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Watchdog mess could have been avoided if Sharon Bock was IG

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What should we make of this squabble between Palm Beach County Administrator Bob Weisman and Inspector General Sheryl Steckler? For starters, no one who’s followed the issue from the start should be surprised about this sticky mess. The Office of Inspector General wasn’t set up properly from the start. But it’s hard to get the [...]

Obama spied on press more than all past administrations combined

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The seizure of two months worth of telephone records from Associated Press reporters without notice is nothing new for the Obama administration. It’s been running roughshod over the press since the year Barack Obama assumed office. A case in point is that of Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen and his dealings with former [...]

Judge Jeanine scolds administration: ‘Who’s running the joint?’

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Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro does it again with another epic rant about how “no one in this administration knows anything!” The Emmy award winning host chronicles how President Obama didn’t know that the IRS was being investigated for targeting his political enemies or that the Justice Dept. was seizing the Associated Press’ phone [...]

Mia Love: ‘We have some unfinished business’

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A black conservative woman who became a national rising star in the GOP after her speech at the Republican National Convention in August, threw her hat in the ring for Utah’s Fourth Congressional district seat. The young, attractive Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love announced her 2014 bid at the Utah Republican Organizing Convention 2014, according [...]

CBS asks White House adviser why PR plan is to feign ignorance

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Making the rounds on the Sunday news programs, White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer probably thought the interview with CBS’ Face the Nation host, Bob Schieffer, would be a cake walk. He was very wrong. Schieffer grilled Pfeiffer on the numerous scandals, and asked why the administration feigns ignorance when the public is looking for answers. [...]

Crowley spins scandals to Rand Paul: You can’t just make up your own version, Candy

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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday and spoke out on the debacle of the attack on Benghazi, and said he expects more information to surface on the IRS scandal the administration is facing. Candy Crowley began the program with polling numbers that said by a margin of 50 [...]

America killing immigrants with food, jobs, leisure, NY Times says

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Every time you think you you’ve seen every mind-blowingly stupid article possible, another one comes along. As in Sunday’s New York Times: “The Health Toll of Immigration.” From the headline, you might think it’s about the cost to the nation’s emergency rooms, taking care of illegal immigrants – like those giving birth to new citizens [...]

Obama attempts to change the subject

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Scandals? What scandals? The White House wants to change the subject. After a week that saw the capital riveted by three high-level scandals, The Washington Post reported Sunday that President Obama plans to deliver a speech on counterterrorism this week at the National Defense University. Because counterterrorism has been all over the news lately, right? [...]

Twitter laughs: Safe names for non-profits to avoid IRS targeting

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There isn’t a comedian on earth funnier than fellow Americans when challenged to take a shot at an ongoing Obama administration scandal. And as Twitchy showed, in this case, it’s coming from the Twitter hashtag “SafeC4Names,” where people have come up with hilarious “safe names” for non-profit groups to use to avoid IRS targeting, harassment, [...]

Sen. Cruz fires up base with call to abolish IRS

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz continues to generate enthusiasm among conservatives with his fearless and bold style of shaking up the status quo in Washington. He set Twitter abuzz last week with two tweets calling for the abolishment of the Internal Revenue Service amidst the news of its egregious misconduct in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt [...]