Elections on Townhall

• The IRS Gave Special Treatment to Obama's Brother While Targeting Tea Party Sat May 18
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Ken Boehm, Chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center, joined the program to discuss the ongoing IRS scandal. It turns out the IRS was more-than-friendly with Obama’s half Brother (and his charity) while they were targeting conservative groups for audits. ... more
• The AP Targeted After Stealing Obama’s Spotlight Sat May 18
  Bob Beauprez
  By the time the AP published their report, the CIA had lifted national security concerns. Nonetheless, the CIA continued to lobby the AP to hold the story until the President got to thump his chest first. ... more
• Shocking: Study Admits Income Taxes Penalize Growth Sat May 18
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I have to start this post with a big caveat. I’m not a fan of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The international bureaucracy is infamous for using American tax dollars to promote a statist economic agenda. ... more
• Hollande Asks ECB to Engage in Japanese Style Currency Debasement Sat May 18
  Mike Shedlock
  Not only is the Hollande in praise of competitive currency debasement which mathematically cannot work if every country does it (not that it can work anyway without long-term consequences), he also wants to sell France government holdings "without ceding state control or influence over vital companies". ... more
• Some Great Bad News Fri May 17
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Good news is bad news, and bad news is good news. . . It’s getting kinda hard to keep track of it all. Also, Dan Epstein from Cause for Action joined John to talk about Obama’s most recent nominee for Labor Secretary. ... more
• Grim News from Greece about Grasping Government Fri May 17
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  Let’s start with a look at the number of bureaucrats over time in Greece. You don’t need to read Greek to see that featherbedding exploded over the past 35-plus years. ... more
• Scandals, Fisticuffs and the Voices of Tyranny Fri May 17
  Charles Payne
  IRS, the AP, Benghazi. . . This fresh batch of scandals that's popped up like springtime perennials could have enormous conclusions. ... more
• EU Emissions Trading in Tatters (As It Should Be) Fri May 17
  Mike Shedlock
  I disagree with the entire concept of man-made "global warming" in the first place, but even if it exists, the odds that government will do something reasonable about it is close to zero. ... more
• How About Scandal, Incompetence, Venality, Hubris, Vanity and Error to Start Fri May 17
  John Ransom
  If anything has been shown through the he-said-she-said of finger pointing, scandal, incompetence, venality, hubris, vanity and error is that when government and politics gets involved you can expect the he-said-she-said of finger pointing, scandal, incompetence, venality, hubris, vanity and error. ... more
• Obamacare Causes Massive Premium Increases - Nearly 100 Percent on Average Thu May 16
  Bob Beauprez
  As the Obama Administration juggles multiple scandals – Benghazi, IRS, and now the AP – the pack of lies that the President told to sell ObamaCare will likely go virtually unnoticed. ... more
• Obamacare is Killing Doctor-Patient Relationships Thu May 16
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Why is it that no one ever talks about Doctors when discussing Obamacare? Dr. Hal Scherz joined the show to discuss the very serious impact Obamacare will have on Doctor-patient relationships. ... more
• Is Underwear a Legitimate Function of the Federal Government? Thu May 16
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  Here’s another entry for our UK vs US Government Stupidity Contest. Or perhaps it belongs in the great-moments-in-government-waste category. ... more
• Migration From Paris Thu May 16
  Charles Payne
  The story of Detroit must be followed closely because of its economic and moral implications. The economic part is not just what's happening at this very moment but policies and ideas that brought the former Paris of the West to the point of state takeover. ... more
• President Ford, err, Biden? Thu May 16
  Bill Tatro
  After 4 ½ years in office, Barack Obama, the 44th U.S. President, has endured Operation Fast and Furious, Benghazi, the current IRS targeting scandal, and now the Associated Press phone hacking dilemma, all to hang his mantle on. These are what we know of so far. ... more
• American Dream Still Beautiful Wed May 15
  Charles Payne
  Saying "runway modeling is not what I set out to do," Kate Upton actually wants it all! I think it's great for anyone to want it all and to admit it. It's really great to hear that, from someone that's in the public eye. ... more
• Hell Has Officially Frozen Over: French Support Spending Cuts Wed May 15
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I like to think I’m a reasonably savvy observer of public opinion and international economics, but every so often I’m stunned by some bit of data. ... more
• Youth Unemployment Results from Libs Wed May 15
  Michael Schaus
  It may seem hard to believe, but when you tell children that results don’t matter, so long as they gave it a good effort. . . They grow up believing it. When you give every child a ribbon, they are denied any lesson in competition. And, believe it or not, competition is a very real part of succeeding. ... more
• Ransom Confronts Internet Tax Lobbyist Tue May 14
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Is the Marketplace Fairness Act really about fairness? John Ransom spoke with Betsy Laird, the Lead Lobbyist for the International Council of Shopping Centers, about the Internet Sales tax that passed the Senate. (Oh. . . And they didn’t really see eye to eye.) ... more
• Obamaspeak Takes Failure to New Highs Tue May 14
  Bob Beauprez
  A new language was introduced in Washington when President Obama began his first term in office. For a time, it flummoxed his observers, including many Republicans, who were caught off-balance by the combination of the President’s soaring rhetoric and his Chicago-style politics. ... more
• Another Example of Editorial-Page Fiction at the New York Times Tue May 14
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  Are there any fact checkers at the New York Times? Since they’ve allowed some glaring mistakes by Paul Krugman, I guess the answer is no. But some mistakes are worse than others. ... more
• Paul Krugman "Was" Right Tue May 14
  Mike Shedlock
  It is a simple statement of fact that the more goods and services we receive for our money, the better off we all are. The cheaper, the better! Time and time again we forget free trade and lower prices are a benefit! ... more
• If Criticism Means We “Hate” Obama, Then How Many Americans Does Obama Hate? Mon May 13
  Shawn Mitchell
  Not too long ago, trashing George Bush was a Hillary-approved form of patriotic dissent. Back in the day, progressives and Move On types competed proudly and exuberantly to vocalize their Bush hate, all to the national media’s approving, saturation coverage. ... more
• The Broken President’s Broken Politics Mon May 13
  John Ransom
  His life and presidency can only be understood by recognizing this Obama idée fixe goes beyond merely his ideology and merges into that of his personality. Because only when one realizes that he personally identifies with his ideology in the same way that he identifies himself as a father or husband, can one finally understand how tightly he clings to it. ... more
• The IRS Targeting Jews and Conservatives? Why So Surprised? Mon May 13
  Morgan Brittany
  Why is it always such a shock when news emerges that the government is doing something underhanded and illegal? The allegations that the IRS was targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny have now expanded to the uncovering of the fact that they were also singling out Jewish groups that were pro-Israel. ... more
• The Pros and Cons of Amnesty Mon May 13
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  I’ve been peppered with all sorts of questions about immigration this week. Many of them deal with the Heritage Foundation study, including the “dynamic scoring” issue and Jason Richwine’s resignation. ... more

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