Morning Briefing
For June 4, 2013
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1. Operation Over Reach Around
The shameless shills for the Democrats. That would be the media of course. Consider just the latest example.
On Friday, the Democratic National Committee released this memo claiming the Republicans had spent the month of May “overreaching” on the IRS investigation.
By Monday morning, the Washington press corps rallied.
Greg Sargent at the Washington Post declared, “It’s very clear that GOP scandal overreach is now prompting a real media backlash.” Sargent linked to another Washington Post writer at The Fix who declared, “The IRS is a good political issue for Republicans. But are they in dangers of overreaching on it?”
Glenn Thrush of the Politico tweeted, “Obama always lucky when it comes to his enemies: These House investigations would so much more damaging if Rs showed discipline/restraint.”
Ron Fournier of National Journal joined in with a retweet of a Democratic operative who wrote, “House Rs always overplay their hand. they can’t help themselves.”
Even former RNC Chairman Michael Steele got in on the act using the the word “overreach.”
My buddy Sean Davis documented it all in a timeline. But we’re not done. I’ve got the audio. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. On Conservative Reformers
There is a lot of back and forth chatter going on right now in the DC-NYC corridor about conservative reform. This is problematic because the people talking about reform are in Washington and New York, the two places least likely to lead any version of conservative reform.
One example of why is Josh Barro. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3. Anti-Muslim Speech and Consequences
Ordinarily I think having senior civil servants go out into the hinterlands to meet with the Great Unwashed is a good thing. It gets them out of a bubble where process is the product and lets them see how their action and inaction affects the citizens of the country. If anything it may reacquaint them with the notion that they are servants of the people and have a duty to respect the rule of law and disabuse them of any ambitions they may have to acting as some sort of neo-feudal nobility. Any idea that this still applies in the Obama regime disappeared when a man named Bill Killian, decided to speak to the American Muslim Advisory Council of Tennessee on the subject of “Public Disclosure in a Diverse Society.” When Mr. Killian is up and dressed he is the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4. Why Ted Cruz is right and John McCain is wrong
Senator John McCain and the mainstream media, are attacking Senator Ted Cruz (and Senators Lee, Paul, and Rubio) for objecting to going to conference on the budget resolution. Cruz’s objection is simple: he wants a public promise from the Democrats that they won’t use what is called “reconciliation” to raise the debt ceiling. Reconciliation is a special procedure that requires only 50 votes, not 60, to pass an increase in the debt ceiling (or tax increases for that matter). . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
5. You win or you die
HBO has been adapting a popular series of fantasy novels generally referred to as “A Game of Thrones,” although that’s technically only the title of the first volume; author George R.R. Martin names the entire series “A Song of Ice and Fire.” The show has been an enormous hit for HBO, evidently drawing a large number of viewers who didn’t read the original books. Last night’s episode, second to last in Season Three, therefore came as devastating blow to much of the audience. It’s impossible to discuss without some spoilers, so please click away now if you don’t want the plot of the show spoiled for you.
Here’s a bit of general background, which will also give the spoiler-averse a moment to eject from this post: “Game of Thrones” is about the brutal struggle for control of a fantasy kingdom called Westeros. The supernatural elements of the show are very muted. In fact, most of the characters don’t actually believe in magic at all, but there are supernatural forces afoot. For the most part, it’s an extremely gritty show set in a realistic medieval environment. You really don’t want to live in a realistic medieval environment, especially if you’re one of the peasants, or “smallfolk” as they’re known in the books. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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