Category Archives: big government

There’s not a problem government can’t fix: NOT

Argentina Applies Law That Jails Hoarders as Bread Surges – Bloomberg. Argentina plans to apply a law that forces holders of wheat and flour suitable for bread making to sell stock on the domestic market in a bid to contain … Continue reading

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Germans Loved Obama. Now We Don’t Trust Him. – NYTimes.com

sMalte Spitz: Germans Loved Obama. Now We Don’t Trust Him. – NYTimes.com. In Germany, whenever the government begins to infringe on individual freedom, society stands up. Given our history, we Germans are not willing to trade in our liberty for … Continue reading

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IRS agents invovled in targeting will feel “at home” at Facebook

Where retired IRS agents go to work: Facebook Blocks Fox’s Todd Starnes over ‘Politically Incorrect’ Gun Post.

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Failure Deniers: Climate Change and Public-Sector Science

PJ Media » Failure Deniers: Climate Change and Public-Sector Science. Tuesday afternoon, as I was reading Barack Obama’s Georgetown University speech on “climate change,” it occurred to me that the biggest and perhaps most consequential difference between the government and … Continue reading

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Food waste is up and the number of students buying school lunches is down

Stoopid government top down “management”: Where’s My PBJ? Menu Changes Are Driving Children Out of the Lunch Line | CNS News. Read the whole thing.

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Blackout: Defense Department Blocks All Articles About NSA Leaks From ‘Millions’ of Computers

The countries in the best of hands: Blackout: Defense Department Blocks All Articles About NSA Leaks From ‘Millions’ of Computers – Washington Whispers (usnews.com).

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Government cheese gone wild: Who’s in on the Act?

Food Stamp Trafficking: Who’s in on the Act? | Fox Business. Recently, a husband-and-wife duo from Waco, Texas plead guilty to charges of  food stamp abuse that allegedly scammed the government of $350,000 Magdalena and Jamal Akhter, who run a … Continue reading

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Treasury: IRS targeted 292 Tea Party groups, just 6 progressive groups

All is as it should be <SARC OFF> for those of you from Boulder: Treasury: IRS targeted 292 Tea Party groups, just 6 progressive groups | WashingtonExaminer.com.

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IRS auditor reaffirms that conservatives, not liberals, were targeted

So Boulderites have nothing to fear: IRS auditor reaffirms that conservatives, not liberals, were targeted – Washington Times. The IRS‘ auditor told Congress this week that it stands by its determination that conservative groups were uniquely singled out for special … Continue reading

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Cruz: Rush to Pass Amnesty Bill Obamacare All Over Again

Cruz: Rush to Pass Amnesty Bill Obamacare All Over Again. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took to the Senate floor early Monday evening to argue the U.S. Senate should not be voting on the new immigration bill before members and the … Continue reading

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“I don’t think President Obama is here tonight… But I’m sure he’s listening in.”

Mick Jagger zings President Obama at DC concert | Twitchy.

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The Gang of eight and their allies revealed their true tactics…

Senator Jeff Sessions on the Gang of Eight. “The Gang of Eight and their allies revealed their true tactics tonight. They shut down debate and blocked amendments to a 1,200-page immigration bill that no one has read… ” A 1200 page … Continue reading

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IRS Sent $7,319,518 in Refunds to One Bank Account Used by 2,706 Aliens

IRS Sent $7,319,518 in Refunds to One Bank Account Used by 2,706 Aliens | CNS News.   The Internal Revenue Service sent $7,319,518 in tax refunds in 2011 to what theoretically were 2,706 aliens who were not authorized to work … Continue reading

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IRS say it ain’t so…

Really – IRS chief: Inappropriate screening was broad. “There was a wide-ranging set of categories and cases that spanned a broad spectrum” on the lists, Werfel said. He added that his aides found those lists contained “inappropriate criteria that was … Continue reading

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Facebook’s Former Security Chief Now Works for the NSA

Facebook’s Former Security Chief Now Works for the NSA – Rebecca Greenfield – The Atlantic Wire. About a year after Facebook reportedly joined PRISM, Max Kelly, the social network’s chief security officer left for a job at the National Security … Continue reading

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Glenn Reynolds: “Which is why abuse of power is itself a kind of treason…”

Instapundit sums up the effects of government’s abuse of power and the lack of trust spawned by the many ongoing scandals… The problem is, it’s hard to trust the people who are supposed to use that data to protect us … Continue reading

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Gang of 8 immigration

Not OK: Loophole in Gang of 8 bill gives Napolitano wide discretion to allow almost anyone to stay in U.S.. The section goes on to take discretion away from the Secretary for aliens who have committed certain specified crimes, but … Continue reading

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Really?: Not another “nobody has read the bill?”

Bob Woodward on Senate Bill: When Nobody Has Read the Bill the Outcome Is Absurd. C’mon, do we really pay our elected representatives to create complex bills that no one reads until it’s too late? Here we are, one more … Continue reading

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Don’t screw with the Obama narrative

Obama’s crackdown views leaks as aiding enemies of U.S. | McClatchy. “They clearly perceived me as an insider threat,” said Greenstein, who has since rewritten the book and has received CIA permission to publish portions of it. “By saying ‘I … Continue reading

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Leaks stop…

Mission accomplished: AP CEO Says Government Sources Won’t Talk After Justice Department Probe.  

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