, I’ve been quietly following the federal criminal case against Nemr Ali Rahal (which has since been updated to a 2013 version–a federal criminal information), who committed Bridge Card fraud at Dearbornistan’s Al Salaam Market, last year, and is scheduled to plead guilty to [...]
Road to Nixonville Lois Lerner to plead the 5th
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 21 May 2013 | 2:08 pm MDT
Bailiff: Do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God? Fonz: Let me tell you something, the Fonz is straight. Happy Days Two Angry Men 1976 While I’m waiting for my Tea Party videos to upload when I saw this news for the first time: [...]
That’s Exactly Right Sen. Rand
→ Common Sense Junction | 21 May 2013 | 1:45 pm MDT
Ruh-Roh: Ambassador Killed by Secret State Department Weapons Program?
→ The Other McCain | 21 May 2013 | 12:09 pm MDT
Ex-Diplomats Report New Benghazi Whistleblowers with Info Devastating to Clinton and Obama – Roger L. Simon, PJ Media Benghazi witness points finger at Clinton on lapses in consulate security – Julian Pecquet, The Hill New whistleblowers coming forward on Benghazi? – Ed Morrissey, Hot Air Lawmakers dig into life-and-death issues of Benghazi – Byron York, [...]
Salafi Jihadism and US Grand Strategy Part III – The Avenging Angels
→ Wizbang | 21 May 2013 | 11:35 am MDT
War is a terrible thing. Even when it is just and properly executed, war means death and destruction. Worse, many brilliant and experienced warriors have observed that wars never follow the original plan. Worse still, the politicians who plan and begin wars, and who are responsible for explaining the reasons and need for support [...]
Photos from IRS protests around the country today
→ Michelle Malkin | 21 May 2013 | 11:28 am MDT
Tea Party Patriots, 9/12 groups, liberty groups, and their grass-roots supporters quickly mobilized through social media and gathered today at IRS offices nationwide to protest the chilling political witch hunts conducted by the Obama administration. They will not be silenced. And they will not stand down. Here’s a photo collection from across the country: #IRSProtest […]
Obama scandals too numerous for plausible deniability
→ Fresh Ink | 21 May 2013 | 11:21 am MDT
Barack Obama says he is angry about the Internal Revenue Service singling out conservative and Tea Party groups for rough treatment, even though it may or may not have something to do with an anti- Muslim video. He might want to check with Hillary Clinton again. There are so many scandals breaking over the White [...]
On Following Mr. Wosta’s advice Concerning Tornadoes
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 21 May 2013 | 11:05 am MDT
In my twitter feed yesterday this tweet from a local liberal Icon Mr. Wosta (As in Worcester MA for those wondering) came up. Massive tornado hits near Okla. City usat.ly/12FRcQO via @usatoday @catholicbloggs @datechguyblog Prayers not Politics needed!! — MrWosta (@MrWosta) May 20, 2013 With many dead including children and devastation all over the place [...]
Whatchagonnadoaboutit?
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 21 May 2013 | 10:52 am MDT
LC and IB Bill Quick answers, to a question as to why the Ogabe Junta lies, stalls, obfuscates and breaks the law at will (in this case refusing to provide the documentation in the David “Entitled Prick” Gregory Is Apparently Above The Law™ case, but it applies equally to every single other one of the

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Another? CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson says her work and personal computers have been compromised
→ Michelle Malkin | 21 May 2013 | 10:41 am MDT
Snoops
Decisions, decisions
→ Cold Fury | 21 May 2013 | 10:31 am MDT
Bill’s got your reason right here. Why? Because they can. They do what they want, and then they lie and stonewall if you have the temerity to question them. We live in a tyranny. People need to understand that. I know they’d like to avoid that conclusion, because once they arrive at it, they are …
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Another distinction without a difference
→ Cold Fury | 21 May 2013 | 9:47 am MDT
Or without much of one, anyway. But I think that critiques that focus on the government’s size miss an important factor. This isn’t just a problem of bigness or smallness. It’s a problem of power. When public servants have the power to make life difficult for narrowly defined groups of people—their political enemies, or disfavored …
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WH visitors log shows Obama met with IRS union chief day before agency began tea party targeting
→ Michelle Malkin | 21 May 2013 | 9:23 am MDT
Coincidences aplenty
Illegal Immigrant, “Customer” — Potato, Potahto
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 21 May 2013 | 9:02 am MDT
A correspondent sends a link to this piece quoting a critic of the immigration bill: Additionally, Palinkas argues that the bill does not fix current administration policy that treats immigrants applying for entry into the United States as “customers” of the American government. “A new USCIS computer system to screen applications known as ‘Transformation’ has [...]
Report: More Benghazi Whistleblowers Coming
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 21 May 2013 | 8:26 am MDT
PJ Media: More whistleblowers will emerge shortly in the escalating Benghazi scandal, according to two former U.S. diplomats who spoke with PJ Media Monday afternoon. . . . . The former diplomats inform PJM the new revelations concentrate in two areas — what Ambassador Chris Stevens was actually doing in Benghazi and the pressure put [...]
They came for Fox News
→ Cold Fury | 21 May 2013 | 8:18 am MDT
…and Court Media said nothing. It’s instructive to go back to the dawn of Hope and Change. It was 2009, and the new administration decided it was appropriate to use the prestige of the White House to viciously attack a news organization—Fox News—and the journalists who work there. Remember, President Obama had barely been in …
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Yahoo, Porn And Tumblr
→ Common Sense Junction | 21 May 2013 | 7:43 am MDT
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Tumblr CEO David Karp after announcing Yahoo’s $1.1b purchase Daily Mail: Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer said that the company does not ‘intend’ to take down any of the porn-heavy sites that are run on Tumblr after the tech giant acquired the blogging platform for $1.1billion. The sale created a great [...]
Tornado Kills At Least 91 (Updated)
→ Common Sense Junction | 21 May 2013 | 7:24 am MDT
Update: At about 11:00am news sources report the good news that the number of deaths was revised down to about 50 total and the number of children from 20 to 9. The mile wide tornado stayed on the ground for 20 miles. It was one of several twisters spawned by a storm system that swept [...]
Cultural Survival Instinct
→ The Other McCain | 21 May 2013 | 7:18 am MDT
The counter-jihad blogger known as Fjordman has an essay up at David Horowitz’s Front Page Magazine about the situation in Norway. Norway’s immigrant population is small compared to that in the United States, but the problems arising seem much worse: In May 2011 [Labour Party activist Eskil Pedersen] pressed criminal charges against a Member of Parliament, Christian [...]
Will big government be felled by big government overreach, arrogance and overconfidence?
→ Flopping Aces | 21 May 2013 | 6:54 am MDT
One of my favorite shows is a program called “Person of Interest’ on CBS. The story revolves around a government computer that knows when someone somewhere is in danger and passes that information along to a team of ex government … Continue reading →
Blame Bush!
→ Fresh Ink | 21 May 2013 | 5:55 am MDT
It must be George W. Bush's fault. Everything else is. The moonbats' verdict is in. Barack Obama couldn't possibly have done all those terrible things the vast right-wing conspiracy is accusing him of. And they're not scandals, either. Obama's troubles are merely "controversies" or, to use Dear Leader's own phrase, a sideshow. Scandals only happen [...]
How Stupid do you think we are: IRS/Green Lantern Edition
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 21 May 2013 | 3:40 am MDT
Abin Sur Yes…by the green beam of my ring…I see that you are honest! And the battery has already selected you as one born without fear! So you pass both tests, Hal Jordan Showcase #22 SOS Green Lantern October 1959 If there is one thing that I’ve seen a lot of when I’ve been out [...]
Prominent In Today’s News….
→ Common Sense Junction | 21 May 2013 | 2:00 am MDT
Current news summaries and breaking stories about politics, business and technology. -- All the headlines fit to read.
Death Toll In Killer Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Keeps Rising
→ Wizbang | 20 May 2013 | 11:19 pm MDT
CNN is reporting that the death toll from today’s massive tornado in Moore, Oklahoma is now at least 91. That’s 40 more dead than they had been previously reported, with scores of people – many of them children – still missing. Here is the earlier report: Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) — Rescue workers raced against time [...]
Heartbreak In Oklahoma
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 20 May 2013 | 9:43 pm MDT
Tragedy struck the good people of Oklahoma as over 50 are dead, including 24 children. Those casualty numbers are expected to rise as the recovery efforts continue. Being in tornado alley and miles away from the Texas city of Granbury that was struck by devastation a week ago, I have a healthy understanding of the damage tornadoes can [...]
How Bush paved the way for Obama to get Bin Laden and why NY Times reporters should already be imprisoned
→ Flopping Aces | 20 May 2013 | 9:14 pm MDT
There is talk about Fox News reporter James Rosen being named as a co-conspirator for the crime of being a journalist. A Fox News correspondent was accused in a Justice Department affidavit of being a possible criminal “co-conspirator” for his … Continue reading →
Liberal Laughing that ‘Conservatives’ Were Targeted by Oklahoma Tornado Today
→ Wizbang | 20 May 2013 | 6:41 pm MDT
Lizz Winstead is a producer and co-creator of the Daily Show, the left-wing comedy show hosted by Jon Stewart on Comedy Network. After this destructive and tragic tornado whipped through Moore, Oklahoma today, she thought it was hilarious that “conservatives” were killed there. In typical scumbag, liberal manner Lizz Winstead took to Twitter to say: [...]
Bengahzi Scapegoat? Mid-Level State Department Official Is Talking….
→ Flopping Aces | 20 May 2013 | 4:58 pm MDT
A scapegoat is talking it seems….. Time to get him under oath: Following the attack in Benghazi, senior State Department officials close to Hillary Clinton ordered the removal of a mid-level official who had no role in security decisions and … Continue reading →
Hello, I’m DaTechGuy, and I’m a geek
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 20 May 2013 | 3:42 pm MDT
Today is one of those days that remind me exactly how much of a geek I am. I spent my time on the road visiting exiting and potential customers as always I was wearing my hat, as usually I had my toe shoes, but today I had the Doctor Who Scarf that was gifted to [...]
Piers Morgan: This IRS Thing is ‘Vaguely Tyrannical Behavior by the Government’
→ Wizbang | 20 May 2013 | 3:40 pm MDT
CNN’s chief anti-gun zealot Piers Morgan may have been loathe to admit it, but this IRS scandal seems to validate some of his detractor’s distrust of government. During his evening show on May 16, Morgan’s guest was magician Penn Jillette and the discussion turned to the admission by the Internal Revenue Service that it had [...]
Judge Jeanine Explains It To POS Muslims
→ Common Sense Junction | 20 May 2013 | 1:24 pm MDT
The Right Scoop: You definitely want to watch this one all the way to the end. Judge Jeanine doesn’t leave anyone guessing as to how she feels about statements that have been made by the mother of the Boston jihadid bombers: Judge Jeanine on Obama: ‘I’m Convinced My Mom Could Do a Better Job…’ My [...]
What Did BHO Know And When Did He Know It?
→ Common Sense Junction | 20 May 2013 | 11:30 am MDT
Obama met with the NTEU’s leader in the WH the day before the NTEU’s employees started targeting the Tea Party. Jeffrey Lord at American Spectator: According to the White House Visitors Log, provided here in searchable form by U.S. News and World Report, the president of the anti-Tea Party National Treasury Employees Union, Colleen Kelley [...]
No, Obama won't be impeached
→ Fresh Ink | 20 May 2013 | 11:25 am MDT
As new revelations underscore the administration's epic incompetence in its handling of the Benghazi disaster and IRS abuses, some Republican voices in the House and Senate, along with pundits of every persuasion, have begun to speculate about "the I word" -- impeachment. Even MSNBC, the most unapologetically progressive of all television news networks, has suggested [...]
New Jersey City Raises Palestinian Flag Over City Hall – HAMAS CITY USA; Got Amnesty?!
→ Debbie Schlussel | 20 May 2013 | 11:24 am MDT
By Debbie Schlussel As longtime readers know, I’ve written about Paterson, New Jersey many times, noting that it has the largest concentration of Palestinian Muslims in the United States, North America, and practically anywhere outside the Palestinian Authority and Gaza. As I’ve also noted, even leftist MTV News (yes, that MTV) broadcast news reports showing [...]
Fox News Reporter Targeted As Criminal Suspect by Obama DoJ for Publishing Leaks
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 20 May 2013 | 10:02 am MDT
The Washington Post reports that the Obama Justice Department targeted FOX News reporter James Rosen for investigation after Rosen attempted to obtain leaks from the Obama administration. Rosen’s case is different from that of the Associated Press in a notable and quite remarkable way: Rosen was treated as a suspect in the investigation: In the [...]
War Against The Little Guy
→ Flopping Aces | 20 May 2013 | 9:59 am MDT
Drat! What Rotten Luck!
→ Common Sense Junction | 20 May 2013 | 9:56 am MDT
Woman is too pretty to hold a job:Laura Fernee says she is too pretty to keep a job: Graduate student claims to be “hounded by sex pests and jealous females.” – Says her good looks are so powerful they are ruining her life. – The 33-year-old says she attracted so much uninvited attention from male [...]
Hail to the Redskins? The Dangers of Living in a Bubble [Reader Post]
→ Flopping Aces | 20 May 2013 | 9:44 am MDT
Hola amigos. It’s been a while since I’ve blogged at ya, but the goings on in the Brother Bob household have kept me busy, and with all of the scandals that have been in the press over the last few … Continue reading →
Probable Cause
→ SteynOnline | 20 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
Who regulates the regulators?
We must insist on a special prosecutor
→ Fresh Ink | 20 May 2013 | 5:50 am MDT
The arrogant nose-thumbing to the rule of law by the Internal Revenue Service was on full, despicable and obscene display for all Americans on Friday as Steven Miller, the departing fired IRS head, testified before the House Ways and Means Committee. Frequent bouts of amnesia were quite convenient for the fella on whose watch this [...]
A shield law for the press? Think thrice!
→ Fresh Ink | 20 May 2013 | 5:45 am MDT
Now comes Barack Obama, his Justice Department on the hook for a secret fishing expedition through the business and personal phone records of Associated Press employees (and who knows who else), suddenly full of manufactured outrage and promising the spied upon a big, juicy worm. But the AP (and in the interest of full disclosure, [...]
Comrade Tingles About to Be Airbrushed
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 19 May 2013 | 9:58 pm MDT
Of that we’re fairly certain, now that he’s dared question Comrade Hussein’s Junta’s Narrative about “no targeting going on at the IRS.” Yes, it’s that Chris Tingles. No, we’re really not kidding. “[I]t’s like he didn’t see what he knew people certainly right, left and center could see, that when you target particular groups, you’re

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Your ObamaNation Food Stamp funds at work
→ PoliPundit.com | 19 May 2013 | 9:38 pm MDT
Purchase of three able-bodied twenty-somethings whose other cargo was a 12-pack of Shock Top beer. Supplemental “Nutrition” Assistance Program indeed.
VIDEO: Coolest Card Trick Ever (w/ a Kiss) – How Did He Do That?
→ Debbie Schlussel | 19 May 2013 | 5:18 pm MDT
By Debbie Schlussel Since it’s Sunday, I thought you’d enjoy this fun video by magician Stuart Edge. Okay, so maybe it’s not the coolest card trick ever, but it’s a pretty good trick. But it’s got a tiny gross factor (at least for me ‘cuz I’d never kiss these total strangers (even for a magic [...]
Yep, they’re scared
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 19 May 2013 | 4:31 pm MDT
How can you tell? When you play the race card that’s how. ‘I’M A BLACK MAN’ Have no illusions. This is a not-so-subtle hint to Boner and McCockless that Obongo will wage a scorched earth campaign. Things are starting to turn, however slightly but the sharks are a sniffi’n and that’s never a good

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Paris Hilton Victim of Attempted SWATting — Again
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 19 May 2013 | 10:35 am MDT
TMZ, as always, has the story first: Hi, my name is Paris and I’m a two-time victim of … SWATTING. Welcome Paris. TMZ has learned Paris Hilton re-joined the celeb swatting club when someone called 911 pretending to be her, and told cops she was trapped in her bedroom with a gun to her head. [...]
Waterloo
→ SteynOnline | 19 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
After the disappointments of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, Mark recalls the glory days with a history lesson from Abba. ~and don't forget some of Mark's most popular Song of the Week essays are anthologized in his book A Song For The Season, including "Auld Lang Syne", "My Funny Valentine" and "White Christmas" plus "Delilah", "Rock-A-Hula Baby" and the "Monster Mash". You can order your personally autographed copy exclusively from the SteynOnline bookstore.
Amnesty 2013
→ Common Sense Junction | 19 May 2013 | 7:24 am MDT
The commission created by the 844 page bill would have no power other than to create another plan. The “immigration reform bill” currently working its way through Congress is similar to the amnesty that was granted in 1986 with one HUGE difference: Amnesty 2013 is far more generous to illegals, whether they’re already here or [...]
The IRS And The NTEU
→ Common Sense Junction | 18 May 2013 | 10:24 am MDT
NTEU 2012 campaign donations: $547,812 to Dems; $24,000 to Rep. That’s 95.8% of total to Dems. – Still wonder who gave orders to target Tea Party? Jeffrey Lord at American Spectator: It’s about a union: the National Treasury Employees Union. The NTEU. A left-wing union representing 150,000 employees in 31 separate government agencies, including the [...]
Saturday Morning Roundup…
→ Common Sense Junction | 18 May 2013 | 9:07 am MDT
The Obama scandals: nothing to do with managers (executives) instructing workers to harass conservatives. They didn’t have to. Obama gave them orders from the Rose Garden as the world watched live on TV. Leon Eisenberg, scientific father of ADHD: ‘ADHD is a prime example of a fictitious disease’ Obama isn’t running for office again. Liberalism [...]
We’ve Got Proof: Australia IS Bloody Well Out to Kill Ya!
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 17 May 2013 | 9:07 pm MDT
His Imperial Majesty has a lot of rules of thumbs for visiting other countries and even more handy dandy flash card reminders of what each country is like. Such as “when in Germany, don’t mention the war”, “France has a million kinds of cheese, none of which are edible by humans”, “don’t ever let a

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Wknd Box Office: Star Trek Into Darkness, The Iceman, Erased, The Company You Keep
→ Debbie Schlussel | 17 May 2013 | 6:04 pm MDT
By Debbie Schlussel Not much to love among the new movie releases at theaters, this weekend. * “Star Trek Into Darkness“: I did not care much for this first sequel to the Star Trek reboot (which I much preferred, read my review). It was long, kinda silly, and by Director J.J. Abrams’ own admission, the [...]
Bureaucracy In Action
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 17 May 2013 | 5:52 pm MDT
As most of you know, I recently found myself within the ranks of the unemployed and am really just loving the ever living shit out of dealing with bureaucracy in action. I’ve decided to swallow what little pride I’ve left and apply for whatever crumbs the Lonestar State chooses to give me, but I’m wondering

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Yet Another Muslim Cigarette Smuggling Ring in America Financing Islamic Terrorism – HAMAS, Hezbos, Qaedas in NYC
→ Debbie Schlussel | 17 May 2013 | 3:32 pm MDT
By Debbie Schlussel Over the years, I’ve written about many Muslim cigarette smuggling rings throughout America. In every case, they are funding either HAMAS or Hezbollah. And now there is one that fronts for both AND Al-Qaeda. Yup, this is what higher cigarette taxes do for Islamic terrorists: they transfer money from the mostly poor, [...]
“Jawohl, Mein Führer!”
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 17 May 2013 | 10:20 am MDT
Presented without further comment, thanks to the geniuses at The People’s Cube: Thatisall.
WTF?! Obama US Ambassador, Embassy Officials DID WHAT?! (MUST WATCH VIDEO)
→ Debbie Schlussel | 17 May 2013 | 9:57 am MDT
By Debbie Schlussel As I’ve previously noted on this site, U.S. Embassies apparently exist solely to help the interests of America-haters and give them an opportunity for visas to the U.S. Now, President Obama’s hand-picked U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, “Dumbassador” Anne Andrew, has enlisted her U.S. Embassy employees in this ridiculous music video (a [...]
STFU YOU. YOUR SERFS, NOW GET BACK TO SERVING US
→ Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler | 17 May 2013 | 8:02 am MDT
If anybody still believes that this is all going to end peacefully or concentration camps then please get on a fucking boat and head to France…quickly. Via the Jawa Report: (Sorry Misha but I just HAD to pile on).
The Autocrat Accountants
→ SteynOnline | 17 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
A land where everything - from your books to your friends to your prostate exam - is a tax issue
Milt! Thou Should'st Be Living At This Hour
→ SteynOnline | 17 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
…America hath need of thee. A Chicago radio legend returns to the air with "The Milt Rosenberg Show", and Mark is honored to be the very first guest on his brand new show. To listen, simply click here.
EXCLUSIVE: Homeland Security Agent on BRAVO Reality Show: “Look @ My Fruity Gay Marriage,” Whines About “Sex Drive Gap” – Violates DHS Policy
→ Debbie Schlussel | 16 May 2013 | 3:00 pm MDT
By Debbie Schlussel DebbieSchlussel.com has learned that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy (and that of each of its sub-agencies) prohibits its federal agents from identifying themselves as DHS employees on television reality shows. Apparently, Jeff Pedersen didn’t get the memo. Or, more likely, an exception was made by the gay cabal that “runs” much [...]
VIDEO: McCain’s, Obama’s Precious Syrian Rebels Cut Out Soldier’s Heart & Liver, Eat Them
→ Debbie Schlussel | 16 May 2013 | 1:00 pm MDT
By Debbie Schlussel Hey, let’s hear it for those “democratic,” “freedom fighting,” “liberal” Syrian Al-Qaeda rebels! I mean, who cares if they cut out their enemies’ hearts and eat them. Who are we to judge the cannibalistic “halal” lifestyle of others? Oh, and did I mention that the guy who eats the heart of the [...]
Angelina Jolie’s BRCA Gene Mutation Means Anti-Israel Actress Likely Has Jewish Roots; Heroine? ObamaCare Won’t Cover Gene Test
→ Debbie Schlussel | 16 May 2013 | 11:00 am MDT
By Debbie Schlussel For years, I’ve written about actress Angelina Jolie’s anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian, pan-Arabist activities, and now I know why she hates Israel and the Jews so much: she likely comes from Jewish ancestors. Jolie’s recent disclosure that she had the BRCA1 gene mutation linked to breast, ovarian, and other cancers is common in Ashkenazic [...]
Michael Poppins
→ SteynOnline | 13 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT
New York's Big Nanny
San Diego County Taxpayers Association slams Poway USD for bonds that were endorsed by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association
→ PoliPundit.com | 11 May 2013 | 6:46 am MDT
Union-Tribune: The San Diego County Taxpayers Association on Thursday issued its annual awards for bad government — and good. [...] The group gave its top award, the Grand Golden Fleece, to the Poway Unified School District for a $105 million bond issue that will cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion to repay. The unfavorable rate structure was exposed by former reporter and blogger Joel Thurtell of Michigan last year. $105 million that will cost $1 billion? Who would approve of such idiocy? Oh. That’s right, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association: The bond also had considerable cachet, thanks to a coveted endorsement from the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. Indeed, association President Lani Lutar’s name was first on a list of five local dignitaries named on the ballot as supporting the bond. (Full ballot argument with Lutar’s signature here.) The San Diego County Taxpayers Association represents developers and crony capitalist interests, not taxpayers. It is a pay-to-play organization, and its board and executive committee are a who’s who of people doing business with government agencies. No doubt some of them expected to get lucrative construction contracts from the Poway school bond. Lutar herself is a government insider with no taxpayer advocacy [...]
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a hate group
→ PoliPundit.com | 25 Apr 2013 | 7:02 am MDT
In the distant past, the Southern Poverty Law Center was once a legitimate civil rights organization. Sadly, it is now a complete farce and a left-wing political machine, labeling everyone to the right of David Brooks a “hate group.” Well, by its own standards, the SPLC is clearly a hate group, as domestic terrorist Floyd Lee Corkins admitted in a videotaped interview that he was inspired to shoot up the Family Research Council’s headquarters by the SPLC’s hate rhetoric.
A crony capitalist riddle
→ PoliPundit.com | 10 Apr 2013 | 7:40 am MDT
Q: What do you call it when some rich a-hole spends $100,000 on a government-subsidized toy and then finds it really hard to get parts or service when the company goes bankrupt? A: Karma.
He’s dead, Jim.
→ PoliPundit.com | 8 Apr 2013 | 8:35 pm MDT
S&P 500 divided by Federal Reserve balance sheet.
Proved: Global warming is bullshit
→ PoliPundit.com | 3 Apr 2013 | 1:38 pm MDT
The Gaian faithful’s doomsday is nowhere to be seen: In a lengthy article this week, The Economist magazine said if climate scientists were credit-rating agencies, then climate sensitivity – the way climate reacts to changes in carbon-dioxide levels – would be on negative watch but not yet downgraded. Another paper published by leading climate scientist James Hansen, the head of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, says the lower than expected temperature rise between 2000 and the present could be explained by increased emissions from burning coal. For Hansen the pause is a fact, but it’s good news that probably won’t last. International Panel on Climate Change chairman Rajendra Pachauri recently told The Weekend Australian the hiatus would have to last 30 to 40 years “at least” to break the long-term warming trend. But the fact that global surface temperatures have not followed the expected global warming pattern is now widely accepted. Research by Ed Hawkins of University of Reading shows surface temperatures since 2005 are already at the low end of the range projections derived from 20 climate models and if they remain flat, they will fall outside the models’ range within a few years. “The global temperature standstill [...]
For the children!
→ PoliPundit.com | 27 Mar 2013 | 10:33 am MDT
If a married man has children by a mistress, shouldn’t he be allowed to marry the mistress as well? The “voice of the children“ demands that he be allowed to do so! If a brother and sister have children, shouldn’t they be allowed to marry? The “voice of the children” demands that they be allowed to do so! If a Muslim man has children by four wives outside the United States, shouldn’t all four marriages be recognized by the United States? The “voice of the children” demands that they be recognized! If a man and a woman have children without being married, shouldn’t they be compelled to marry? The “voice of the children” demands it!
The central planning will continue until the economy improves
→ PoliPundit.com | 25 Mar 2013 | 7:02 am MDT
… or, Government which has proven itself incompetent in pricing mortgage risk to continue indefinitely in the business of pricing mortgage risk. The inertia of central planning: [...] the future of housing finance in this country seems to be coming down to two taxpayer-backed concepts. One is the status quo, with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continuing to back the vast majority of mortgages. The other is a newly conceived public guarantor with some of the same problems that got Fannie and Freddie into trouble. Let’s begin with the status quo. The taxpayer rescue of Fannie and Freddie in September 2008 has cost $137 billion so far. While this has been paid down from an initial $187.5 billion, taxpayers aren’t likely to get their money back anytime soon. Last fall, the regulator charged with overseeing Fannie and Freddie estimated that the taxpayer bill for the companies could be $200 billion by the end of 2015. Remember when University of Wisconsin professor Menzie Chinn mocked Sarah Palin for calling Fannie and Freddie “too big and too expensive to the taxpayers?” Who’s the idiot now? [The alternative plan's] details differ from the broken system that the commission aims to replace, but there [...]
Think Cyprus can’t happen here? It already did.
→ PoliPundit.com | 17 Mar 2013 | 8:24 am MDT
There’s two bulls standing on top of a mountain. The younger one says to the older one: “Hey pop, let’s say we run down there and f*** one of them cows”. The older one says: “No son. Lets walk down and f*** ‘em all”. - Robert Duvall in Colors The world was shocked this weekend to learn that the European Union would fund the bailout of Cyprus by confiscating the assets of ordinary bank account holders. Core Europeans and Americans no doubt comforted themselves that such a confiscation could never happen here. They would be wrong. In fact, it already has happened here. What occurred this weekend in Cyprus was a theft from responsible savers to benefit irresponsible banks. Small depositors get screwed while bank bondholders (largely other banks and large institutions) get made whole. Which, it turns out, is exactly what has happened in the U.S. the past five years. Bank CD rates were around 4% in 2008. Since that time, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate manipulation has kept CD rates pinned between 0% and 1%. This has allowed the banks to borrow at near-zero, whether from depositors or directly from the Fed, and invest in Treasuries or mortgage-backed [...]
Obama: the central planning will continue until innovation improves
→ PoliPundit.com | 15 Mar 2013 | 5:14 am MDT
It turns out somebody should have watched the State of the Union speech. Obama proposed yet another bad, Soviet-style, central planning program to fix the economy. Roll Call: At a closed-door meeting between President Barack Obama and House Democrats, [Michigan Democratic Rep. Dan] Kildee introduced himself as a freshman, to which Obama said, “Wow, you’re really classing up the place then.” Kildee then proceeded to ask what one person described as a somewhat “long-winded” question about the importance of creating jobs for his economically distraught district. “I can tell you’re a freshman because you didn’t pay much attention to the State of the Union,” Obama joked. “I talked about that.” Amid the resulting laughter, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra of California then offered to provide Kildee a printout of the speech. Obama was referring to his $1 billion proposal for 15 manufacturing “innovation centers,” the details of which are still somewhat hazy. Because nobody does innovation like federal bureaucrats. Weren’t there about 15 districts in The Hunger Games? One Innovation Center for each of them. How convenient.
Football and Hockey
→ SteynOnline | 15 Jul 2012 | 8:00 am MDT
In the wake of Louis Freeh's report on Penn State, Rand Simberg writes of Unhappy Valley's other scandal...

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The Fifth -- and First -- Amendments → Fresh Ink | 23 May 2013 | 11:19 am MDT

The growing irrelevance of polls → Fresh Ink | 23 May 2013 | 11:17 am MDT

U.S. Broadcasting Affected by Obama Administration Culture of Intimidation → The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 23 May 2013 | 10:30 am MDT

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Hypes ‘LGBT Injustice’ During Interview With 18-year Old Woman Charged With Sex With Minor → NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 10:15 am MDT

Good News / Bad News → Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 10:11 am MDT

IRS obfuscating the truth about targeting → The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 10:06 am MDT

Boehner: “Inconceivable” that Obama didn’t know about IRS abuse → Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 10:01 am MDT

Ted Cruz: It’s ALWAYS been a matter of Trust → Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 23 May 2013 | 9:59 am MDT

Student Loan Hype: Networks Focus on Debts 245 Percent Higher than Average → NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 9:59 am MDT

Networks Tout Obama's 'Renewed Focus on Transparency' in War on Terror; No Mention of Benghazi → NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 9:58 am MDT

Quote Of The Day, May 23, 2013 → The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:49 am MDT

Obama Meets In Oval Office With Illegal Aliens → CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 9:49 am MDT

Woolwich Terrorist Michael Adebolajo: Just Your Average Pleasant, Quiet, Devoted Muslim → The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:43 am MDT

Michael Savage: ‘What stands between us and what happened in London? Guns, guns, guns’ [AUDIO] → The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:42 am MDT

Iran could use a nuclear weapon against Israel and get away with it → The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:39 am MDT

IRS Morality: Defend Planned Parenthood, Deluge Adoptive Families With Audits → The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:38 am MDT

Hobby Lobby Back in Court, Seeking Exemption From Forced Birth Control Coverage → CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 9:36 am MDT

Brutal Murder in London Highlights Dangers Faced by Military Personnel → The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 23 May 2013 | 9:36 am MDT

Republicans Shout, Democrats Shrug Over Auditor’s Request For Financial Statements → The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:35 am MDT

IF YOU LIVE IN TARA OR BROADMOOR, MIGHT BE TIME TO SELL: EBR Council Approves Purchase Of Old Women’s Hospital For Use As Public-Safety Complex → The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:34 am MDT

“A fraud on the process” → Cold Fury | 23 May 2013 | 9:32 am MDT

CBO: ‘Large Debt Increases Risk of Fiscal Crisis, During Which … Government Would be Unable to Borrow…’ → CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 9:31 am MDT

Obama to push for transparency in face of threats → The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:30 am MDT

ANOTHER BARBARIAN: Ibragim Todashev Implicated Tsarnaev, Himself In Triple Homicide Before FBI Shooting → The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:29 am MDT

Houston Astros vendor canned after taking snow cones to the can → The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:28 am MDT

White House counsel met with top treasury lawyer three times last year after learning of IRS audit → Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 9:27 am MDT

McCain Attacks Rubio For Opposing Debt Limit Increase → The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:25 am MDT

United Health, Aetna, Cigna, Opt Out Of CA O-Care → Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 9:23 am MDT

UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange

SADOW: The Implications Of The Community College Capital Outlay Bill → The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:22 am MDT

Obama to high school classmate: ‘You are extremely sweet and foxy’ → The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:21 am MDT

Alan Dershowitz: Issa’s right, Lerner waived her right against self-incrimination and should be required to answer questions → Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 9:21 am MDT

JOHN MCCAIN WANTS TO ARM THESE PEOPLE: Syrian Rebel ‘Cuts Out Soldier’s Heart And EATS It’ In Horrific Propaganda Video → The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:14 am MDT

A Timeline Of Islamic Expansion In The Dark Ages → The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:10 am MDT

Authorities BAFFLED over possible motive as not all Muslims behead Brit soldier in the street, brag about it on camera → Cold Fury | 23 May 2013 | 9:09 am MDT

Moore, Okla. students reunite with classmates [VIDEO] → The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:06 am MDT

Chuck Norris thinks he and Tim Tebow are alike → The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:02 am MDT

Amnesty For Illegal Aliens Won’t Add To Deficit → Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 8:57 am MDT

Gang of Eight: Immigration reform bill won’t add to the nation’s deficit

Cuomo: ‘Shame on us’ if New York elects Weiner as mayor → The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 8:51 am MDT

Not All Muslims shoot, behead two Coptic Christians in New Jersey → The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 8:51 am MDT

Obama’s Yemeni Detainee Problem → Wizbang | 23 May 2013 | 8:51 am MDT

Arrogance, unjustified and dangerous → Cold Fury | 23 May 2013 | 8:50 am MDT

Lisa Myers: 'For a Year the IRS Essentially Knowingly Lied to Congress and No One Came Forward' → NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:46 am MDT

Three major health insurers flee California’s ObamaCare exchange → Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 8:41 am MDT

Bill Nye the clueless weather guy – flattened by tornado data → Watts Up With That? | 23 May 2013 | 8:33 am MDT

‘Shrinking POTUS’: Twitter users offer hilarious and apt captions for White House photo → Twitchy » US Politics | 23 May 2013 | 8:30 am MDT

$434K in Stimulus to Help Latina Middle-Schoolers 'Resist' Sex Created 0.91 Jobs → CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 8:28 am MDT

More evidence it’s not about land for peace in Israel → Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 8:26 am MDT

Attorney Probing Fox Worked On Obama Campaign → Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 8:25 am MDT

U.S. Attorney Investigating Fox News Donated to Obama

Is Christian Persecution just a ‘myth’? → » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 8:15 am MDT

Networks’ Evening Shows Don’t Name Islam in London Terror Attack → NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:08 am MDT

Fournier: Obama's 'Jihad Against the Press' Makes it More Likely We'll Have 'Dumb Wars' → NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:07 am MDT

Open Thread Thursday → NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:07 am MDT

What did Ruemmler know, and when did she know it? → Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 8:01 am MDT

Your reading assignments before Obama’s Gitmo speech → Michelle Malkin | 23 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT

They’re Right: Obama Is No Tricky Dick → Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT

The Second Most-Admired Guy on the Right → SteynOnline | 23 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT

Lerner Not Yet Recalled, Atty’s Firm Close To WH → Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 7:57 am MDT

Issa hasn’t recalled Lerner to testify, lawyer says

Advertisement: → Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 7:57 am MDT

Stockholm is burning → » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 7:53 am MDT

GOP Lawmaker: ‘Word Is Actually Getting Out that Republicans Are Interested in Doing Immigration Reform’ → CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 7:47 am MDT

What Congress Should Ask Lois Lerner → Patterico's Pontifications | 23 May 2013 | 7:41 am MDT

CA’s Senator Boxer follows RI’s Whitehouse in linking OK twister to global warming → Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 7:40 am MDT

Environmentalists for Nuclear Power → Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 7:25 am MDT

WH Counsel Met 3Xs With Treas. Lawyer In 2012 → Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 7:25 am MDT

Ruemmler met one-on-one with Treasury lawyer long before April

Insurers pressured by Sebelius to fund WH-related Enroll America → Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 7:21 am MDT

Newsbytes: EU Leaders Back Shale Revolution, Roll Back Climate Policy → Watts Up With That? | 23 May 2013 | 6:59 am MDT

Obama To Show Respect For Rights — Of Terrorists → Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 6:49 am MDT

Obama to push for transparency in face of threats

The other NRA sets up $1B stick up of gas stations, convenience stores → » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 6:47 am MDT

Pickering, Issa reach agreement on testimony → Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 6:41 am MDT

ACLJ: White House Account of IRS Abuses 'Does Not Square With the Facts' → CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 6:30 am MDT

Wisdom from my 19 year old son on the Obama scandals → Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 6:20 am MDT

IRS audited 69% of filers claiming adoption tax credit → Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 6:01 am MDT

Solution to London machete terror attack: ban uniforms → » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 6:00 am MDT

Judge Davis and the Muslim-American muddle → Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 5:53 am MDT

The Fifth -- and First -- Amendments
→ Fresh Ink | 23 May 2013 | 11:19 am MDT

The growing irrelevance of polls
→ Fresh Ink | 23 May 2013 | 11:17 am MDT

U.S. Broadcasting Affected by Obama Administration Culture of Intimidation
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 23 May 2013 | 10:30 am MDT

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Hypes ‘LGBT Injustice’ During Interview With 18-year Old Woman Charged With Sex With Minor
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 10:15 am MDT

Good News / Bad News
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 10:11 am MDT

IRS obfuscating the truth about targeting
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 10:06 am MDT

Boehner: “Inconceivable” that Obama didn’t know about IRS abuse
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 10:01 am MDT

Ted Cruz: It’s ALWAYS been a matter of Trust
→ Da Tech Guy On DaRadio Blog | 23 May 2013 | 9:59 am MDT

Student Loan Hype: Networks Focus on Debts 245 Percent Higher than Average
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 9:59 am MDT

Networks Tout Obama's 'Renewed Focus on Transparency' in War on Terror; No Mention of Benghazi
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 9:58 am MDT

Quote Of The Day, May 23, 2013
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:49 am MDT

Obama Meets In Oval Office With Illegal Aliens
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 9:49 am MDT

Woolwich Terrorist Michael Adebolajo: Just Your Average Pleasant, Quiet, Devoted Muslim
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:43 am MDT

Michael Savage: ‘What stands between us and what happened in London? Guns, guns, guns’ [AUDIO]
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:42 am MDT

Iran could use a nuclear weapon against Israel and get away with it
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:39 am MDT

IRS Morality: Defend Planned Parenthood, Deluge Adoptive Families With Audits
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:38 am MDT

Hobby Lobby Back in Court, Seeking Exemption From Forced Birth Control Coverage
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 9:36 am MDT

Brutal Murder in London Highlights Dangers Faced by Military Personnel
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 23 May 2013 | 9:36 am MDT

Republicans Shout, Democrats Shrug Over Auditor’s Request For Financial Statements
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:35 am MDT

IF YOU LIVE IN TARA OR BROADMOOR, MIGHT BE TIME TO SELL: EBR Council Approves Purchase Of Old Women’s Hospital For Use As Public-Safety Complex
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:34 am MDT

“A fraud on the process”
→ Cold Fury | 23 May 2013 | 9:32 am MDT

CBO: ‘Large Debt Increases Risk of Fiscal Crisis, During Which … Government Would be Unable to Borrow…’
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 9:31 am MDT

Obama to push for transparency in face of threats
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:30 am MDT

ANOTHER BARBARIAN: Ibragim Todashev Implicated Tsarnaev, Himself In Triple Homicide Before FBI Shooting
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:29 am MDT

Houston Astros vendor canned after taking snow cones to the can
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:28 am MDT

White House counsel met with top treasury lawyer three times last year after learning of IRS audit
→ Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 9:27 am MDT

McCain Attacks Rubio For Opposing Debt Limit Increase
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:25 am MDT

United Health, Aetna, Cigna, Opt Out Of CA O-Care
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 9:23 am MDT

SADOW: The Implications Of The Community College Capital Outlay Bill
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:22 am MDT

Obama to high school classmate: ‘You are extremely sweet and foxy’
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:21 am MDT

Alan Dershowitz: Issa’s right, Lerner waived her right against self-incrimination and should be required to answer questions
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 9:21 am MDT

JOHN MCCAIN WANTS TO ARM THESE PEOPLE: Syrian Rebel ‘Cuts Out Soldier’s Heart And EATS It’ In Horrific Propaganda Video
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:14 am MDT

A Timeline Of Islamic Expansion In The Dark Ages
→ The Hayride | 23 May 2013 | 9:10 am MDT

Authorities BAFFLED over possible motive as not all Muslims behead Brit soldier in the street, brag about it on camera
→ Cold Fury | 23 May 2013 | 9:09 am MDT

Moore, Okla. students reunite with classmates [VIDEO]
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:06 am MDT

Chuck Norris thinks he and Tim Tebow are alike
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 9:02 am MDT

Amnesty For Illegal Aliens Won’t Add To Deficit
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 8:57 am MDT

Cuomo: ‘Shame on us’ if New York elects Weiner as mayor
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 8:51 am MDT

Not All Muslims shoot, behead two Coptic Christians in New Jersey
→ The Daily Caller | 23 May 2013 | 8:51 am MDT

Obama’s Yemeni Detainee Problem
→ Wizbang | 23 May 2013 | 8:51 am MDT

Arrogance, unjustified and dangerous
→ Cold Fury | 23 May 2013 | 8:50 am MDT

Lisa Myers: 'For a Year the IRS Essentially Knowingly Lied to Congress and No One Came Forward'
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:46 am MDT

Three major health insurers flee California’s ObamaCare exchange
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 8:41 am MDT

Bill Nye the clueless weather guy – flattened by tornado data
→ Watts Up With That? | 23 May 2013 | 8:33 am MDT

‘Shrinking POTUS’: Twitter users offer hilarious and apt captions for White House photo
→ Twitchy » US Politics | 23 May 2013 | 8:30 am MDT

$434K in Stimulus to Help Latina Middle-Schoolers 'Resist' Sex Created 0.91 Jobs
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 8:28 am MDT

More evidence it’s not about land for peace in Israel
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 8:26 am MDT

Attorney Probing Fox Worked On Obama Campaign
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 8:25 am MDT

Is Christian Persecution just a ‘myth’?
→ » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 8:15 am MDT

Networks’ Evening Shows Don’t Name Islam in London Terror Attack
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:08 am MDT

Fournier: Obama's 'Jihad Against the Press' Makes it More Likely We'll Have 'Dumb Wars'
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:07 am MDT

Open Thread Thursday
→ NewsBusters blogs | 23 May 2013 | 8:07 am MDT

What did Ruemmler know, and when did she know it?
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 8:01 am MDT

Your reading assignments before Obama’s Gitmo speech
→ Michelle Malkin | 23 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT

They’re Right: Obama Is No Tricky Dick
→ Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT

The Second Most-Admired Guy on the Right
→ SteynOnline | 23 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT

Lerner Not Yet Recalled, Atty’s Firm Close To WH
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 7:57 am MDT

Advertisement:
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 7:57 am MDT

Stockholm is burning
→ » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 7:53 am MDT

GOP Lawmaker: ‘Word Is Actually Getting Out that Republicans Are Interested in Doing Immigration Reform’
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 7:47 am MDT

What Congress Should Ask Lois Lerner
→ Patterico's Pontifications | 23 May 2013 | 7:41 am MDT

CA’s Senator Boxer follows RI’s Whitehouse in linking OK twister to global warming
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 7:40 am MDT

Environmentalists for Nuclear Power
→ Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 7:25 am MDT

WH Counsel Met 3Xs With Treas. Lawyer In 2012
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 7:25 am MDT

Insurers pressured by Sebelius to fund WH-related Enroll America
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 7:21 am MDT

Newsbytes: EU Leaders Back Shale Revolution, Roll Back Climate Policy
→ Watts Up With That? | 23 May 2013 | 6:59 am MDT

Obama To Show Respect For Rights — Of Terrorists
→ Sweetness & Light | 23 May 2013 | 6:49 am MDT

The other NRA sets up $1B stick up of gas stations, convenience stores
→ » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 6:47 am MDT

Pickering, Issa reach agreement on testimony
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 6:41 am MDT

ACLJ: White House Account of IRS Abuses 'Does Not Square With the Facts'
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 6:30 am MDT

Wisdom from my 19 year old son on the Obama scandals
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 6:20 am MDT

IRS audited 69% of filers claiming adoption tax credit
→ Hot Air » Top Picks | 23 May 2013 | 6:01 am MDT

Solution to London machete terror attack: ban uniforms
→ » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 6:00 am MDT

Judge Davis and the Muslim-American muddle
→ Power Line | 23 May 2013 | 5:53 am MDT

Tyranny is no longer 'lurking'
→ Fresh Ink | 23 May 2013 | 5:43 am MDT

Michelle Obama: 'It Is Our Responsibility As a Nation' to Remember the Slaves
→ CNS News - Top Headlines | 23 May 2013 | 5:30 am MDT

Immigration Reform in One Infographic
→ The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation | 23 May 2013 | 5:25 am MDT

British Front Pages — Blood on his hands, hatred in his eyes
→ Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion | 23 May 2013 | 5:00 am MDT

Low-skilled Worked Get Raw Deal Under Obamacare
→ » Today’s Top News | 23 May 2013 | 4:00 am MDT

Anti-information in climate models
→ Watts Up With That? | 23 May 2013 | 4:00 am MDT