Saturday, July 25, 2015

BRING IT, FATCATS: Chamber of Crony Capitalism Declares War on Limited Government Conservatives

By Natalie Johnson

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is paving the way to unseat “obstructionist” Republicans in the House who have successfully blocked much of the organization’s agenda.

The move is spurred by Chamber frustration after the group poured nearly $70 million into the 2014 election to strengthen the Republican coalition in the Senate, only to have its efforts thwarted in the House, Politico reported Friday.

The Chamber intends to primary sitting House conservatives who have halted many of its legislative priorities, including immigration reform, the Export-Import Bank’s renewal and a long-term highway bill.

Ken Cuccinelli, president of the Senate Conservatives Fund, said the group’s strategy to target conservatives verifies that the lobbying organization is interested solely in “cronyism.”

“The Chamber exists to force taxpayers to line the pockets of large corporations and will do whatever it takes to defeat lawmakers who fight for the American people,” he said.

Chamber spokeswoman Blair Holmes downplayed the move as a “recommitment” to the organization’s success in last year’s primary and general elections. She told Politico the Chamber supports “pro-business” candidates regardless of party affiliation or incumbency status.

But Politico noted that the move marks a “major shift” for the business community, as the Chamber has traditionally avoided targeting sitting lawmakers.

David Bozell, president of ForAmerica, said “preserving” conservative members will be a priority in the upcoming election cycle for both his organization and the entire conservative community.

“If the Chamber of Commerce wants to pick a fight, then the conservative movement is going to have to be ready, and I’m sure we will be,” he said.

HISTORIC: Obama administration cripples ability of Inspectors General to investigate corruption and fraud in government

By Kathryn Watson

Department of Justice officials gave official approval Thursday to the FBI’s practice of blocking access to data and documents in a decision that DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz said “undermines” his ability to do his job and violates the will of Congress.

“Today’s opinion by the Office of Legal Counsel undermines the IG’s independence, which is a hallmark of the Inspector General system and is essential to carrying out the IG’s oversight responsibilities under the Inspector General Act,” Horowitz said.

“The OLC’s opinion restricts the IG’s ability to independently access all records in the Justice Department’s possession that are necessary for our audits, reviews, and investigations, and is contrary to the principles and express language set forth in the Inspector General Act,” Horowitz said.

The much-anticipated OLC memorandum said the FBI can use the Patriot Act to withhold wiretapping, surveillance and credit records from the DOJ IG.

After a years-long battle with the FBI over these types of records, Horowitz and other inspectors general had hoped for a very different outcome in a decision that could have negative ripple effects for other inspectors general appointed to expose waste, fraud and abuse.

The OLC opinion also claims Section 218 of the DOJ’s current budget, which prohibits any agency within the department from using its budget to block IG access, was insufficiently clear.

But Horowitz strongly disagreed, saying “Congress meant what it said when it authorized Inspectors General to independently access ‘all’ documents necessary to conduct effective oversight. Without such access, our office’s ability to conduct its work will be significantly impaired, and it will be more difficult for us to detect and deter waste, fraud, and abuse, and to protect taxpayer dollars. We look forward to working with the Congress and the Justice Department to promptly remedy this serious situation.”

WELL, THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY: Iranian Leader Posts Picture of Obama Shooting Himself in the Head

Ah, nothing says peaceful coexistence like a prospective suicide note to a negotiating partner.


As The Right Scoop observes, "But we were told that everyone’s totally happy about the Iran deal and they love us now."

Hat tip: BadBlue News.
 

Obama Trusts a Terror State, But Not the American People

By Richard Larsen

It’s disturbing to witness the collapse of logic, especially when perpetrated by our own president. After all, if we were to believe what so many of his devotees claim prima facie, he’s among the smartest on the planet. But his nuclear deal with Iran proves to the contrary; not just by its terms, but his illogic in support of it.

President Obama said this week, with regard to the agreement inked with Iran, “There really are only two alternatives here. Either the issue of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon is resolved diplomatically through a negotiation or it’s resolved through force, through war. Those are—those are the options.” There are so many more options available, that even he should be aware of, yet he’s reduced to employing the common false dichotomy, or fallacy of bifurcation, in support of it. But it explains his inanity in signing a deal that all but assures a nuclear Iran in the foreseeable future, and further underscores why Obamacare was foisted upon the nation; to him, there are but two options – his way or no way at all.

Obama added that no better deal was or is possible than the one he has negotiated. Since the bargaining table was approached from a position of weakness, acquiescence, and appeasement, he’s likely correct. But if the process had been approached from a position of strength, like Reagan did with the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, then the final agreement would have been much more inhibiting to Iranian nuclear ambitions, and we, and our allies, could have come away from the negotiations feeling much safer and assured.

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS: Hillary Clinton Lied; Used Personal Email Server to Transmit Classified Documents


“I did not email any classified material to anyone on my email. There is no classified material. I’m certainly aware of the classified requirements and did not send classified material.”


Try and contain your shock, but it turns out that Hillary Clinton blatantly lied to the American people about the use and nature of her illegal, personal email server. Simply operating her own server to conduct official business was in all likelihood a direct violation of federal statutes; but sending and receiving classified information using personal servers is another set of crimes entirely.

Several Inspectors General in the Obama administration have reviewed a tiny fraction of the Clinton emails and determined that 10 percent were classified SECRET or higher at the time they were transmitted.

Larwyn's Linx: Cruz accuses McConnell of 'flat-out' lying

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Nation

Cruz accuses McConnell of 'flat-out' lying: Susan Ferrechio
The Rare EIB Interview: Senator Ted Cruz on Why He Called His Leader a Liar: EIB
Ted Cruz: Mitch McConnell is a liar: RS

A Month Ago John McCain Defeated a Move to Arm Our Solders Here at Home: RWN
Los Zetas Drug Cartel Linked to US Helicopter Downing: Bill Gertz
CAIR Leader Nezar Hamze Is Now Deputy Sheriff: Joe Kaufman

Increasingly Divided Democrats Causing Problems for Their Party: Michael Barone
What is a Cuckservative?: Gregory Hood
Chamber gearing up to take out conservative incumbents: Politico

Gowdy: If Obama Saw His Son In Trayvon, We See Our Daughters In Kate: Breitbart
President Trump—Get Used to It: Roger L Simon
Failed Governor Martin O'Malley: American citizenship is 'a human right': Ariel Cohen

Economy

Percentage of blacks who would not vote for a black presidential candidate rises: Daniel Greenfield
Hillary Clinton's Great Depression Strategy: Bloomberg
Parents outraged after middle schoolers attend LGBTQ sex conference: EAG

Scandal Central

IG: Clinton’s Emails Included 'Classified Information;’ 30,000 Emails on Thumb-Drive: CNS
Cruz: If the DOJ Were Not An Arm of The DNC, They'd be Investigating Planned Parenthood: RightPundit
Boehner to Hillary: 'Immediately' Turn Over Email Server: Daniel Halper

Hillary Clinton Classified: WSJ
Federal investigators want Justice Department probe of Hillary Clinton emails: Evan Hallper, LA Times
Deal Lets Iran Back Out if Nuclear Violation Found and Snapback Sanctions Imposed: Tower

Media

Inspectors General Want Criminal Probe of Republican Presidential Candidate: Sharyl Attkisson
Is there room for discussion between gun owners and gun grabbers?: Jenn Jacques
Media Matters’ Brock calls upon New York Times to investigate itself over Hillary Clinton coverage: Erik Wemple

Guy Who Created Iranian Terror Regime Calls Trump "Irresponsible": Right Pundit
Cruz debates Code Pink: Why do you want to give $100 billion to those who kill Americans?: Hot Air
Salman Rushdie on Islam: 'We have learned the wrong lessons': Alison Flood, The Guardian

World

Al Jazeera Arabic: Should All the Alawites Be Slaughtered?: Clarion
Who Knew? Israeli Security Fence Part of Region-Wide Trend: CAMERA
‘Jihadi John’ said to have fled IS, fearing usefulness over: Sara Miller

Is the US now committed to removing Iran from the terrorism list?: AEI
Turkish jets strike Kurds in Iraq, Islamic State in Syria: Suzan Fraser
Swedish Anti-Racists Furious About Gay Pride Parade Near Muslim Area: James Kirkpatrick

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Is Win 10 a Con?: C&S
Want longer battery life? Avoid the New York Times and The Grauniad: Darren Pauli
Google, Amazon, NASA working on air traffic control for drones: David Nield

Cornucopia

Five Consequences of America's Moral Collapse: John Hawkins
Get Your Angle Wings Here: MOTUS
There's a Word for This: Sondrakistan

Image: Hillary Clinton Classified
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QOTD: "Today the Senate took up the Export-Import Bank, a classic example of cronyism and corporate welfare. The leader of Senate Republicans, Mitch McConnell, went to the floor and demonstrated that he had lied both to the American people and also to every Republican senator, including me. Back when we were having the fight over trade promotion authority, I asked Mitch McConnell directly if he had cut a deal to reauthorize this cronyism and corporate welfare in order to try to get the votes, and he looked at me, he looked at all 54 Republican senators, and he said flat-out, "There is no deal. There is no deal. There is no deal."

...[The] Republican leadership got the votes for TPA is by promising to put taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars of loan guarantees that go primarily to a handful of giant corporations. And it's what I refer to as a Washington cartel. It's career politicians in both parties who get in bed with lobbyists and special interests. It's why we're bankrupting our kids and grandkids ... people are so frustrated, 'cause we keep winning elections, and then our leaders don't do a darn thing they said they were going to do. So we were told in the House of Representatives things will be different.

In 2010, the people rose up, we got a Republican majority. And they haven't done much of anything. Then we were told we just need a Republican majority in the Senate, retire Harry Reid. In 2014, millions of Americans stood up to do that. For six months we've had a Republican majority. What have they done? They passed a trillion-dollar Cromnibus plan filled with corporate pork and corporate welfare. We funded Obamacare and President Obama's executive amnesty, and Republican leadership jammed through the confirmation of Loretta Lynch as attorney general. Every one of those is exactly the same as what Harry Reid would have done. And it's why people are frustrated.

Why is it that Republican leadership, authorities as Harry Reid and the Democrats -- and the answer is the lobbyists and special interests, the giant corporations that want Big Government and power. They give campaign contributions to both Republicans and Democrats. And today I called out the majority leader for looking 54 Republicans in the eye and telling a flat-out lie. It was a very unfortunate day for the Senate. It's not a good day when the majority leader is willing to lie to the members of the Senate." --Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)

Friday, July 24, 2015

TED CRUZ EXPOSES THE LIES, DISSEMBLING AND DECEIT OF MITCH McCONNELL: Now This is Speaking Truth to Power

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is the architect of the Republican Establishment's serial campaign of "Failure Theater", which is designed to deceive the party's base. McConnell and company pretend that real action is being taken to defend the Constitution while actually accomplishing nothing or, worse yet, conspiring with the most radical and corrupt administration in modern American history.

Failure Theater is the process by which the Establishment deliberately fails to do achieve anything, but wants credit from the Dumb Conservatives they’re playing to for allegedly “trying.”

Each of Boehner’s and McConnell’s “defeats” are in fact planned in advance. They are not trying to advance the conservative agenda; they are attempting to con conservatives into believing they have attempted to implement conservative policy, when in fact they were delivering their political deliverables to their Donor Class paymasters all along.

Uneducated, gullible, and easily led: if we stand for this, we are exactly what the Washington Post slurred us as 30 years ago.

Failure Theater has most recently embodied itself in McConnell's bogus attempts to repeal Obamacare; stop the insane deal to fund Iran will hundreds of billions of dollars and let it develop nuclear weapons; and pursue Planned Parenthood's child organ harvesting.

The one man who dares to speak truth to power -- willing to attack both parties for their lies -- is Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. Today he rose to speak in the Senate of Mitch McConnell's devious machinations.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT: Will Schumer and the Democrats Finally Step Up and Defend America?

By James Soviero

Shortly after the November, 2014 Republican landslide we posted an article titled, “Wanted: Gutsy Dems to Rescue Our Constitution”. The piece went on to explain some of the rationale behind what appears an irreconcilable statement. Some excerpts:

“So given the undeniable Republican ascendancy, why would they need gutsy democrats to rescue our Constitution? One, because President Obama’s clinical narcissism will not allow him to admit to either errors in policy or judgement. Two, because this delusional thinking will have him press ahead with his extra-constitutional, “pen and phone”, assault on the “supreme law” of our land. Three, because most GOP leaders, paralyzed by the president’s pigment, will likely duck a serious, principled fight….even if the very health of the Republic is at stake.”

“Sadly, to this point, aside from some lone, outraged conservative voices, the overall reaction to Obama behaving in ways Richard Nixon never dreamt, has been marked by soft commentary from Republicans and complete silence from Democrats. But now, with the dramatic shift in D.C. power, the dynamics have changed and the stakes are much, much higher. The only way for “The One” to get what he wants is to brazenly bypass an overwhelming majority in Congress….that has been duly elected to stop him from advancing his increasingly unpopular and reckless agenda.”

Nine months later, Obama’s attack on our preeminent governing document has only accelerated. While fellow party members may have enjoyed Barack’s rewriting ObamaCare, and changing immigration laws to fit their partisan needs, his handing the Iranian Nuclear Arms Deal to the United Nations before Congress has even read it, is very, very different. It puts Democrats in an extremely tough spot on a two levels.

Larwyn's Linx: Dear Politicians, You’re either for Americans, or you’re not.

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Nation

Dear Politicians, You’re either for Americans, or you’re not.: George Rasley
Obama: Congress Should Cave to International Consensus on Iran: Suzanne Hamner
Obama’s Illegal Aliens are Importing Deadly Third World Diseases: Matthew Vadum

Info about Chattanooga jihad murderer is disappearing from the Internet: Robert Spencer
Illegal Alien Crime Wave in Texas: 611,234 Crimes, 2,993 Murders: J. Christian Adams
Look Who’s Coddling Denver’s Social Justice Jerks: Michelle Malkin

Hillary Clinton: Let’s Be Honest, Black Men In Hoodies Are Scary: The Federalist
Hillary Refuses to Rebuke Questioner Comparing Israel to Apartheid: RNC
VP of Border Patrol Council Denies Trumka Influence Over Trump Visit: Dana Loesch

Well Okay Sure But: Ace
Seeking Sanctuary Sanity in US Senate: Debra Saunders
Obama Has Failed To Bridge The Partisan Divide: Jonah Goldberg

Economy

A Deficit of Debt Discussion: Tom Coburn, USA Today
Corporate welfare flop: Mitsubishi expected to close Illinois car plant: Marathon
How Did Rich Connecticut Descend into a Worst Performing Economies?: Forbes

Scandal Central

Report: IRS Used Donor Lists to Target Conservatives for Audits: LI
IRS Encrypts An Entire CD Of Redacted Documents In Response To FOIA Request: Mike Masnick
Even If You Think Kim Dotcom Is Guilty As Sin, the Feds Stealing His Assets Should Concern You: Mike Masnick

Planned Parenthood: We Got $528.4 Million in Taxpayer Funds in One Year: CNS
GOP Congressman: ‘Old Age or Disability Does Not Make Someone a Threat to Society’: CNS
There is, indeed, money in Planned Parenthood’s baby-harvesting.: Moe Lane

Media

WaPo brings back venomous anti-conservative to cover presidential election campaign: Paul Mirengoff
Is the AP using the least biased phrasing in abortion reporting?: Joe Cunningham
RNC Scheme to Block Candidates from Debate Should Be Repealed: Jon Fleischman

Connecticut Democrats Erase Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson From Their History: Dan McLaughlin
Missouri Democrats Name Their Annual Dinner After a KKK Member: Erick Erickson
Ted Cruz debates Code Pink: Hot Air

World

FBI Chief Warns ISIS Bigger Threat Than Al Qaeda: Amy Taylor
Obama Is Allowing Terrorists And Drug Dealers To Come Into America Through The Border: Shoebat
This gratuitous vandalism at Our Savior parish in NYC is no small thing: Maureen Mullarkey

Why are we so understanding towards the crimes of Communism?: Alberto de la Cruz
Dear Alberta Human Rights Commission,: SDA
“The Victim Was in the Wrong Place At the Wrong Time”: Baron Bodissey

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

The Future Of War: Soldier Enhancements: P.W. Singer
How drones work: Darren Yates
Ted Cruz geeks out about Han Solo, 'Star Trek' and alien love: Scott Sutton

Cornucopia

On this day in history - Future Edition: MOTUS
Before Facebook And Tinder, Men Used These To ‘Get Lucky’: BlurBrain
Turtles On Fenceposts...: Springer's Blog

Image: The Future Of War: Soldier Enhancements
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QOTD: "According to the analysis conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety, foreign aliens committed 611,234 unique crimes in Texas from 2008 to 2014, including thousands of homicides and sexual assaults.

The report describes an alien crime wave of staggering proportions exacerbated by federal officials unwilling to enforce immigration laws.

[In addition, the] Texas DPS report says well over 100,000 individual criminal aliens have been booked into Texas jails." --J. Christian Adams

Thursday, July 23, 2015

FreedomWorks: We Refuse to be Silenced by the IRS

By Iris Somberg

In light of recent revelations that the IRS used donor lists to target right-leaning groups for audits and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) stating that targeting of conservatives is still possible, FreedomWorks CEO Adam Brandon commented:

"It is completely unacceptable, and 100 percent illegal, for the IRS to target donors of right-leaning groups for audits. Even after the Lois Lerner scandal, this problem has not been fixed. This has to change now."

Brandon added, "Punishing people for their political views, no matter what they are, is a violation of our most basic freedoms. We will not be intimidated by the IRS or any government agency that wants to silence our beliefs. We stand with our 6.9 million activists in asking for basic protection of our First Amendment rights."

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Kill the Obama Deal. Before it Kills Us.

By Frank Gaffney

Team Obama’s sales campaign for the Obamabomb deal is running into growing concerns about myriad concessions it has made to an Iranian regime that explicitly promises to destroy our country and its people.

These include: promises to enhance and protect Iran’s nuclear program; agreeing to allow Iran to get renewed access to conventional weapons and ballistic missile technology; and removing some 300 designated Iranian terrorists and their organizations from sanctions lists.

Worst of all, Team Obama is giving our avowed enemies hundreds of billions of dollars to pursue their oft-stated promise to bring Death to America, its citizens and allies.

I was one of tens of thousands who packed New York’s Times Square yesterday to urge Congress to kill this deal before it kills us. Please do the same with your representatives.


Read more at CenterForSecurityPolicy.org
 

Yes, Beatrice, Obama Hates Our Military

By Karl Denninger

Why do we have anything to do with this clown-car crap?  When is it enough?

The White House has now reversed itself and ordered flags flown at half-mast -- but not until after they refused to do so while the Capitol (and the States) did.

How much more do you need to see when five of our servicemembers are gunned down in an act of terrorism on our soil, potentiated by a government that refuses to recognize everyone's 2nd Amendment rights, including members of our militaryand then goes even further by posting "gun free zone" signs on the door!

Oh, it doesn't stop there either.  If your grandmother has a gun for personal protection (and is not a frail older person the exact sort of person for whom that equalizer is most important) but has someone else (like you) run her bank account for her Obama wants to confiscate her gun.

Where is your limit of tolerance for this crap America?

You don't need any damn permit to write a blog or start and operate a newspaper.

You don't need any damn permit to worship as you see fit.

If anyone tried to tell you that needed a permit to write either in print or online, or before you could pray, you'd stick up the middle finger.

A right is not conditioned on any damn permit and the Second Amendment is clear in its language just as is the First Amendment -- so why is your middle finger not in the air right here and now?


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Larwyn's Linx: Lawmaker: Kerry doesn't know what's in the Iran side deal

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Nation

Lawmaker: Kerry doesn't know what's in the Iran side deal: Charles Hoskinson
House Rep.: Obama Won’t Release Full Iran Deal to Congress: Joel Gehrke
Obama allows Iran and UN to see secret deal, but not Congress: Pamela Geller

He Lied: Obamacare To Be Opened Up To Illegal Immigrants In California: LI
UN Security Council lifts ballistic missile embargo on Iran: RS
Surprise! The States Can Reject the Iran Deal: Joel B. Pollak

Obama’s Disastrous Iran Deal: Richard A. Epstein
Watch Ted Cruz Obliterate ICE DIrector on her Bogus Claim: RS
No Crackdown On ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Until After Amnesty?: S&L

(Despite Everything) Why Trump Is Winning: Daniel Greenfield
Swing State Polls: Bernie Just As Strong As Hillary: Michael Warren
Jeb Bush Calls Southerners and the Confederate Flag ‘Racist’: Publius

Economy

Coca-Cola and Verizon Subsidizing the Brutal Killing of Animals: Erick Erickson
Thanks Obama: More Children Living in Poverty Now Than During Recession: RWN
Seattle sees fallout from $15 minimum wage, because, wait for it...: Fox

Scandal Central

New Documents Show IRS Used Donor Lists to Target Audits: JW
A bit foggy on that IRS scandal, Mr. President?: Chris Woodward
New Citizenship Oath drops requirement to defend the United States: RWN

Media

The Knees Have It: Mark Steyn
Trump to Anderson Cooper During Interview: "The People Don't Trust You And The Media": RCP
Yes, I Would Vote for Donald Trump For President: Erick Erickson

Blake Hounshell and the Fake Objectivity of the Modern Press: Leon H. Wolf
“SHOOT REPUBLICANS” Says Former Carter Staffer: Michael Strickland
Hillary’s New Poll Numbers Are So AWFUL, Chris Cuomo Thinks Biden Could Save The Dems!: Sooper

POTUS On Jon Stewart Show: Our Liar-in-Chief Strikes Again: Tammy Bruce
Blonde Bombshell Rips Obama to Shreds, Says What We've All Been Thinking: BuzzPo
Ben Shapiro files battery charges against transgender reporter for on-air threat: Joe Newby

World

Army Chief Ray Odierno: U.S. Military Could Have ‘Prevented’ Rise of Islamic State: Morgan Chalfant
Saudi Press: We Must Have A Military Nuclear Program Within A Decade: MEMRI
Italy: Muslims Arrested in Plot to Attack US Military Base: Pamela Geller

So, where are all these British Muslim moderates?: Richard Ferrer
A Leftist Celebrates the Extinction of the German Race: Baron Bodissey
China Pushing ‘Build Now, Pay Later’ Model to Emerging World: Alicia García-Herrero, Brink News

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

You Can Have A Mimic Of The Marine Corps New Infantry Automatic Rifle, Now: Bob Owens
Comparing how security experts and non-experts stay safe online: Google Online Security Blog
Why The Open Organization speaks to me: DeLisa Alexander

Cornucopia

On Resisting The Despots And The Call To Arms of @MarkLevinShow: Camp o' the Saints
Bernie Sanders’ Horrible, Awful Recording Released: Kim Quade
MUST WATCH: Actor Ashton Kutcher Goes NUCLEAR on Liberal NYC Mayor: John Brodigan

Image: Army Chief Ray Odierno: U.S. Military Could Have ‘Prevented’ Rise of Islamic State
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QOTD: "Weeks away from retirement, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno believes that the U.S. military could have thwarted the rise of the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS or ISIL) had the Obama administration left troops in Iraq beyond 2011.

...the top Army officer, who has spent 39 years in the military and spent more time in Iraq than any other U.S. general, labeled the rise of IS “frustrating to watch,” suggesting that it was a mistake for the United States to pull out of the region at the end of 2011.

I go back to the work we did in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 and we got it to a place that was really good,” Odierno detailed. “Violence was low, the economy was growing, politics looked like it was heading in the right direction.”

If we had stayed a little more engaged, I think maybe it might have been prevented,” he supposed, adding later that “it would have been good for us to stay” after the end of 2011. Though he had recommended in 2009 that the United States keep 30,000-35,000 troops in Iraq beyond 2011, his recommendation was rejected." --Morgan Chalfant

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

FAILURE THEATER REDUX: Corker, McConnell completely outraged that Obama hid Iran nuclear documents from Congress

The apogee of Republican Failure Theater -- the act of pretending to oppose radical Left policies while secretly supporting them -- was the surrender of the Senate's treaty review rights with respect to Barack Obama's secret Iran nuclear agreement. This complete abdication of Congressional power was orchestrated by the usual suspects -- John Boehner and Mitch McConnell -- along with their henchman, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN).

Iran is already in violation of the agreement. While their negotiators were busy in Munich Vienna, they were busting arms control sanctions in search of nuclear material and technology.

Corker is the man that let this happen. Corker is the man that set up the deal so Obama could do whatever he wants. Corker is the gutless puke who decided that courage was something he did not possess and allowed US alliances in the Middle East to be held hostage to Iranian threats and ensured that any future war with Iran will be nuclear.

You can see that Corker and McConnell are already using their Obamacare playbook in service of the Iran nuclear deal. They are talking about how tough they are going to be and what they are going to do but, in fact, they will do nothing. They have colluded with Obama to create a deal that CANNOT be unraveled by a future president and it will happen without a majority vote of the Congress.

Well, it turns out that Obama screwed the GOP by hiding key elements of the "Give Iran Nuclear Weapons and Set the Middle East Afire" bill (my memory could be off, but I think that's the name of the legislation). In other words, Corker and McConnell were willing to get shafted consensually, but Obama took it to next level altogether. He went medieval on their asses.

Larwyn's Linx: The Hell That is the Obama White House

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Nation

The Hell That is the Obama White House: David Horowitz
The Iran debate is over. The world lost and Iran won.: RS
Iran’s Supreme Leader taunts U.S. and Israel on Social Media: Kemberlee Kaye

State Dept. Just Can't Stop Lying About Caving on Lifting Iran Arms Embargo: Lid
John Kerry Is Very Disturbed: EIB
Israel: Why Offer Increased Military Aid if Iran Deal is so Great?: Eliyahu Berkowitz

Medical Monsters vs. Life-Giving Angels: Michelle Malkin
Planned Parenthood: Hillary Clinton’s Ongoing Silence Is Alarming: Marybeth Glenn
A Reality Check on Donald Trump: Erick Erickson

Should The Marines In Chattanooga Have Been Armed?: Herschel Smith
The Fact-Free Left: Thomas Sowell
Exclusive Interview: 2016 Contender Gov Scott Walker: Dana Loesch

Economy

Dodd-Frank at 5 -- helping big banks get bigger: Washington Examiner
Official City Of St Louis Vehicle Spotted Sporting Anti-RTW Propaganda: Dana Loesch
The SEIU's fast-food gamble: Glenn Spencer

Scandal Central

Kate Steinle's Dad: 'Take These Undocumented Immigrant Felons Off Our Streets for Good': Trey Sanchez
Mark Levin: Marxist in the White House Has Us Living in a Police State: Sara Noble
Took Him Long Enough: Gat Patriot

Media

The Whores of Moloch Preside Over the American Press Corps: Eirck Erickson
Horrific! MSNBC Panel Defends Smashing Baby Skulls, Selling Fetus Parts for Profit: DownTrend
New Iowa Poll – Trump Leads GOP Field, No Slump After Attacks on McCain: Treehouse

Evil with salad and a nice red wine: John Kass
ESPN host is being CRUCIFIED by Black Twitter for not towing the line on ‘All Lives Matter’: Scoop
Ann Coulter: Is Jeb Bush Going To Apologize To Kate Steinle’s Parents?: DownTrend

World

The Chattanooga Shooter’s “Muslim Brotherhood” Uncle Has Been Detained in Jordan: Treehouse
Kerry to visit Gulf Arab states, vows to 'push back' against Iran: Reuters
“They Cannot Stay in Italy Because There is no Work”: Baron Bodissey

Hanoi’s Capitalist Revolution: Michael J. Totten
Pope Francis trying to ignite a violent Communist revolution: Paul B. Farrell
China’s Last ‘Immortal’ Dies: Gordon G. Chang

Cuba: “Mojito diplomacy”: Fausta
The U.S.’s Math Olympiad Win Breaks China’s Dominance: Leah Libresco
Texans threaten to cover land with pigs’ blood to block Muslim cemetery: Mark Frauenfelder

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Hackers Remotely Kill A Jeep On The Highway—With Me In It: Andy Greenberg
California turns to jamming tech to disable pesky drones: Tim Hornyak
FTC sues identity protection service LifeLock again: Jeremy Kirk

Cornucopia

Historical Ignorance II: Walter Williams
Your Hand is Black, Thin and Weak; Time to Play Your Trump Card?: MOTUS
Obama Takes Swipe at AIPAC in Appealing to Base on Iran Deal: Jacob Kornbluh

Image: Dodd-Frank at 5 -- helping big banks get bigger
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QOTD: "It [Trump's comment on John McCain] was a flip remark... He has made it very clear John McCain is a war hero. This is the other thing he’s being attacked for. And this enormous hysteria over a flip remark, that was a mistake, by Donald Trump.

I think it’s a mistake that Jeb Bush called illegal immigration an ‘act of love'. Is he going to apologize to Kate Steinle’s parents for that? That’s a much bigger mistake. How about giving driver’s licenses to 13 of 19 9/11 hijackers?”" --Ann Coulter

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: 6 Reasons to Support Ted Cruz. Reason 1 - "Moderate Candidates are Losers"

Spotted in a presentation from a conservative PAC that supports my preferred candidate, Ted Cruz.

SELF-DELUSION: The Chamberlain-Obama Comparison is Apt

By Thane Rosenbaum

There’s been a lot of talk lately proclaiming Barack Obama the second coming of Neville Chamberlain. The analogy may be facile, but it is not far-fetched. The accord just reached in Vienna, at best, only temporarily cools off Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The Iran deal will be remembered either as a masterful display of diplomacy or as a hopelessly naïve delusion.

Wishful thinking is not a sound basis for foreign policy. When it comes to Iran, the stakes are too high to gamble on good faith. Israel and Saudi Arabia have good reasons to worry. And when before have these two nations had anything in common?

Congress now readies itself for 60 days of peeking underneath the Persian carpet of this Iranian deal, while the President threatens to test his veto powers over congressional action.

Americans should be skeptical. Iran is not just a regional menace. Long-range missiles can erase complacency in an instant. The seeming vast distance on a map between Iran and the United States, in the modern world, can resemble a commuter stop. The days of trench warfare are over because there isn’t enough time to dig any of those trenches. Iran may end up convincing the United States that it needs its very own Iron Dome.

You won’t believe the letter this fifth-grader just wrote to the government

It's stuff like this that makes me hopeful for the next generation. Brian writes, "A friend from work's daughter penned this, and she just had to show me. Thought you might enjoy."


We have a budding little capitalist and liberty-loving young lady, I think.


Related: Plunder and Deceit, by Mark Levin.
 

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Nation

Obama’s Iran Deal Sounds a Lot Like Clinton’s Failed North Korea Deal: Blake Seitz
Lies, Damned Lies, and John Kerry: RS
McFarland on Kerry’s Iran Inspections Claim: ‘It’s A Lie’: Blake Seitz

A Historic Catastrophe: Thomas Sowell
Obama Praises Move To Recognize Eid As An Official Holiday: WZ
Obama Orders Military to Stop Wearing Uniforms, Hide from Terrorists: RWN

Some Lives Matter: The Bizarre Politics of the Modern Democratic Party: Jon Gabriel
Fear And Loathing At Netroots Nation: David Marcus
1938 and 2015: Only the Names Are Different: Dennis Prager

For Planned Parenthood Black Livers Matter: David Catron
7 Questions for J.D. Winteregg, the Man Running Against John Boehner: Jodi Giddings
Why Trump Is Leading: “Because He’s Not On His Knees To Mexico”: VDARE

Economy

Dodd-Frank; Total Fail: Jef Carter
Median income falls to a 20-year low: RS
Immense Prosperity At Stake: Paul, Cruz Focus On Trillions Of Your Dollars: Ralph Benko

Scandal Central

Democrats criticize government audit of Healthcare.gov: RS
Big Brother Barack has a secret town by town, block by block racial database: WyBlog
Report: 2.5 million illegal immigrants under Obama, 400,000 yearly: Paul Bedard

Media

The Gay Mafia Wants to Stop You From Doing This: Erick Erickson
Conservative TV host Tomi Lahren spells it out for Obama, the worst president in history: Scoop
Politico: Bobby Jindal, Ted Cruz Bring Iowa Christians to Their Feet: Breitbart

Mark Steyn And “Senseless Violence”: HayRide
The Superbowl of Superholes: Mark Steyn
Cruz wants to change Fox’s debate standards: LI

World

Speaking of the Iran Deal (1): Scott Johnson
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Speaking of the Iran Deal (3): Scott Johnson

150 ISIS Sex Slaves Commit Suicide, Some Fed to Dogs: Clarion
Iran Deal: Europe's Chief Negotiator Sympathized with Iran: George Igler
The Frankfurt School, the far left, and the destruction of a people and a culture.: Vlad Tepes

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Usermontu: Why the Discovery of 2,600-Year-Old Knee Screw Left Experts Dumbfounded: April Holloway
A Case Study In How Media Protect Hillary Clinton: Mollie Hemingway
A Spectacular View of Earth Unlike Any Seen Since 1972: By Tom Yulsman

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Feminism; It’s come to this…: MOTUS
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QOTD: "People look at government with an anger and a frustration which Washington does not understand.

In a span of a few days last week, Americans witnessed Washington's glaring failure with disbelief.

First, the government admitted that Social Security numbers, fingerprints, passwords and other personal information of more than 22 million federal workers, all used to conduct background screenings, were hacked on the Obama administration's watch.

Then a whistleblower leaked an internal Department of Veterans Affairs document to the Huffington Post, showing that more than 238,000 of the 847,000 military veterans with pending applications for health care through the VA had already died.

Finally, the FBI admitted that flaws in paperwork and communications between a federal background-check worker and state law enforcement allowed Dylann Roof to buy a handgun in South Carolina, weeks before he allegedly killed black churchgoers.

No accountability, no transparency — just a pattern of bureaucratic failure that has cost lives and has fueled anger against government." --Salena Zito

Monday, July 20, 2015

“You were given a choice between war and dishonor, Mr. Obama. You chose dishonor, and you will have war.”

By Sara Noble

The U.N. Security Council endorsed the nuclear deal Monday morning. The statists in the U.N. have been given the power to decide the fate of the nuclear deal with no intervention by the American people thanks to the unilateral president and the Corker bill. The Corker bill allows international law to supersede our Congress and our Constitution.

The negotiations began when the President engaged in secret correspondence with the Ayatollah and his minions. Valerie Jarrett made secret trip(s) to Iran. The Logan Act suggests that this is not within his rights to engage in secret correspondence with the enemy.

The negotiations of the P5+1 were always a sham because they were always between the U.S. and Iran. China and Russia? Russia wants the U.S. to be harassed by Iran and they want to sell arms to the Iranians. China is already preparing for war against the United States with cyber as the first front. The U.K., France, Germany depend on Russia for their oil.

Lawyers involved in the negotiations and an Iranian reporter who sought asylum in the U.K. claimed that the U.S. acted as Iran’s agents throughout the negotiations.