John Fund points out that Lois Lerner has a pre-IRS history of overseeing the same sort of abuses she supervised when she later came to the IRS: Conservatives have long tangled with Lerner, who was director of enforcement at the … Continue reading →
Holder signed off on the Rosen email seizure, according to “a law enforcement official.” And today Obama had just put him in charge of “review[ing] Justice Department guidelines governing investigations that involve journalists.” Fox guarding the henhouse? Note that the … Continue reading →
White House Counsel Ruemmler was just protecting the president, says the WaPo: But they agreed that it would be best not to share it with President Obama until the independent audit was completed and made public, in part to protect … Continue reading →
I don’t read Obama’s mind (more’s the pity; what a scoop I’d get if I did!). But it strikes me that this just may be the first time in his life he’s ever been in such difficulty, the first time … Continue reading →
In a move that was absolutely no surprise at all, the IRS’s Lois Lerner took the Fifth today. What does it mean?: It’s doubtful that any prosecution of Lerner could be based on her disgraceful conduct in allowing the targeting … Continue reading →
The NY Times has turned on the Obama administration—at least somewhat, at least for the moment. It may not be the most hard-hitting editorial on earth, but considering the source it’s almost shocking. Something about the DOJ’s treatment of James … Continue reading →
This is encouraging. Not because Eugene Robinson is so important, but because he has been one of the most consistent and stalwart of the president’s defenders. I cannot recall a single instance in which he has done anything but carry … Continue reading →
Kirsten Powers has my admiration. She’s a brave, brave woman, and a good writer, too. She’s published a clear and concise review of Obama’s war on Fox and his manipulation of the press, as well as their craven and willing … Continue reading →
…is finally alarmed. When the WaPo and Glenn Greewald in the Guardian are leading the charge against him, you know (dare I hope?) that Obama may have finally overplayed his hand in the unlikely person of James Rosen. This is … Continue reading →
Ya think? Unfortunately, I cannot figure out how to embed this particular video, so here’s the URL where you can watch it. I wonder; will this get the attention of the MSM? Or is it okay because it happened to … Continue reading →
There are many ways to influence people or an organization, so in investigating the IRS audits of conservative groups, although it would be convincing (and legally determinative) to find a secret tape or a secret email from Obama ordering the … Continue reading →
Because, despite the president’s feigned outrage about what the IRS did, the White House’s message is that the IRS abuses don’t constitute a “real” scandal. Excuse me—an “actual real scandal”: “What would be an actual real scandal in Washington would … Continue reading →