And as short sighted politicians are again gutting our military and cries that we don't need a new Bomb, it is instructive to remember that at the beginning of WW2 our Army was Number 16 in the worlds armies, ranking just behind Portugal! And, as you mentioned, 1200 pilots with obsolete planes went out and only 84 returned! As a retired military man myself it gives me no comfort to see the US spending $113 Billion a year on Illegal Aliens while crying poverty for everything Military! I think we all got the message from on high when THIS President did not even mention D- Day but instead, went fundraising for Politics!!!

Wow, and are you surprised there is Gambling going on at Rick's place too? One quick question before those monitoring Google bust down my door? Who was reelected with a more votes because of the IRS actions? Isn't that like making the husband the number one suspect when the wife is murdered?

Hey Chris, do you want to marry him or just kiss him?

Englishlass, those were the exact words of both candidates Mccain and Mitt Romney during their presidential campaigns! Sorry I didn't answer you before Ransom moved to another days work. Hope to address this again in the near future. Phillup

When Conservatives are finally jolted from their "Obama's a good man, good father etc. etc.rose petal strewing position and mount some serious critiques of the Chicago politicians, the Democrat sychophants also take to the airways and throw up so much flack that Scandal begins to obscure other scandals. Example" (AS I TYPE NERVOUSLY WHILE WONDERING IF BIG BROTHER IS FOLLOWING MY EVERY KEYSTROKE,) I dare say that even those faithfully following the columnists and brilliant comenters on this site are NOT all aware of this fact: While IRS Director Schulman visited the Whitehouse 157 times, the person actually cracking the whip at IRS, Sarah Hall Ingram was visiting the HALL OF THE SAME MOUNTAIN KING, 165 TIMES!!! Does every American TV watcher know that? Or has there been so much stuff in the air that Scandal is obscuring other Scandals even on the same case?

Looks like Matthews has a teenage type "Crush on Obama"!

Steven Law writes on the IRS swamp in today's Wall Street Journal. His article is titled, What Enron and the IRS scandals have in common: There is NEVER just one COCKROACH!

Obama could have been, and some would say is the most powerful President since WW2. He and Holder can play the full monte, Liberal, Democrat, adored by the Media sociopaths, unscrupulous and arrogent enough to intimidate the Republicans! If the wind blows toward the Whitehouse it is a racist wind! Their arrogance and disdain for the Congress and anyone who opposes, or even disagrees with them trickles down to the jerks who smirk, give snarky answers and roll their eyes knowing Obama has their back and will smile if he happens to see their performance before the Congressional Committee's on the evening news. Both Obama and Holder are Grinding Axes and no one will stop them; That's Power!

Douthat of NYTimes writes These trends mean that we’re asking low-skilled immigrants to assimilate into a working class that’s already in crisis. We’re hoping that our dysfunctional educational system can prevent millions more children from ASSIMILATING DOWNWARD into what sociologists have called a “rainbow underclass.” And we’re betting that the growing incomes of second-generation Hispanics will outweigh their RETREAT FROM MARRIAGE and RISING OUT-OF-WEDLOCK BIRTHRATES! Family reunification allows U.S. citizens and immigrants (Lawful Permanent Resident or "Green card" holders) to petition for visas for their immediate relatives. Since the 1950s , family reunification policies of the United States have included the ability of immigrants to sponsor not only their minor children and spouses, but also their parents, siblings, and adult children. Travel to California and see what Illegal Immigrants have "Wrought" and you would seriously ask yourself, WHY DOES THE US WANT EVEN ONE DOZEN MORE?

How about requiring the Government to show that they are willing/capable of enforcing the existing Border security laws successfully, to a 90% certainty for two years before we do anything? I have read that something like 40% of illegals have over stayed their visa's, or as in the Boston bomber case, never showed up where they said they were going in the first place. The US Government knows everything about those people and in most cases even has their pictures! Most of those would be relatively easy to locate and deport! The deportation of half million illegals a year would do more to stop illegal border crossing than five thousand new agents! Is it any surprise the politicians will not act honestly when Political Correctness intimidates people so they won't even speak honestly! Hell, you would think they were dealing with the IRS or something. Mexican/Central American immigrants with no education or skills added to our hi tech work place? There is no Tax Base there, so why do the politicians want them? 53% of Hispanic babies born to single mothers! That household will not pay State or Federal taxes for at least a generation! So why?

The Government Public Sector Behemoth may never be downsized, or in any way reigned in! And the danger of such a thing happening under a Democrat Administration is all but non existent! Consequently, there is this alignment of the political Planets of Obama and BIG GOVERNMENT at this time. Should there be budget cuts, or, HORROR OF HORRORS, a flat tax, that would all but eliminate the IRS, just when they are on the verge of OWNING Obamacare, it would be their Armageddon! Threats to their power come from only one source, Conservative Republicans! The Government is DEMOCRAT! They are BIGGER THAN THE PRESIDENT OR CONGRESS! Their interest’s in this case, as in most all cases, happens to align with President Obama’s ideology! I fear this same pattern is consistent throughout the millions of Federal, State and Municipal employees and their agencies! Conservatives need not apply!