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John Ransom:
Award for Worst Actor in Obama Conspiracy Goes to... Comrade Number One
I don’t actually make up these conspiracy theories myself. I have help from other members of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (VRWC), including the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and CBSNews.
Derek Hunter:
A Little Trip In The Way-Back Machine
Once upon a time, Democrats were concerned with infringements on civil liberties, when the president abusing power was someone they opposed and when the deaths of Americans bothered them.
Austin Hill:
What IRS Scandal?
“Is this still America?” Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) asked rhetorically last Friday, as he and other members of the House Ways and Means Committee questioned IRS officials about the agency’s “targeting” scandal.
Doug Giles:
Holy Cannibalism, Bat Man: Liberals Are Eating Liberals
Grab some popcorn, folks. Pull up a chair. Get yourself a 6 pack. No … a 12pack and join with me and other liberty-minded folks as we watch the Left finally sink their comedic and inquisitive teeth into the rotted flesh of the Hope &Crap Machine that we’ve been caterwauling about for the last five, seems like twenty, years.
Mike Shedlock:
The Poll of Doom: 46% in UK Want to Exit EU, 30% Want to Stay In
By a wide margin, but not quite a majority (yet), "Let's quit EU," say 46 per cent of voters in poll.
Debra J. Saunders:
A Few Screws Loose on Achy-Breaky Bay Bridge
Gov. Jerry Brown recently stepped in it when a reporter asked him about the Bay Bridge. In March, 32 of 96 key rods in the under-construction eastern span cracked after they were tightened.
Daniel J. Mitchell:
Great Moments in Human Rights: Mandated “Emotional Support” Animals in College Dorms
Another great development in “human rights” around the world. Indeed, it belongs with these momentous breakthroughs. Let's just say I don’t sympathize with the notion that the federal government should compel colleges to allow pets – even if they’re for “emotional support.”
Political Calculations:
The S&P 500 Snaps into Focus
It would appear that investors have shifted their forward-looking focus to 2014-Q1 in setting the pace of change for U.S. stock prices. Following the period after the fiscal cliff reaction of 15 November through 20 December 2012, they had been focused mainly on 2013-Q2.
Night Watch:
Russia Shores Up Syria Defense Against "Foreign Navies"; Repeats No Libya Pledge
The effect of these deliveries is to deter a UN resolution approving creation of a no-fly zone in Syria, as occurred in Libya which evolved into a NATO air combat campaign with limited ground intervention.
Bruce Bialosky:
Hillary Needs a Benghazi Necklace
There is so much to say about what happened in Benghazi and the aftermath that one almost does not know where to begin. It was certainly refreshing to watch the news conference the other day with the entire White House Press Corp all over Jay Carney for misleading them regarding the matter.
Scott Carter:
The Naked Shorts on Gold
The only way to make good is to buy the physical gold. And that feat is only getting harder and harder to accomplish as more and more gold is being bought by Central Banks, Governments and average investors.
Paul Jacob:
Beyond the Gloatfest
Proponents of gun control are clearly showing their biases, and ignorant of the research on the subject of gun violence. But it's precisely when this is so clear that it's appropriate to take a step back and acknowledge our own biases, too.
Paul Greenberg:
Scandal of the Day
As it goes with these things, every day there is another drip. Which becomes a trickle, then a stream, and soon enough a flood. Maybe even a whole monsoon season. Scandals tend to multiply. It's not that some folks suddenly go bad, as an old boy once told me, it's that they're suddenly found out.
Kevin McCullough:
A Bitter-Clinger's Non-Remorse
Last week the executive branch of our nation's government seemed recklessly ignorant of nearly everything related to their job. For a group of highly educated, highly accomplished, highly perched folks who seem to regularly look down on regular Americans they seemed extraordinarily ignorant of things they should at least have basic knowledge of.
James Allen:
Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Defect and Character!
This week has revealed without a doubt that the Obama administration have three political scandals that the masters of spin cannot ignore.
Michael Youssef:
The Bipartisan Folly of Our Islam Delusion
Politicians accuse each other of failure, which is to be expected. Each side has their “narrative,” and the truth often loses out (although I am thankful for the honest and courageous ones who do speak the truth).
Marita Noon:
No Better for Obama Next Week, Either
It may be too early to tell whether the three scandals will “define and destroy” Barack Obama’s presidency—but they do reveal a propensity to massage the message and reward their friends while destroying their enemies. And, there are more than the trifecta of troubles that make this point, there’s a six-pack of scandals.
Chris Edwards:
IRS Abuses Past and Present
Past IRS abuses have stemmed from foul play by both politicians and bureaucrats. As for the bureaucrats, investigations during the 1990s revealed how IRS enforcement had run amok, with abusive tactics being used against small businesses and other taxpayers.
John Hawkins:
20 Reasons To Dislike The Democrat Party
Ted Kennedy. Barney Frank. Rod Blagojevich. Eric Massa. Marion Barry. Dan Rostenkowski. Eliot Spitzer. John Murtha. Alcee Hastings. Anthony Weiner. James Traficant. Sandy Berger. Gerry Studds. Robert Byrd. Mel Reynolds. James McGreevey. Jesse Jackson, Jr. Robert Torricelli. Gary Condit. Bill Clinton. John Edwards. And those are JUST SOME OF THE ONES that got caught.
Center for Security Policy | As Qatar Buys Up American Gas Wells, Energy Independence Seems Even Less Likely 