In the history of mankind, many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost the power of governing themselves and thereby of governing their state. TR
Excuse me, do you actually believe the White House had anything to do with the IRS targeting of OBAMA’S OPPONENTS? Well, you’re cuckoo. That was the message Friday, as White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest laid down the new administration line that people who talk of possible White House involvement in the IRS scandal or suggest some kind of plot to target the Tea Party
It’s another Saturday golf outing, this time at Fort Belvoir. Obama is with a typical group of mid-level White House aides – Marvin Nicholson, Sam Kass and Joe Paulsen. It’s the 21st time he had played this year and the 178th of his presidency.
Now where have we heard this before? From today’s Washington Post: (Virginia Gov. Terry) McAuliffe (D) said the “moral imperative” to provide health insurance to the poor was forcing him to bypass the Republican-controlled General Assembly. For months, the governor has been quietly exploring ways to get around the legislature to expand Medicaid. For the first time Friday, he publicly acknowledged he was going that route —