On May 14, the House Ways and Means Committee demanded the IRS turn over documents and answer questions related to the targeting of conservative groups. The letter was signed by the Chairman David Camp and ranking member Sander Levin of the
Lois Lerner, the IRS official who headed the tax exempt division of the IRS targeting conservatives groups will be taking the fifth amendment at a House Oversight hearing tomorrow. But Chairman Issa has issued to her a subpoena nevertheless. The
Not really. The IRS had little interest in 501(c)(4) political activities until the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign-finance reform. That law barred dedicated political-advocacy groups from soliciting and spending soft money–funds that aren’t subject to tight federal campaign-contribution limits and are used
Add Labor Unions to the list of people concerned about the implementation of Obamacare. Labor is now publicly “balking at how the administration plans to implement the landmark law. They warn that unless there are changes, the results could be
On Face the Nation Sunday, AP’s president and executive said that the government’s seizure of AP reporters phone records was unconstitutional. Gary Pruitt “called the Justice Department’s actions ‘unconstitutional’ and said the AP hasn’t ruled out legal action.” Pruitt went
Today is the Preakness, the second race in the Triple Crown. It is my personal favorite race of the Triple Crown Races. Here is a picture I took last year at the race: My mother, who analyzed the Kentucky
Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Darrell Issa announced that he has issued a subpoena for ARB Chairman Thomas Pickering. Pickering is to appear for a deposition to answer for the Accountability Review Board report on Benghazi.
Two members of the DC City Council support a mandate forcing gun owners to carry $250K liability insurance policy. Name and shame: “Councilmembers Vincent Orange and Mary Cheh said after a hearing Thursday that any bill they pursue would likely be
An Associated Press review of public tax filings by 93 Tea Party activist groups show “small budgets” and that groups “rarely displayed overt partisan activities.” The AP reviewed 990 tax returns through Guidestar and Foundation Center websites and some groups voluntarily made
Dan Rather, discredited CBS journalist, has weighed in on the recent scandals facing the Obama administration. He stated that the “controversies” are not in the same “cosmos” of Watergate. “Those who compare it to Watergate, the Republicans, are always eager
President Obama announced yesterday that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had asked for the resignation of Steven Miller, acting IRS Commissioner, in the wake of an “ideological profiling” scandal that hit the agency. However, Miller was due to leave the
A heated argument arose between Doctor Who and Star Wars fans at a science fiction convention in UK. “Police were called after members of the rival Norwich Sci-Fi club arrived to get autographs from two Doctor Who actors
Rep. Jason Chaffetz questioned the release of a mere 100 emails out of 25,000 on Fox News yesterday evening. He described the emails as a “smidgen”of the documents available pertaining to the Benghazi attack. Under a growing mountain of scandals,
FOX 19 is reporting that four Cincinnati workers have been identified for disciplinary and possible criminal action for targeting “right wing” groups applying to the IRS for non-profit status. However, according to sources, IRS workers in Cincinnati, OH “simply did
During a press conference this morning about the IRS scandal, House Speaker John Boehner asked “My question isn’t who’s going to resign, it’s who’s going to jail over this scandal?” AG Holder announced Tuesday that the FBI is launching an investigation
It’s Deja Vu all over again. From the Inspector General’s report on IRS profiling: “We could not specifically determine who had been involved in creating the criteria.” And that morsel of information was relegated to a footnote. How is that even
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), senior Democrat on the House Oversight Committee had some harsh words regarding the IRS’ “ideological profiling” of conservative groups. “I think laws were probably broken, but at the least there have been some improper actions on
CNS News is reporting that the Internal Revenue Service has not indicated it will cooperate with the House Ways and Means Committee demand to turn over information related to its targeting of center right groups. Rep. Boustany (R-LA), chairman of
Former Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on Fox News’ Hannity last night. “They lied,” he told Hannity, and Cheney went on to say “it was really all about their incompetence.” The former Vice-President identified warnings from the CIA that
Greg Hicks just testified that because the US (Susan Rice on her talking point tour) was claiming that a video was responsible for protests (ATTACKS) on our consulate in Benghazi, the crime scene was unsecured for EIGHTEEN DAYS. Furthermore, getting
In a rare statement about the Obama administration, former Vice President Dick Cheney criticized the administration’s handling of the 9/11 terror attack on our consulate in Benghazi, stating it was a “failure of leadership.” He went on to say that
CBS News is reporting that Benghazi witness Greg Hicks told congressional investigators that “a team of Special Forces prepared to fly from Tripoli to Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks was forbidden from doing so by U.S. Special Operations Command
Mark I. Thompson will make the allegation that Hillary Clinton “tried to cut the department’s own counter-terrorism bureau out of the chain of reporting and decision-making” as they responded to the Benghazi attacks. Thompson is a former Marine and the
Sharyl Attkisson at CBS News reports that an eyewitness on the ground at Benghazi was refused repeated requests for help. “We relied on Washington for dispassionate assessment,” one eyewitness told CBS News. “Instead, they [Washington officials] were asking us what
Greg Hicks, former deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, told congressional investigators that the State Department’s internal review of the Benghazi attack “let people off the hook.” Hicks also contradicted the administration’s talking points that were
