Month: May 2013

IG Report on IRS is a Giant Dud

I can’t believe I actually wasted my time reading the Inspector General’s report on the IRS. How unbelievably boring it is! This is another non-scandal. Or, rather, the scandal is that the IRS didn’t actually...

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Someone Ought to Mention

It’s probably worth noting that all these Tea Party groups that sprouted up seeking 501(c)(4) status were frauds. They weren’t doing anything illegal, although it should be illegal. The 501(c)(4) designation is for...

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That Didn’t Work

It’s pretty bad when you send a man to Florida to do outreach to the Latino community on behalf of the Republican National Committee, and within months that man quits his job and becomes a Democrat because he discovers...

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My Initial Take on the Associated Press Thing

I have now perused the New York Times and the Washington Post, and I checked out Steve Benen, Steve M., Jeralyn, and Kevin Drum. All of this, in an effort to get my head around the controversy about the Department of...

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Known Knowns: Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi

The terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia was immediately associated with the Benghazi tragedy and reliable reports of their involvement were confirmed within days; this is often cited in accusations that the administration was remiss...

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