Obamacare and the Sting of Empty Promises Mark Meckler July 23, 2014 Incumbent Accountability, Lawmaker Lunacy, News “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” Every American remembers hearing this empty promise. I bet you can even hear the inflection of the president’s voice as you read that line. Or how about our president telling...
A Huge Blow to Obamacare Mark Meckler July 22, 2014 Big Government, News In a huge blow to Obama’s health care law and his executive powers, a D.C. Federal Appeals Court says enforcement actually has to stick to what the law says. Once the Affordable Care Act was passed, President Obama must have realized it didn’t quite...
IRS Love Song: What Are the Chances? Mark Meckler July 22, 2014 IRS Lawsuit, News Never thought country music and the IRS scandal would make a good couple? Think again! In this IRS love song, Remy weighs the odds of finding true love and finds a higher power at work -- just like a well-timed hard drive failure at the IRS. Oh wait,...
Vindication in the Tea Party Case Against IRS Mark Meckler July 21, 2014 Featured, IRS Lawsuit, News, Tea Party As evidence of IRS wrongdoing mounts, it’s great to get some good news. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott rejected the IRS’s motion to dismiss the NorCal Tea Party’s class action lawsuit. The government had the audacity to claim that...
The IRS Is Ready to Move On, But the American People Are Not Mark Meckler July 15, 2014 Corruption, IRS Lawsuit, Mark's Commentaries, News, Scandals Ever since the IRS scandal broke, the agency’s defenders have been saying it’s over. President Obama denied a “smidgen” of corruption. Elijah Cummings still says “the case is solved.” These statements have the same ring as an officer waving people...
South Dakota Republicans Object to Common Core on Principle Mark Meckler July 7, 2014 News, Shared Values The South Dakota Republican Party convention could have been split by disagreement over Common Core. Instead, delegates rose above the potential squabbles and wrote their platform based on principle, not hotbed issues. Different delegates had different...
Privacy Outweighs Police Convenience Mark Meckler July 7, 2014 News, U.S. Constitution The Supreme Court made another unanimous decision upholding basic American rights in the final weeks of the term – this time, the right to privacy. The Court recognized that cell phones and other mobile devices are inherently private, thus protected...
Wrong No Matter What Sign You Follow Mark Meckler July 7, 2014 News Lisa Foreman works in D.C. and has gotten enough parking tickets to know to check the signs diligently. So she was surprised to find a $100 ticket on her car one day after conducting some business at the courthouse. She double-checked the “2-hour...
Hobby Lobby Ruling: Surely, There’s Enough Room for Us All to Celebrate Mark Meckler July 3, 2014 Big Government, Featured, News Should the government force us to buy things? Should the government force us to buy things that violate our consciences? Should the government force us to buy things that violate our consciences… for other people? Before you immediately assume this...
The Supreme Court Is on a Roll Mark Meckler July 2, 2014 News, U.S. Constitution With all attention focused on the Hobby Lobby decision on Monday, we didn’t want you to miss two other important rulings from the Supreme Court. They’ve been busy! Monday ended the term, so there were a lot of influential decisions to be made. They...