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Sen. Ted Cruz Speaks in Opposition to Gang-of-Eight Immigration Bill

David Leeper — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:45:39 +0000

June 11, 2013: Clear, positive, and constructive, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks on the Senate floor in opposition to the 1076 pages of Gang-of-Eight immigration bill as it is currently written.

As the Obamacare bill did for Kathleen Sebelius, the Gang-of-Eight bill grants enormous discretionary authority to Janet Napolitano to grant waivers and exceptions without approval or review by Congress. That makes this bill yet another abdication of Congress’ Constitutional authority via a bill so complex that our senators, representatives, and ...

The AP’s Liz Sidoti — A Gust of Fresh Air from the Left?

David Leeper — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:15:02 +0000

Frankly, I don’t often read Associated Press (AP) editorial material because so much of it is so mawkishly Left-leaning and supportive of Big Government that the articles make my teeth hurt.

But on June 10, Liz Sidoti published an editorial that felt like a gust of fresh air. The article begins (emphasis added):

As a candidate, Barack Obama vowed to bring a different, better kind of leadership to the dysfunctional capital. He’d make government more efficient, accountable and ...

Becky Gerritson, Stuart Varney, and the IRS Targeting Scandal

David Leeper — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:00:18 +0000

What makes the IRS Targeting Scandal different from all other Obama-regime scandals?

Why has the testimony of Alabaman Becky Gerritson, one of the IRS’s victims, touched a nerve across America, well beyond the elites in Washington and the media?

Why are even some on the Left (finally) ashamed of how their beloved Big Government has been intimidating those whose civil rights it was supposed to protect?

Stuart Varney, a commentator on Fox News, puts his finger on it nicely in the 2-minute video ...

Brit Hume on the Big Lesson of the Benghazi, IRS, and AP Scandals

David Leeper — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:32 +0000

Most on the Left will grudgingly admit that Big Government can go horribly wrong. The histories of Russia, China, and North Korea are the extreme examples. But, the Left claims, Big Government can work well if the right people are in charge.

In America, those right people were ostensibly those that Obama chose for his version of Big Government. As he himself proclaimed in 2008 to thunderous applause: “We’re the ones we’ve been waiting for!”

So how’s it working out?

Enter the Benghazi, ...