Sure. But these were just a pair of rogue, low-level, oft-chastised higher-ups. With ties to Cincinnati. So honestly, there’s nothing to see here — and every time you provocateurs in the media write about it you’re just proving to the American people that you are more interested in going after an historic black historic president and capitalizing politically on a small flaw in an otherwise wonderful agency than you are
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“A Bad Relationship: How the Press Came To Love Obama More Than Itself”
Uh oh. Somebody’s about to get audited! [REPRISE!]. Stuart Stevens, the Daily Beast: What would you think of a president under whom the IRS targeted his harshest political opponents, during his reelection campaign? What would you think of a president whose obsession with leaks and secrecy was so great that he used the Justice Department to obtain phone records of reporters, in violation of Justice’s established procedure? What would you
“Cincinnati IRS Agent: Special ‘task force’ in DC made decisions about processing Tea Party applications”
Uh oh. Somebody’s about to get audited! TRS: NBC News has an article out this morning that is mostly a rehash of information we already know. But there was something else in the article that caught my eye: Cleta Mitchell, another attorney representing conservative groups that allege they were targeted, said an IRS agent in Cincinnati told her a “task force” IRS office in Washington, D.C., was making the decisions
“Did Eric Holder Lie Under Oath? An Early Investigation of an Investigation”
The Atlantic Wire, with what I can only assume to be a rhetorical question: On Thursday, NBC News reported on Holder’s involvement in another prominent investigation of a media outlet. Following a 2009 leak of classified information, the Justice Department acquired a search warrant for emails from Fox News reporter James Rosen. In the warrant, the Department indicates that there is “probable cause to believe that the reporter has committed
“No more back-room deals between bureaucrats and liberal activists”
So opines the Washington Examiner’s editorial board: Previously in this space, The Washington Examiner described an important new report compiled by an 11-person research team from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce entitled “Sue and Settle: Regulating Behind Closed Doors.” The chamber’s report identified at least 71 federal court cases since 2009 in which federal agencies — most often, the Environmental Protection Agency — made back-room deals with Big Green environmental
while I was away, 1: Senator Durbin wants a 21st century solution to an outdated First Amendment
What we need to remember — and how we should respond — to desperate attempts from this Administration and its Democrat lackeys hoping that the proposal of a “press shield law” will save them from having to speak to the AP phone scandal, is that we already have one of those: the First Amendment, right there at the top of the Bill of Rights. And further, we need to remind
Memorial Day 2013 open thread [Darleen Click]
Amidst the family parties and BBQs, please take time to give thanks to our veterans and current members of our military for their service and sacrifice.
“National surveys show that teens who believe their parents would strongly disapprove of them using substances were less likely to try them than their peers.” [Darleen Click]
Too many parents have doubts of their influence on their children … The report, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), says nearly one in 10 parents (9.1%) said they did not talk to their kids ages 12 through 17 about the dangers of using alcohol, tobacco or other drugs in the past year. […] National surveys show that teens who believe their parents would strongly disapprove
We interupt our regularly scheduled program … [Darleen Click]
For this Grandma moment: Granddaughter, Rowan Lynn, made her debut at 8:24 pm, 7 lbs 12 oz, 20 inches long
“If the reporter stays very still and very quiet long enough, he might be able to catch them grooming one another.” [Darleen Click]
So states a commenter on Ann Althouse’s post about the Washington Post’s strained attempt at explaining all those [gasp!] American Flags!!1!1 [gasp! GASP!] flying in Moore, Oklahoma. MOORE, Okla. — The first thing Kevin Gibson did after returning to his house, torn apart by a powerful tornado Monday, was pull an American flag and a temporary flagpole from the corner of his partially standing garage. Neighbors forlornly picking through the
