or… “Obama isn’t having enough dialog with the ‘other side’.” Or, … “Moscow must be trembling…” =========== At this writing, Edward J. Snowden, the fugitive National Security Agency contractor indicted on espionage charges, is in Moscow, where Vladimir Putin’s spokesman insists his government is powerless to detain him. “We have nothing to do with this story,” says Dmitri Peskov. “I don’t approve... Read more
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Noonan: Privacy Isn’t All We’re Losing
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Noonan, ObamaAlways a good read. ======= The U.S. surveillance state as outlined and explained by Edward Snowden is not worth the price. Its size, scope and intrusiveness, its ability to target and monitor American citizens, its essential unaccountability—all these things are extreme. The purpose of the surveillance is enhanced security, a necessary goal to say the least. The price is a now formal and... Read more
Holder’s Odd Defense
June 3 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Obamaffff ============== As they try to save Attorney General Eric Holder’s job, not to mention his reputation, Obama Administration officials are employing some strange logic to defend the Justice Department’s investigation of journalists. It’ll be interesting to see if our liberal friends in the media buy it. In its 2010 affidavit seeking a warrant to search the email of Fox News reporter James... Read more
The Unaccountable Executive
May 28 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama, UncategorizedHe’s not in-charge? =========== Every day brings new revelations about who knew what about the IRS targeting conservative groups during President Obama’s re-election campaign, but the overall impression is of a vast federal bureaucracy run amok. While the White House continues to peddle the story of a driverless train wreck, taxpayers are being treated to a demonstration of the dangers of an... Read more
