The Patriot Post Chronicle 6-5-2013

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The Patriot Post Chronicle 6-5-2013
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IRS Meets Campaign Manager

June 5, 2013

The Foundation

"Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind." --Thomas Jefferson

Editorial Exegesis

"A clue as to whether the targeting by the IRS of Tea Party and other conservative groups was discussed at the 157 meetings that former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman had at the White House may be found in remarks by Stephanie Cutter, deputy manager for President Obama's 2012 reelection campaign, in a recent appearance on Jake Tapper's show 'The Lead' on CNN. ... Cutter attempted to dismiss charges they were political meetings but admitted she had attended meetings with Shulman at the White House. ... Well, if they were not political meetings, why was she there at all? Was she there to offer her health care or tax code expertise? ... When she appeared on CBS' 'Face the Nation' to defend the president's new campaign slogan 'Romnesia,' she went on to say that Republican nominee Mitt Romney was 'severely conservative' and had run as the 'ideal' Tea Party candidate. She said this as she was sitting in meetings with the head of an IRS that was charged with implementation of ObamaCare as it was targeting groups that were created to oppose ObamaCare. Though she denies it, Cutter was also deeply involved in the ads run by the pro-Obama super-PAC Priorities USA in which steelworker Joe Soptic recounted how his wife died of cancer after he lost his health insurance when his plant was shuttered after a takeover by Bain Capital and other companies working with Romney's private equity firm. ... Cutter should be called to testify under oath before the House Oversight Committee to explain why a key Obama campaign operative was in on meetings to discuss ObamaCare implementation with an IRS official whose agency was targeting groups opposed to it." --Investor's Business Daily1

Upright

"The New York Times is reporting that 'some in the West Wing privately tell associates they wish [Attorney General Eric Holder] would step down, viewing him as politically maladroit. But the latest attacks may stiffen the administration's resistance in the near term to a change for fear of emboldening critics.' Study that quote -- both sentences. The stated reason some in the White House want Holder to go is not because he has engaged in corruption or lied to Congress or any other of the myriad complaints that have been lodged against him, but because they see him as politically maladroit. ... But in the second sentence we learn that the White House will probably keep Holder because it believes dumping him would empower its critics. Again, the determining factors are not Holder's integrity, the rule of law, the importance of the nation's chief attorney adhering to the principle of equal protection under the laws, or anything else involving the national interest. It's all about President Obama and his image and agenda, and Republicans are not to be seen as scoring any victories." --columnist David Limbaugh

"Too much of our current immigration controversy is conducted in terms of abstract ideals, such as 'We are a nation of immigrants.' Of course we are a nation of immigrants. But we are also a nation of people who wear shoes. Does it follow that we should admit anybody who wears shoes? The immigrants of today are very different in many ways from those who arrived here a hundred years ago. Moreover, the society in which they arrive is different. ... Not only the United States, but the Western world in general, has been discovering the hard way that admitting people with incompatible cultures is an irreversible decision with incalculable consequences. If we do not see that after recent terrorist attacks on the streets of Boston and London, when will we see it? 'Comprehensive immigration reform' means doing everything all together in a rush, without time to look before we leap, and basing ourselves on abstract notions about abstract people." --economist Thomas Sowell

"A reader sent me a question he wished somebody would ask Obama: 'Why is it that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood get free F-16s, but law-abiding Americans can't be trusted with hunting rifles?' Another reader pointed out that if you cross the North Korean border illegally, you'll be sentenced to 12 years hard labor. If you sneak across the Afghan border, you'll be shot. If, on the other hand, you enter the U.S. illegally, you get a job, food stamps, a driver's license, a place to live, health care and an education. Some would suggest that proves we are better than North Korea and Afghanistan. Others would suggest that what we are is a nation of suckers and screwballs." --columnist Burt Prelutsky

"Clearly, Obama wants to have it both ways, claiming to be an in-charge leader one moment, then a powerless bystander the next, based on crass political considerations, not his actual involvement in any activity. Given that Oklahomans are benefitting from federal disaster response, some will no doubt argue we should ignore this administration's failures elsewhere. But Americans have a right to expect competence and ethics in all parts of government at all times. In Moore, Obama declared, 'When we say that we've got your back, I promise you, we keep our word.' The value of this promise shouldn't be tied to which of the two Obamas stands behind the podium at the time. Given what happened to four Americans in Benghazi who had reason to think the government really had their backs, skepticism is justified." --The Oklahoman

Demo-gogues

The 3 percenters: "For more than two centuries, our Nation has struggled to transform the ideals of liberty and equality from founding promise into lasting reality. ... My Administration is a proud partner in the journey toward LGBT equality. ... Now, therefore, I, Barack Obama ... by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2013 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month." --Barack Obama

What was that about the next election? "We've got a politics [sic] that's stuck right now. And the reason it's stuck is because people spend more time thinking about the next election than they do thinking about the next generation. ... One of the best ways to work around [obstructionism] is to have a Democratic House of Representatives." --Barack Obama

Me, myself and I: "My only interest at this point is effective governance. My only interest is making sure that when I look back 20 years from now, I say I accomplished everything that I could while I had this incredible privilege to advance the interests of the broadest number of Americans and to make sure that this country was stronger and more prosperous than it was when I came into office." --Barack Obama, whose only interest is himself

If you disagree, you still have to do something: "I don't have much patience for people who deny climate change, but if you've got creative approaches, market-based approaches, tell me about them. If you think I'm doing it the wrong way, let me know. I'm happy to work with you." --Barack Obama

Throw money at the IRS: "There is no clearer way to promote more scandals than by cutting funding that could be used for oversight, training and reform. At the level this subcommittee is funded right now, we're just asking for more trouble at the IRS and elsewhere." --Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY)

"If women didn't wear short skirts"... "If [the Tea Party] didn't come in and ask for this tax break, you would have never have had a question asked of you. You could go out there and say whatever you want in the world." --Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing blaming the victim