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Fox News reports that the Internal Revenue Service scandal involving the unjustified targeting of conservative groups also had conservative Hispanics in its sights. The list continues to grow and the excuses get weaker. Meanwhile, six-figure bonuses and promotions are the order of the day for the henchmen behind this outrageous focus and denial of tax exempt status requests for conservative and faith based groups.
Sarah Hall Ingram, the IRS commissioner overseeing the tax exempt division when i...
In a state budget vote taken Thursday night in the Arizona Senate, the focal point was the expansion of Medicaid — a key element of ObamaCare, oddly prioritized and embraced by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer.
The issue has been divisive, firmly placing those who ran and were elected as Republicans in the Democrat camp. Republican Majority Leader John McComish (LD-18) was instrumental in ensuring the Medicaid expansion was added onto the $8.8 billion budget bill.
“The way to make government responsible is to hold it accountable. And the way to make government accountable is to make it transparent so the American people can know exactly what decisions are being made, how they are being made and whether their interests are being well served.” — Barack Obama
“To seize this moment we have to use technology to open up our democracy. It’s no coincidence that one of the most secretive administrations in our history has favored special interes...
Scandals, Benghazi, IRS scrutiny, phone taps = “I” word
MyWay News reports the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news. When an agency clearly favorable to the Obama administration is under siege by the very regime they helped put in place, the impact of now seei...
Poverty, government reliance make welfare island liberal ideal
Last November 6, in a non-binding statehood referendum, a majority of Puerto Rican voters — 61% — indicated they want the island to become the 51st U.S. state.
And the Obama administration is all too happy to comply. In fact, White House spokesman Jay Carney called on lawmakers to take action. “Congress should now study the results closely, and provide the people of Puerto Rico with a clear path forward that lays o...
NewsBusters busts the political maneuvering behind embassy terrorist attack and cover-up
Foreign policy consultant and media commentator Richard Grenell appeared on Saturday’s Fox News Watch with host Jon Scott and exposed the familial relationships that thread from the highest ranking network honchos all the way to the White House.
Grenell stated, “CBS News President David Rhodes and ABC News President Ben Sherwood, both of them have siblings that not only work at the White House, that...
Barack Obama gave the commencement address to the graduating class of Ohio State University yesterday in Columbus, Ohio. This is the takeaway from his remarks:
“Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They’ll warn that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner. You should ...
Justice’s integrity contrasts president’s political opportunism, America bashing
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is known for his dignity and quiet contemplation on the court, rarely speaking from the bench during oral arguments. The NY Times detailed his practice here.
Yet he was open and revealing during an April 9th interview at Duquesne Law School in Pittsburgh, Penn., carried on CSPAN. The conservative justice offered some candid insight into his thoughts about politics, the med...
In a instructive article, the Periódico de la República de Arizona (Arizona Republic) reveals an ugly truth of its bond to what it terms “migrant rights.”
Let’s begin by acknowledging they are talking about illegal aliens, not “migrants.” The daily newspaper is keen on cunningly using imprecise words such as “migrant” and “undocumented“ to describe illegals. “Migrants” sound deceptively akin to the swallows, making their yearly journey each March 19 to California’s Mi...
Valley Interfaith again shows its true liberal colors with this Medicaid expansion community propaganda fest. Check out the confirmed guests here.
As examples, Rep. Heather Carter (LD15) is one of only two GOP House members earning the Arizona Conservative Coalition’s infamous RINO designation. The Pres. and CEO of the socialist leaning AZ Chamber of Commerce, Glenn Hamer, is perhaps best known for his extreme leftwing views, and overseeing the group’s endorsement of liberal Democrat Jane...
Even when Flake inadvertently votes the right way, he backtracks when confronted
The latest Public Policy Polling survey does not bode well for Arizona’s junior senator Jeff Flake. In fact, after just 3 months in office Flake has already become one of the most unpopular senators in the country. We’d understand if Flake lost favor over his stance on granting amnesty to the at least 25 million illegal aliens who have invaded our country, but that’s not the reason for his decline.
Recent polling tells the grim story of the underlying fear many Americans express about our government. For the first time since September 11, 2001, Americans are more fearful their government will abuse constitutional liberties than fail to keep its citizens safe.
Even in the wake of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings, in which a pair of radical Islamic jihadist brothers are accused of planting explosives that took the lives of 3 and wounded over 200 — two distinct polls indicate Ameri...
Largest abortion provider gets sanctification from Obama:
They do such good work, after all. If you’ve read anything at all about the Kermit Gosnell infanticide trial, you’d realize why abortions are worthy of this president’s commendation. Not surprisingly, Barack Obama is the first sitting President to ever appear at such a gala. This event took place Friday in Washington, D.C.
Vowing he would never allow Republicans to cut taxpayer funds for the nation’s largest abortion provider, Ob...
The Washington Post runs a 5-page report on the efforts undertaken by food stamp recruiters to coax people into signing up for taxpayer financed benefits. Potential recipients are lured with free food, gift packages for themselves and even their pets, and told “you deserve it.” Some states host SNAP-themed bingo games, others distribute fliers that read: “Be a patriot. Bring your food stamp money home.” Still other states throw food stamp parties where new recipients sign up en masse at...
During the 2008 presidential race the common refrain among frustrated Republicans was, “Why is John McCain campaigning for Barack Obama?” McCain put Obama’s middle name “Hussein” off limits, although Obama proudly used it during his swearing-in ceremony. The inarticulate McCain even told his own supporters that Obama is “a decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared as president of the United States.”
Discouraged Republicans have had to acknowledge that McCain of...
Amnesty. Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Whatever the incarnation, the numbers are not static. In addition to rolling out the red carpet to at least 25 million illegally in our country, are the issues of birthright citizenship and chain migration — affording relatives the ability to coattail. Criminality is as problematic as the exorbitant costs involved in providing education and social service benefits to those who disregard our laws. All developed nations have i...
Concerned about the threats of Second Amendment restrictionists to remove him from office, Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake is already doing an about-face on his “nay” vote on universal background checks.
His Thursday vote, separating from his mentor John McMaverick, earned him the animosity of the Arizona Republic, which called him a “coward.”
On Friday, Flake’s Phoenix office was the scene of a protest, as anti-gun activists jeered, “Shame on Flake.’ It doesn’t take much to cause th...
Speaking at the start of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on granting amnesty to millions here in the U. S. illegally, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) noted that exactly 30 years ago — April, 19, 1983 — the same committee met to consider similar immigration legislation that claimed to bolster border security and reunite separated families.
“Now 30 years have passed, and we’re saying the same thing, facing the same problems,” Grassley said. “We’re proposing the same re...
Yesterday, April 18, marked the 108th day of 2013, or Tax Freedom Day — as calculated by the Tax Foundation. That is the day, four months into the year, when Americans have finally earned enough income to pay the tab for all federal, state, and local taxes for 2013. In the simplest of terms, that means you”ve been working from New Year’s Eve until mid-April just to pay your taxes. With that hard fact in mind, w...
Obama’s Second Amendment restrictions supported by AZ Senators
The famous quotation, “Et tu Brute?” originated in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. The translation “and you Brutus?” relates to Caesar’s recognition of Brutus’ betrayal, as he literally and figuratively stabbed him in the back. The term is widely used to signify the utmost treachery.
The Ides of March commemorates March 15, 44 BC, the day Caesar was attacked by a group of Roman senators, and ult...
