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Once Again, Obama Suggests
That Laws Don’t Apply to Him

Weekly Standard, by Jeffrey H. Anderson Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 3/7/2013 5:16:23 AM Post Reply

President Obama has grown fond of saying that he’s “not a dictator,” “not a king,” and “not the emperor,” but is instead “the president.” Whether his tendency to clarify a seemingly obvious point reveals his inner desires or not, his actions in a variety of ways suggest that he doesn’t think the president shares his fellow citizens’ ongoing obligation to obey the law. To the contrary, he seems to view the president as being somewhat above the law. The latest example involves Obama’s legal obligation to submit a budget by the first Monday in February. We’ve now passed

Inside John Thavis’s ‘Vatican Diaries’

Daily Beast, by Barbie Latza Nardeau Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 3/7/2013 5:09:50 AM Post Reply

Vatican insider John Thavis always had a hunch Pope Benedict XVI would retire. But he had no idea it would coincide with the release of his book Vatican Diaries, which was published on February 21. “I’d like to say I had planned it that way,” he told The Daily Beast in the Vatican’s press office days after the papal resignation. “But it was just a happy coincidence.” Thavis’s book is a notebook dump of sorts gathered from 30 years working as a Catholic News Service Vaticanista—the official term used for Rome journalists who have personal cellphone numbers

Beautifully Medieval California

PJ Media, by Victor Davis Hanson Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 3/7/2013 5:01:44 AM Post Reply

Gates Close at Dusk At about dusk, I close two large metal gates to my driveways. The security lights come on, and I enjoy intramural life. I am not protecting my dogs from coyotes, although there are many in the vineyard, but rather the farmhouse from the odd array of visitors, the lost, and criminals that can make up the now normal nighttime world of central California. If you doubt me, just peruse the Fresno Bee for the sort of things that occur nightly. From the past year I offer the following catalogue of those who have visited the farm

WaPo: Yep, White House
is still lying about janitors

Hot Air, by Mary Katharine Ham Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 3/7/2013 4:55:00 AM Post Reply

This is so perfectly symbolic of the White House’s strategy on sequestration, that I had to highlight it. This is the second time the Washington Post fact-checker has awarded the administration Pinnocchios (four this time) in one week, for the same lie. Which is to say, wow, this is a really big, fat lie. First, the substance of the claim in question, made in backpedaling response to Glenn Kessler’s first fact check on the issue of janitors: “You know, those Capitol janitors will not get as much overtime. I’m sure they think less pay,

Do We on the Right
Still Trust the People?

National Review Online, by Jim Geraghty Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 3/7/2013 4:51:18 AM Post Reply

The midweek edition of the Morning Jolt, making its way through the piles of snow mostly rain in northern Virginia, features the death of Hugo Chávez, Donald Trump joining the roster of CPAC speakers, the administration’s claim that it can kill U.S. citizens on U.S. soil with drones, and then this big question for conservatives to tackle . . . Our Big Challenge: Do We on the Right Still Trust the People? My fellow conservatives . . . the state of our movement is not strong. Let’s face it.

Rand Paul’s 13 Hour Filibuster – The
Talking Kind – Against John Brennan

ABC News, by Z. Byron Wolf Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 3/7/2013 4:45:23 AM Post Reply

Rand Paul yielded the Senate floor and his live filibuster of John Brennan’s nomination to head the CIA at 12:39 a.m. – a little less than 13 hours after he started talking – to applause from his colleagues a bit of a joke. “I would go for another 12 hours and try to break Strom Thurmond’s record, but I have learned there are limits and I have to go take care of one of those right now.” It is not clear if there are enough votes to block Brennan, but Paul did change the mind of some of his colleagues,

Obama promised to close Guantánamo.
Instead, he´s made it worse

Guardian [UK], by Murtaza Hussain Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 3/7/2013 1:05:58 AM Post Reply

In his letters, Guantánamo Bay prisoner Shaker Aamer appeals in desperation to his captors and the outside world: "Please … torture me in the old way. Here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks." (Snip) Despite running on an explicit campaign promise to shut down the island prison which has become a symbol of the abuses of the "war on terror", President Obama has continued to preside over its operation. And by recent accounts, under his tenure, the conditions for prisoners there – from both a physical and legal standpoint – have become markedly

Jon Stewart voices support
for Rand Paul filibuster:
´Holy Howard Roark´s ghost´

Daily Caller, by Jeff Poor Original Article

Posted By: Donttaxmebro- 3/7/2013 12:35:09 AM Post Reply

As Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director wound late into the night, he got the support of one unlikely media personality: Comedy Central “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart. “Holy Howard Roark’s ghost — it looks like we got us a good old fashion actual talkie filibuster,” Stewart said. “The kind our grandparents tried to tell us about but never got through, because we were too busy playing jacks and tiddlywinks with our friends waiting for our turn to freebase in the shed. Ah, the ‘70s or ‘50s

Rand Paul’s filibuster —
is it grandstanding
or something worse?

Power Line, by Paul Mirengoff Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 3/6/2013 11:28:31 PM Post Reply

I agree with John’s analysis of Rand Pauls’ filibuster of John Brennan’s nomination. Paul purports to be filibustering in response to Eric Holder’s statements about the circumstances under which the U.S. might launch a drone attack against citizens here at home, and the constitutionality of such attacks. But, as John showed, Holder’s position in his response on this issue, as set forth in a letter to Paul, is correct. Moreover, in his testimony today, Holder agreed with Ted Cruz that drone attacks on U.S. citizens here at home are unconstitutional unless the citizen

Breaking bread: Obama to
dine with Republican senators
at Jefferson Hotel amid
sequester gridlock

Washington Times, by Susan Crabtree Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 3/6/2013 11:24:35 PM Post Reply

With his public approval numbers falling fast in the wake of the latest budget breakdown in Washington, President Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans to demonstrate he can at least sit down with his opponents to try to break through the partisan logjam. On what was expected to be a whiteout day in Washington that fizzled into any icy mix, Mr. Obama made a peace offering to a group of Senate Republicans. Mr. Obama invited them to dine on neutral ground that night at Washington’s upscale Jefferson Hotel near the White House, and paid

House votes to avert shutdown
as Obama looks for big deal

Washington Post, by Rosalind S. Helderman and Philip Rucker Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 3/6/2013 11:19:47 PM Post Reply

The House took its first step to avert a government shutdown as President Obama began a series of rare meetings with Republican lawmakers on Wednesday, reviving chances for a long-term deal to reduce the federal deficit. In hopes of avoiding a crisis this month, the House approved a six-month spending bill that would fund the government through the end of the fiscal year. The measure passed 267 to 151, with most Republicans supporting it and most Democrats voting against it. The stopgap measure would provide $982 billion, enough to keep federal agencies humming past March 27,

Rand Paul conducts filibuster
in opposition to John Brennan,
Obama’s drone policy

Washington Post, by Ed O’Keefe and Aaron Blake Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 3/6/2013 11:16:51 PM Post Reply

One of the oldest and most storied traditions of the Senate made a sudden return to Capitol Hill on Wednesday when a junior senator seized control of the chamber with an hours-long filibuster involving rambling speeches aimed at blocking a vote on President Obama’s choice to lead the CIA. Led by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) with help from other junior senators, the filibuster stretched more than 11 hours and was aimed at drawing attention to deep concern on both sides of the aisle about the administration’s use of unmanned aerial drones in its fight

ACLU launches nationwide
look into police ´militarization´

United Press International, by Kristen Butler Original Article

Posted By: BaseballFan- 3/6/2013 10:23:49 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, American Civil Liberties Union affiliates in 24 states filed over 177 public records requests with law enforcement agencies to determine the extent to which federal funding and support has fueled the militarization of state and local police departments. According to an ACLU statement, "Federal funding in the billions of dollars has allowed state and local police departments to gain access to weapons and tactics created for overseas combat theaters...

Florida bill would require anger
management courses for bullet buyers

Fox News, by Joshua Rhett Miller Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 10:21:49 PM Post Reply

A Florida legislator wants anyone trying to buy ammunition to complete an anger management program first, in what critics say is the latest example of local lawmakers reaching for constitutionally-dubious solutions to the problem of gun violence. The bill filed Saturday by state Sen. Audrey Gibson, D-Jacksonville, would require a three-day waiting period for the sale of any firearm and the sale of ammunition to anyone who has not completed anger management courses. The proposal would require ammo buyers to take the anger management courses every 10 years. “This is not about guns,"

Hundreds of California sex
offenders go missing under new law

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 10:16:43 PM Post Reply

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The number of paroled sex offenders who are fugitives in California is 15 percent higher today than before Gov. Jerry Brown´s sweeping law enforcement realignment law took effect 17 months ago, according to figures released Wednesday by the state corrections department. The increase amounts to 360 more sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown and who were not reporting to their parole officers last year. An Associated Press analysis of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation data shows that 2,706 paroled sex offenders

Exclusive: ACLU Backs Paul´s Filibuster

Breitbart´s Big Government, by Ben Shapiro Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 10:07:02 PM Post Reply

On Wednesday afternoon, Christopher Anders, Senior Legislative Council at the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington D.C., spoke with Breitbart News exclusively about Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster of the John Brennan nomination to CIA director over the administration’s failures to answer questions about domestic use of drones. Anders backed Paul to the hilt, and was highly critical of the Obama administration. “It’s certainly a courageous and historic effort by Senator Rand Paul and his colleagues, who are now increasing in numbers and coming to the fore in support of his filibuster,” said Anders.

Free Cell Phones Coming to
California, Minus Federal
Fraud Protection

Breitbart´s Big Government, by John Sexton Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 10:02:25 PM Post Reply

The California Public Utilities Commission has expanded its Lifeline program to include free cell phones. The Commission has also won approval to be exempted from the federal fraud detection network associated with the program. The new cell phone program will offer "250 talk minutes and 250 text messages" per month to anyone making less than $14,702.A minimum-wage employee working full time makes $15,080 in a year. The CPUC was already offering low-income individuals the option of signing up for special Lifeline subsidized landlines which cost half what local service normally costs.

Report: Youth Healthcare
Premiums to Skyrocket 145%-203%

Breitbart´s Big Government, by Celia Bigelow Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 9:55:47 PM Post Reply

If health insurance prices triple, do we still have to call Obamacare the "Affordable Care Act”? A report released yesterday by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce reveals the devastating reality many Americans will face when Obamacare is in full force next year. While the majority of Americans will likely see their healthcare premiums increase, no one will swallow the cost burden more than young Americans. Previous studies have reported that youth healthcare premiums could increase as much as 45 percent, but the the

The sins of Secretary Clinton
are falling on John Kerry

Fox News, by Richard Grenell Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 9:51:16 PM Post Reply

John Kerry is going to have a rough tenure as secretary of state. But let’s face it, whoever came after Hillary Clinton was going to have to deal with a foreign affairs press corps that has been sleeping for four years. From the moment Hillary entered Foggy Bottom, political reporters have treated their beloved secretary of state with kid gloves. Watching media outlets now play catch-up on just how dangerous the world really is makes you feel a bit sorry for Kerry. Suddenly the State Department reporters have realized that Iran is about to

Human-Caused Climate
Change Less Than Expected

Investor´s Business Daily, by Paul C. Knappenberger Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/6/2013 9:50:53 PM Post Reply

President Obama is determined to do something about global warming, telling Congress in his State of the Union address that if they won´t act on it, he will. The president´s refrain is familiar, but unfortunate. Obama continues to ignore new science suggesting that the threat posed by human-caused climate change is substantially less than previously thought. Obama´s brand-new pick to head the EPA, Gina McCarthy, is a fresh signal that the administration favors knee-jerk policies to restrict emissions, even when they are unsupported by available data and would hamper the economic recovery. Congress, with its wait-and-see attitude,

Several States Closer to
Overthrowing Electoral College

National Review Online, by Tara Ross Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 9:44:47 PM Post Reply

George Washington once warned against those who would undermine the Constitution. “It is requisite,” he wrote, “that you resist with care the spirit of innovation upon [constitutional] principles however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the Constitution, alterations which will impair the energy of the system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown.” Washington’s statement could easily have been aimed at the anti–Electoral College National Popular Vote effort, which is currently working to win support in several states. The measure has been approved by committees

Britain´s Health Care System:
Its Problems Continue

Inveator´s Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/6/2013 9:37:13 PM Post Reply

Socialized Medicine: Missed the last horror story from Great Britain´s government health care system? Don´t worry, another alarming report will come soon. They just keep piling up like firewood in the fall. On our minds right now is the story from the Daily Mail, which reported last week that nearly 40% of National Health Service workers — doctors, nurses and paramedics — said they would not recommend their own workplace to friends or family who need care. More than 101,000 NHS workers responded to a survey that asked them if they agreed with the following statement: "If a friend or relative needed

Sen. Ted Cruz: Defund ´Obamacare´
until economy improves

Washington Times, by Tom Howell Jr. Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 9:33:10 PM Post Reply

Outspoken freshman Sen. Ted Cruz intends to offer an amendment to the stopgap spending plan under debate in Congress this week that would defund President Obama’s health care law until the nation’s economy grows at a rate in line with historical averages. Mr. Cruz, Texas Republican, said that increasing economic growth should be every federal lawmaker’s top priority. “Obamacare does precisely the opposite,” Mr. Cruz, a tea-party favorite, said Wednesday in a statement. “It is already hurting small businesses, reducing the hours Americans are allowed to work, forcing employers to drop coverage, and leading to substantial

Sen. Ted Cruz makes Twitter history
by reading tweets for Rand Paul
filibuster on the Senate floor

Washington Examiner, by Charlie Spiering Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 9:26:18 PM Post Reply

As Sen. Rand Paul R-Ky. approached the 8-hour mark of his filibuster in protest of the Obama administration’s drone program, his colleague Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas approached the Senate floor to read tweets in support. “I feel quite confident that the senator from Kentucky is not aware of the Twitterverse that has been exploding,” Cruz declared. “So what I wanted to do for the Senator from Kentucky is give some small sampling of the reaction on twitter so that he might understand how the American people are responding to his courageous leadership.” Cruz began

Gay and Going Abroad? State
Department Offers Tips for
LGBT Global Travelers

Cybercast News Service, by Penny Starr Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 9:18:31 PM Post Reply

The State Department’s website features travel information for gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender individuals, including advice on “how open one can be regarding one’s sexual orientation or gender identity.” “Attitudes and tolerance toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons vary from country to country, just as they vary among U.S. cities and states,” the website states. “Most LGBT travelers encounter no problems while overseas, but it helps to be prepared and research your destination before you go.” The website warns

Judicial Nominee Who Helped Sue
Gun Makers Is ´Exactly´ Who We
Need To Serve, Obama Says

Cybercast News Service, by Joe Schoffstall Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/6/2013 9:13:45 PM Post Reply

Today, President Barack Obama said Caitlin Halligan, who was once again blocked by Senate Republicans on an up-or-down vote for confirmation, is "exactly the kind of person" who should serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. "A majority of the Senate agrees that Ms. Halligan is exactly the kind of person who should serve on this court, and I urge Senate Republicans to allow the Senate to express its will and to confirm Ms. Halligan without further delay," Obama stated. However, Halligan is considered to the "most anti-Second Amendment nominee" Obama

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