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If the law is irrelevant, accountability is non-existent

In response to White House’s Pfeiffer Does ‘Full Monty’ (Python) on Obama Scandals: Conservatives, libertarians, and especially the Tea Party are often accused by liberals of “hating the government.”  We don’t hate it.  Besides being jealous of our liberties, as

Woodward: White House Lied

Woodward: White House Lied

The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward appeared on “Meet the Press” Sunday to discuss the brewing scandals of the Obama White House. When conversation turned to the controversy over the Benghazi talking points which show the White House and State Department’s successful attempts

Schieffer On IRS Scandal: 'Dumb And Dumber'

Schieffer On IRS Scandal: 'Dumb And Dumber'

CBS News’ Bob Schieffer took aim at the Obama White House today and their involvement in the IRS scandal. “Welcome to dumb and dumber,” Schieffer intoned, as he railed against the administration’s contention that no one really knew anything about

WH: 'Irrelevant' Who Edited Benghazi Talking Points

WH: 'Irrelevant' Who Edited Benghazi Talking Points

Appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation, White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said that it was “largely irrelevant” who edited the talking points the Obama administration trotted out in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Benghazi on September 11,

Poll: 59% Agree with GOP on Benghazi

Poll: 59% Agree with GOP on Benghazi

Despite the spate of scandals hitting the Obama administration, a new CNN/ORC poll shows that the American people still largely approve of President Obama. His personal approval ratings remain solid at 53 percent, with just 45 percent disapproving. That’s actually

WH: 'Irrelevant' Where Obama Was During Benghazi Attacks

WH: 'Irrelevant' Where Obama Was During Benghazi Attacks

On Fox News Sunday this morning, White House spokesman Dan Pfeiffer was asked by Chris Wallace where in the White House President Obama was during the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi that killed four Americans. “Question,” asked Wallace.

Camelot Is Burning

Camelot Is Burning

It began in earnest last Friday. A flash mob of latte drinking, tofu eating media that has done its best to quell, rather than fan the flames of truth, turned on one of their own. Jay Carney lay bludgeoned at

Obama Consoles Student: Subtraction Harder than Addition

Obama Consoles Student: Subtraction Harder than Addition

President Barack Obama had to console an elementary school student in Baltimore on Friday after the student failed to come up with the correct answer to “2 minus 1” when Obama asked students basic arithmetic questions. Obama replied to the

New York Times Lauds Jay Carney

New York Times Lauds Jay Carney

The New York Times, ever eager to leap to the defense of embattled Obama Administration officials, has a puff piece extolling the virtues of White House Spokesman Jay Carney amid the slings and arrows he must suffer.  Noting that Carney

Obama Admin Would Rather Risk Default than Negotiate Debt Limit Deal

Obama Admin Would Rather Risk Default than Negotiate Debt Limit Deal

On Friday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Congress that the Obama administration would rather risk default than negotiate with Republicans in Congress over raising the debt limit. He said the Treasury Department will begin taking “extraordinary” measures to avoid default

IRS Scandal Warrants Independent Special Counsel

IRS Scandal Warrants Independent Special Counsel

When you get right down to it, the political targeting and stalling of tax-exempt applications by the IRS was an effort to defund the Tea Party. Rick Santelli, one of the Tea Party founders and my CNBC colleague, was the

Obama to Host Another Concert While Scandals Rage

Obama to Host Another Concert While Scandals Rage

Fiddling while the organization around him is burning from the scandals surrounding Benghazi, the IRS, and AP, Barack Obama is hosting another concert in his “In Performance at the White House” series. On May 22, Obama and his wife will honor singer-songwriter