Surprised? ========= The Democrats’ midterm shellacking was in part a referendum on competence, which leads, naturally, to the all but unreported news that the IRS never “lost” emails after all. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen is pulling off the impossible task of destroying what little credibility that bureaucracy has left. Treasury Department Inspector General Russell George recently informed Congress that his forensic investigation has... Read more
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A Year of Living on the Brink
October 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, HenningerThese are the smart people on the Left we’re talking about… ================ History will mark down 2014 as the year predicted 49 years ago by Martha and the Vandellas. In 1965 the group recorded a Motown classic, “Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide.” We’re there, at the brink. Liberia, ISIS, Ukraine, Hong Kong, a hospital fighting Ebola infections in Dallas, the year’s stock-market... Read more
Yes, Obama and his Minions Think We are Stupid.
October 21 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Ebola, Noonan, Obama, The LeftThey’re smart people. So if a 11 year olds know the answer, so do they. Only they don’t care. =============== The administration’s handling of the Ebola crisis continues to be marked by double talk, runaround and gobbledygook. And its logic is worse than its language. In many of its actions, especially its public pronouncements, the government is functioning not as a soother... Read more
The Ebola Democrats
October 9 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Democrat Party, Party PoliticsWho needs facts or all the numbers? =============== Frantic to hold the Senate, Democrats are now claiming Republicans are pro-Ebola—really. Anything is better than having to defend White House competence or even the adequacy of the public-health response, though this election debate would benefit from a fact or two. Here’s a heavy-rotation TV spot from Arkansas incumbent Mark Pryor against his GOP opponent:... Read more
Student Loans Worse Than Expected
September 23 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Democrat Party, ObamaA sop to the voters… ==== Sept. 19, 2014 6:24 p.m. ET Recently we told you about a study from the New America Foundation showing how changes to the federal student-loan program will wreak fiscal havoc in the future. A new government report shows that Uncle Sam’s swelling loan portfolio is already threatening taxpayers. The Congressional Budget Office has released its monthly budget review,... Read more
Stonewall Koskinen
September 23 | Posted by mrossol | IRSI am not aware of a single Democrat who is speaking up. ============= Nine months have passed since President Obama installed John Koskinen as IRS Commissioner, charged with unearthing the agency’s targeting scandal and restoring its credibility. It’s about nine months past time to acknowledge that Mr. Koskinen is the problem, not the answer. The 75-year-old former Fannie Mae FNMA +4.36% executive on... Read more
