Congress
#Shamnesty – Saw that coming: House Leadership Rejects Senate Immigration Bill “While we applaud the progress made by our Senate colleagues, there are numerous ways in which the House will approach the issue differently,” the statement says. “The House remains committed to fixing our broken immigration system, but we will not simply take up and […]
WE NEED MORE @TEDCRUZ: Sen. Ted Cruz This Debate is About One Thing — The Debt Ceiling (video) Take that, Wacko Bird McCain.
#ScandalPalooza – IRS, Smug Lois Edition: Did Lois Lerner Botch Fifth Amendment Rights? “Ms. Lerner may have waived her Fifth Amendment rights by addressing core issues in her opening statement and the authentication afterwards,” Issa, R-Calif., said as he brought the hearing to a close. “Although I excused Ms. Lerner subject to a recall, I […]
#SHAMNESTY: While all eyes were on Oklahoma…Senators approve amnesty bill It gets kicked to the House now, where Dems will try and attach everything but the kitchen sink in order to force Republicans to reject it. Then the Dems will cry foul and ‘why do the GOP hate Hispanics!?’. The only thing derailing that scenario […]
#ScandalPalooza: Frustrated Gowdy grills Shulman at IRS hearing (vide0) Doug Ross makes a keen observation: TREY GOWDY SPRINGS A TRAP: Did former IRS commissioner Doug Shulman commit perjury today?
#ScandalPalooza – IRS: Trey Gowdy rips Lois Lerner at hearing (video) The audience erupted today after Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) went off on IRS official Lois Lerner today. Lerner, the director of the IRS division that singled out hundreds of conservative groups, delivered an opening statement today on how proud she was of her work […]
#ScandalPalooza – IRS: Rep. Lynch (D-MA), “there will be Hell to pay” (vide0) Even partisan hack Elijah Cummings can’t spin this one:
#ScandalPalooza – IRS: Miller makes 2nd appearance; Senate Finance today at 10 am. It will be on C-Span 3. Related: Shulman heads to the hill to be questioned
#ScandalPalooza: Holder – AP Hearing (mult. links and video) First, Free Beacon has summarized it for us: Links and Video: Live Blog of the hearing at Viral Read. Full Video of the hearing at CSPAN. Congressman to Holder: Where Does the Buck Stop? From Twitter: “In recent years, the Department has taken steps to […]
#ScandalPalooza: AP Phone records related– Would You Believe The Administration Got Phone Records of The House Of Representatives? Hugh Hewitt and David Nunes had an interview, this is just part of the transcript at Hot Air: HH: The idea that this might be a Geithner-Axelrod plan, and by that, the sort of intimation, Henry II style, […]
Were these the two letters possibly what got the IRS involved in investigating the Tea Party and related organizations Max Baucus to Commissioner Shulman http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/holy-crap-in-2010-democrat-senator-max-baucus-wrote-letter-urging-irs-to-go-after-conservatives/ PDF 8 Senators send letter in Feb 2012 http://www.bennet.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/senators-call-for-irs-investigations-into-potential-abuse-of-tax-exempt-status-by-groups-engaged-in-campaign-activity PDF In a hypocritical move Senator Max Baucus demands investigation into IRS targeting conservative groups http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/max-baucus-pledges-senate-hearings-on-irs-91260.html
#BENGHAZI: ARB Co-Chairs Pickering and Mullen Accept Oversight and Reform’s Invitation to Submit Depositions on Benghazi (Video)
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is really worried about saving his neck in 2014: Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE): I’ve Got “Real Concerns” About ObamaCare Implementation Plus: Sen. Coons (D-DE): There Are Still “Unanswered Questions” About Benghazi Talking Points
#BENGHAZI: What Did Obama Do as Benghazi Attack Unfolded? Also: 8 Who Were Dead Wrong About Ron Johnson’s Questioning of Hillary Clinton Tapper: Benghazi attack: Would withdrawn DC-3 plane have made a difference that night? Today’s hearings info via Brenner Brief: When: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11:30 AM ET Where: 2154 Rayburn House Office […]
