Author: William Teach

Hooray, President “I’m Madder Than Hell” Sends Political Aid To Investigate Phoenix VA

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If only Obama had some sort of law enforcement agency which is really, really good at investigating stuff at his beck and call (Washington Post) One of President Obama’s top aides is being dispatched to Phoenix this week to investigate deaths allegedly connected to a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center there, part of the […]

 

FBI Considers Allowing Marijuana Use For Cyber-crime Recruits

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It’s not like the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the nations top law enforcement agency, charged with enforcing the law, and marijuana is considered a Schedule I drug, illegal per federal law. Heck, Los Federales have placed restrictions on people using federal waters to grow marijuana. (WSJ) FBI Director James B. Comey said Monday that […]

 

Expectation Met: Obama Heard About VA Issues From News Reports

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The big question is, how does this administration have any credibility left? Can you imagine the response had any of Bush’s press secretaries tried this? (Real Clear Politics) JIM ACOSTA, CNN: When was the president first made aware of these problems? Of these fraudulent lists that were being kept to hide the wait times, when […]

 

Good News: U.S. Ready To Evacuate Embassy In Tripoli

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Obama’s Big Libyan Adventure is working out so well! (CNN) The U.S. military has doubled the number of aircraft standing by in Italy if needed to evacuate Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, CNN has learned. A decision to evacuate as violence in the Libyan capital grows is “minute by minute, hour by […]

 

Whew! Obama’s “Madder Than Hell” When It Comes To VA Scandal

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Just not mad enough to say it himself (The Blaze) The White House chief of staff said President Barack Obama is “madder than hell” about reports of treatment delays at veterans’ hospitals across the country. Top aide Denis McDonough told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday added concerning his boss’ take on the situation: “I’ve […]

 

Republicans Like Totally Back Comprehensive Immigration Reform!

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It’s apparently Monday Poll day at Politico. They have one saying that most people favor legislation that tightens background checks for gun purchases. That’s rather common sense. It’s when Democrats start adding all the restrictions on legal purchases by law abiding citizens that we run into trouble. Then there’s a poll that shows Democrats are […]

 

NY Times: Grading Obama’s Foreign Policy

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Ross Douthat posts a remarkably honest, well, honest for someone who works for the uber-leftist NY Times, piece on the utter miserable failure of Obama’s foreign policy. I’m sure most of you will already implicitly understand all his points, things we Conservatives have already mentioned. Liberals might be surprised, though (NY Times) SECOND terms are […]

 

Say, Where’s The Hashtag For Pregnant Christian Woman Sentenced To Death In Sudan?

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I don’t think I’ve actually chimed in about #HashTag diplomacy yet. I will say, it’s not always a bad thing, if it is followed up with real world action. Alas, so much of the use of hashtags is simply to allow someone to say “hey, look at me, I Care!” And then move on. Found […]

 

HHS Publishes Rules To Provide Insurers With Extra Funds Due To Risk Corridors

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Remember who Conservatives warned that Team Obama would bail out insurers if they started losing money thanks to Obamacare? And how they were told they were a bunch of crazy wingnuts? And to stop going all conspiracy-ee? Yeah, about that (The Hill) Health insurance companies can count on funds from the government if ObamaCare’s risk […]

 

Hooray! US Mining Personal Health Data For Your Own Good

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The Government just wants to protect the vulnerable. It’s For Your Own Good U.S. Mines Personal Health Data to Find the Vulnerable in Emergencies The phone calls were part Big Brother, part benevolent parent. When a rare ice storm threatened New Orleans in January, some residents heard from a city official who had gained access […]

 

GOP Promise: Hey, We’ll Pass Let’s-Not-Call-It-Amnesty If We Retake The Senate

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The Republican Party is set up quite nicely to regain control of the Senate this election cycle. And, of course, Republican pundits were wondering just how the GOP would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Well, here’s on big way (The Hill) Senate Republicans say they’ll try to pass immigration reform legislation in the […]

 

Warmists Go On Witch Hunt, Force Professor Bengtsson To Resign

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Don’t forget, Warmists, who are part of the Progressive movement, as self-professed as the Most Tolerant People On The Planet. No dissent is allowed (Cato) An interesting juxtaposition of items appeared in our Inbox today. First was an announcement that Dr. Lennart Bengtsson, former director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, had resigned from […]

 

Surprise: Judicial Watch Obtains Documents Showing IRS HQ Knew Of Tea Party Targeting

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At the end of the day, history will show that the Obama administration was inept, unqualified, vindictive, overly political, and secretive, among others. Whether those directly within Team Obama ordered or “suggested” targeting of Tea Party groups is not currently known. However, the attitudes of Team Obama, including Mr. Obama himself, created a perfect storm […]

 

Christian Victim Of Boko Haram Denied Visa Multiple Times

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So claims her human rights attorney (CNS News) A 15-year-old girl who witnessed the murder of her father and teenage brother at the hands of Boko Haram terrorists says she decided to tell her story after the group kidnapped almost 300 schoolgirls last month in the same village in northern Nigeria where she grew up. […]

 

Obama Claims Illegal Alien Enforcement Isn’t Smart

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I wonder if Obama will jump in on the latest Alec Baldwin controversy, where the NYPD stopped him for going the wrong way on his bicycle and they were going to ticket him. That’s right. Ticket him. Supposedly, he got snappy and they arrested him. I’d be ticked if I was going to get a […]

 

Poll Shows Majority Oppose Obama’s Contraception Mandate

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Perhaps Americans understand better than Team Obama that it is silly, patronizing, patriarchal, and could cause job loss (Daily Caller) A majority of Americans – including a majority of women, independents, and young voters – oppose the contraception mandate created by Obamacare, according to a new poll set to be released Tuesday by the Family […]

 

Bummer: New Paper Proclaims Doom From Antarctic Melt

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Of course it does. And, of course, the media itself has shifted into Dooooom! mode. Here’s the NY Times’ resident climahysteric, Justin Gillis, along with Kenneth Change Scientists Warn of Rising Oceans From Polar Melt A large section of the mighty West Antarctica ice sheet has begun falling apart and its continued melting now appears […]

 

Politico: You Know, You Silly Benghazi Believers….

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There’s been quite a few complaints that the news media, which is mostly left leaning and Democrat voters, have refused to do their jobs on Benghazi. There have been a few intrepid and dogged reporters, yet, for the most part, it has been more about defending Team Obama and attacking citizens who just want answers. […]

 

Rise Of Boko Haram, Kidnappings, Blames On “Climate Change”

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Aaaaaaand, we finally have a winner. Whenever something happens, one can expect some Warmist to blame “climate change” as the cause, or at least one of the causes, of the happening. Here’s the UK Guardian’s Dr. Nafeez Ahmed Behind the rise of Boko Haram – ecological disaster, oil crisis, spy games Islamist militancy in Nigeria […]

 

Five Reasons Voters Call BS On Obama’s “Climate Change” Push

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Hmm, it’s like the Washington Post’s Ed Rogers has been reading my stuff, at least in regards to numbers 2 and 3, in offering “five reasons voters don’t believe what the White House says on climate change:” 1. Overreach – The White House doesn’t just want it both ways, it wants it every way. 4. […]

 

Team Obama Tells Schools Not To Deny Illegal Aliens

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The most lawless administration ever continues its march of pushing the U.S. from a nation of law to a nation of men (NY Times) Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued a strong warning on Thursday to public school districts nationwide not to deny enrollment to immigrant students in the […]

 

Obama’s Day: Whine About Climate Change, Unveil Solar Panels At White House

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Mr. Obama, already in California for a bunch of fundraisers with a bunch of hoity toity 1%ers, wrapped a few official functions around the fundraisers in order to avoid having to pay for use of Air Force 1. He ends the fundraising trip with (Washington Examiner) President Obama will announce Friday that he is using […]

 

BCBS: Lots Of Older And Sicker Sign Up In North Carolina

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There’s a little bit of good news for Democrats regarding the federally run “Affordable” Care Exchange here in North Carolina, but, not much (WRAL) The people who signed up for health coverage with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina through the Affordable Care Act’s online marketplace are older and sicker than expected, which could […]

 

D.C. Looks To Tax Insurers To Pay For Obamacare

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Remember Reagan’s saying about government? Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. When it comes to Obamacare, it seems more like Government’s view of the health insurance/care could be summed […]

 

Washington Post: NC Senate Race Most Important In Country

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The front page of the Washington Post by Dan Baltz says the race for the Senate seat currently occupied by Kay Hagan is the most important in 2014. The individual page says it sets the stage for the 2016 presidential election. Maybe, maybe not. Either way, or no way, it certainly highlights the difference between […]

 

Obama’s Heavily Political National Climate Assessment Can’t Quite Figure Out Sea Rise

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I supposed I’m obligated to mention something about the NCA, since I blog so darned much about “climate change”. Let’s look at sea rise (CNS News): The National Climate Assessment released today by the White House says that as a result of climate change the sea level could rise 8 inches, 11 inches, 4 feet or […]

 

EPA’s Dept Of Homeland Security Blocking Investigations

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In other news, the Environmental Protection Agency has a Dept Of Homeland Security. Seriously? Seriously. You can’t blame this on Obama, the department was formed in 2003 under Christie Todd Whitman while Bush 43 was president, and just seems typical of a complete government over-reach, even in the time shortly after September 11. Of course, […]

 

Washington Post Helpfully Offers Notion That House Should Investigate Obama’s Post-Libyan War Incompetence

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Obviously, this is intended to distract from the idiocy of Team Obama’s handling of Benghazi and the death of four Americans, before, during, and after. But, the Washington Post Editorial Board has a point of the overall rank incompetence of Obama regarding Libya What Obama botched in Libya Other than the bombing? Pretty much everything. […]