Elections on Townhall

• Asking For an Audit, Tea Party Protests the IRS Wed May 22
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Political affiliations aside, everyone should be worried about the IRS scandal. John touched base with a tea-party activist, and talked about the impropriety on display at the IRS. Also: John McCain grilled the CEO of Apple over their tax “avoidance” practices. (Because the problem couldn’t possibly be the tax code, it is obviously Apple’s adherence to the law.) ... more
• Four Reasons to Applaud Apple’s Tax Planning Wed May 22
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  The Senate is holding a Kangaroo Court designed to smear Apple for not voluntarily coughing up more tax revenue than the company actually owes. Here are a few things you need to know. ... more
• When There is Too Much Cash Wed May 22
  Charles Payne
  Part of the problem is that there is no harmony. It would be so much easier if the economy was generating 300,000 jobs a month, factories were being built, and the Fed didn't feel obligated to pump in $85.0 billion a month. ... more
• Giving Up on Gold Wed May 22
  Mike Shedlock
  People have thrown in the towel on gold in favor of momentum trading in stocks. It seems nearly everyone is a momentum trader now, one of the consequences of inept central bank bubble-blowing policy. ... more
• Harry Reid and the IRS Say Taxes are Voluntary Tue May 21
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Believe it or not, there are some people in Congress that can’t even wrap their mind around the power of the IRS. (And we wonder why there might be some abuse of power?) John Ransom talked with Bill Tatro about the recent White House scandals, and the coercive power of tax policy. ... more
• The IRS Scandal is Nothing More Than Liberalism Tue May 21
  Michael Schaus
  Imagine that: A government tax collection agency asked a bunch of citizens about their conversations with God. I guess we can chalk this up to the IRS’s complete disregard for Constitutional limitations, but does it strike anyone else as mildly anti-American? ... more
• You Call This a Recovery? Tue May 21
  Bill Tatro
  The familiar saying used to be, “I can afford it, but I don’t want it.” Conversely, now it’s “I want it, but I can’t afford it.” ... more
• Strangled By Red Tape Tue May 21
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  But the regulatory burden goes way beyond some odd anecdotes. We’re talking about a huge cost to the economy, and it’s been getting worse for the past 12 years. ... more
• Another Obamacare Lie Tue May 21
  Mike Shedlock
  Simply put, Obama lied when he said "you can keep your existing plan", knowing full well the law was purposely written to make sure that would not happen over time. Eventually you will be stuck with a new Obamacare plan and higher premiums whether you like your existing plan or not. ... more
• The Progressive (and Obama) European Solution: Liberty, Currency and Fraternities! Mon May 20
  John Ransom
  I don’t believe in the Trilateral and Bilderberg conspiracies. But I do believe that our world leadership suffers from a severe case of intellectual, political and corporate inbreeding that’s led them to dangerous defects in their vision for which there is no cure but cultural, financial and social death. ... more
• Obama High-Fives IRS with $92 Million in Bonuses Mon May 20
  Morgan Brittany
  The IRS succeeded in shutting down the opposition and they were all high-fived and handsomely rewarded. ... more
• India's weakened Congress wondering if early elections will help Sun May 19
  Reuters News
• Award for Worst Actor in Obama Conspiracy Goes to... Comrade Number One Sun May 19
  John Ransom
  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. ... more
• 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

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