GOP USA MIDDAY REPORT 04/15/2014

Why the feds chickened out on a Nevada ranch Let me obliterate a bit of confusion here: the Obama administration attempted to go to war with a rancher in Nevada. Let me amplify a little bit of truth: they tucked tail and have returned home. And let me add a bit of clarity: they had no choice!

Social Security halts effort to collect decades old debts The Social Security Administration is suspending a program in which thousands of people were having their tax refunds seized to recoup overpayments that happened more than a decade ago. Social Security recipients and members of Congress complained that people were being forced to repay overpayments that were sometimes paid to their parents or guardians when they were children.

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Democrat Says She is not a Victim She gave a dramatic eye-roll in reaction to all of the fuss that Democrats and the president attempted to create over equal pay for women last week.

Paying the ObamaCare premium Contrary to the Obama administration's empty assurances, ObamaCare-related premiums are not on pace for merely a slight increase next year. Health insurance officials tell The Hill newspaper that patients could see their fees double in some parts of the country.

Driving scared: Spate of random highway shootings in KC The Grandview man admits he's a little nervous behind the wheel these days. When it comes to taking his daughter to college in the morning, he avoids the more convenient Kansas City highways and maneuvers through backstreets. When he's driving, he's looking around.

Isn't the entire country a free speech zone? We are seeing something quite disturbing going on in this country. Each day we are losing our rights, and most people don't even realize it. The problem is accelerating. We see more and more blatant actions by the government, and people must stand up and do something. The latest action is the establishment of so-called "free speech zones."