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Graham admits "Schrubio" visa exit system i'just a piece of paper'
Conn Carroll: Washington Examiner
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of two Republican Gang of Eight members on the Senate Judiciary Committee, admitted today that the visa entry and exit system in the Schumer-Rubio immigration bill is just "a piece of paper.
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A brief history of slimy dem snoops and dumpster divers
Michelle Malkin: Townhall
'The politics of the political right," Charles Blow blew in a recent New York Times column, "have become the politics of paranoia." If this is true, it is to the Right's immense credit. Contrary to the derisive dismissals of our elites, paranoia is among the most transcendent of American virtues. In a week in which it was revealed that the Department of Justice undertook a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into the privacy of the Associated Press, the Internal Revenue Service admitted that it had singled out the president's enemies for special scrutiny, and the administration's story on Benghazi started to crumble and fall, it is the credulous - not the skeptical - whose judgment has been called into question.
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In praise of paranoia
Charles C. W. Cooke: National Review
'The politics of the political right," Charles Blow blew in a recent New York Times column, "have become the politics of paranoia." If this is true, it is to the Right's immense credit. Contrary to the derisive dismissals of our elites, paranoia is among the most transcendent of American virtues. In a week in which it was revealed that the Department of Justice undertook a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into the privacy of the Associated Press, the Internal Revenue Service admitted that it had singled out the president's enemies for special scrutiny, and the administration's story on Benghazi started to crumble and fall, it is the credulous - not the skeptical - whose judgment has been called into question.
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Forgetting Watergate's lessons
George Will: NY Post
"He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, endeavored to . . . cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income-tax audits or other income-tax investigations to be initiated or conducted in a discriminatory manner."
- Articles of Impeachment, adopted by the House Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974
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Rubio's high-stakes push for immigration reform
Dan Balz: Washington Post
Two realities shape the debate over immigration reform: No bill is likely to pass without the expressed support of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), but even Rubio's endorsement may not be enough to assure passage. For Rubio, the political stakes of both sides of the equation are huge.
Immigration reform is one of President Obama's most important second-term priorities, but for now the president has been relegated to a secondary role in the debate. Because his views are anathema to conservatives, the less he says about the bill, the better may be its chances of passing. In Obama's place, Rubio has emerged as the most significant public voice on the issue.
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Benghazi disinformation points
Review and Outlook: Wall Street Journal
Friday's revelation that the Obama Administration's talking points on Benghazi were revised a dozen times adds another reason not to trust the official story line. It also gives Congress new cause to keep digging.
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The IRS and big government
James Pethokoukis: National Review
The expanding Internal Revenue Service scandal could hardly be any more Drudgeriffic. Well, maybe if in addition to singling out groups with "tea party" or "patriot" in their names, the agency had purchased a few billions rounds of hollow-point ammo. Maybe then. But even as is, the scandal is looking pretty bad and getting worse. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that the IRS also "scrutinized conservative groups for raising political concerns over government spending, debt and taxes or even for advocating making America a better place to live."
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Exclusive: Benghazi talking points underwent 12 revisions, scrubbed of terror reference
Jonathan Karl: Real Clear Politics
When it became clear last fall that the CIA's now discredited Benghazi talking points were flawed, the White House said repeatedly the documents were put together almost entirely by the intelligence community, but White House documents reviewed by Congress suggest a different story.
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Requiem for the GOP
Pat Buchanan: Real Clear Politics
Has the bell begun to toll for the GOP?
The question arises while reading an analysis of Census Bureau statistics on the 2012 election by Dan Balz and Ted Mellnik.
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College bubble bursts after decades of extravagance
Michael Barone: Real Clear Politics
For many years, market forces didn't seem to apply to them. There was a widespread societal consensus that a college education was a good economic investment.
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