IRS Awards Bonuses to Employees Who Owe Taxes
A watchdog agency report found that the IRS gave bonuses and other performance awards to nearly 3000 employees under disciplinary action in 2010-2012. Over $1 million in bonuses and 10,000 hours of paid time off were awarded to employees who still owed federal taxes. Seems a little hypocritical, doesn’t it? Treasury Inspector General for Tax […]
IRS Workers Caught Campaigning on the Job
Suspicions have already been raised about the impact IRS targeting of conservative groups had on the last Presidential election. Now evidence has been uncovered of IRS workers actively campaigning for President Obama while on the job. The federal Office of Special Counsel revealed 3 separate cases of IRS employees using their influence as federal workers […]
IRS Asks for Raise, Needs an Audit
Eleven billion dollars is just not enough for the IRS to get all its work done. John Koskinen, newly appointed IRS Commissioner, says they need a bigger budget, not cuts. He’s backed up by President Obama, who proposed a 10% increase in the IRS budget for next year, exceeding current spending caps – even while […]
Mark Meckler to Discuss “Challenges to Democracy” in John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
On Tuesday, April 22 at 6pm EST, Mark Meckler will discuss “Challenges to Democracy” with Joan Blades, Co-Founder of MoveOn.org and Co-Founder and President of MomsRising.org. The conversation will explore views on the root problems of democratic dysfunction and possible paths forward on policy issues where common ground can be found between the left and […]
Emails Show Lois Lerner Planned to Help DOJ Prosecute Conservative Groups
Albert Einstein once said the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Should we be surprised that Lois Lerner perpetrated one of the biggest political scandals of our time? The mountain of evidence that Lois Lerner engaged in criminal activity just grew even bigger today. Emails from […]
Limits on Campaign Contributions Serve Incumbents
Thomas Sowell knows why politicians on both sides of the aisle are so upset that the Supreme Court overturned limits on campaign contributions—because such restrictions hurt political challengers and protect incumbents. I think he hit the nail on the head: The recent Supreme Court decision over-ruling some Federal Election Commission restrictions on political campaign contributions […]
Standoff at Nevada Ranch: America Is Ready to Resist
Protesters at Cliven Bundy’s ranch in Nevada faced off with federal agents this past weekend, sending the message that overreaching government power can be resisted. You’ve seen the news: A video showing the protestors at the Bundy ranch taking on federal agents went viral. A dispute about grazing fees had been escalating for over 20 years […]
Rob Lowe to O’Reilly: “Individuals Do Better than Government”
It’s not often someone from Hollywood agrees with us. But in the middle of a recent interview about his new book and how hard it is to be good-looking, Rob Lowe made a political statement with which we can actually agree. He thinks there should be less government intrusion in the lives of American citizens. […]
Sarah Palin: Elect Candidates Who Support “Convention of States”
Sarah Palin encourages voters to election representatives who support a Convention of States!
Eric Holder to Congress: “You Don’t Want to Go There, Buddy!”
“You don’t want to go there, Buddy!” That’s how Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States responded when a member of Congress dared to question the “most transparent administration ever.” Our nation’s founders gave Congress the specific responsibility of holding the executive branch – including Eric Holder – responsible to “We, the people.” Yet […]