The Unaccountable Executive If the President doesn't run the government, then who does?If the scandal is showing anything, it is that the White House has a bizarre notion of accountability in the federal government. President Obama's former senior adviser, David Axelrod, told MSNBC recently that his guy was off the hook on the IRS scandal because "part of being President is there's so much beneath you that you can't know because the government is so vast."
Harry Reid escalates ‘nuclear’ threat Greg Sargent As GOP obstructionism continues, the Senate Majority Leader looks set to revisit filibuster reform.Reid is eying the possibility of changing the rules via the “nuclear option” — a simple majority vote — to end filibustering on nominations, but not on legislation.
Redford on US: 'Things have got lost' The writer-director uses Cannes press conference to say that the US has lost its way since the second world war, and that rampant development must be controlled"Certain things have got lost," said Redford. "Our belief system had holes punched in it by scandals that occurred, whether it was Watergate, the quiz show scandal, or Iran-Contra; it's still going on…Beneath all the propaganda is a big grey area, another America that doesn't get any attention; I decided to make that the subject of my films."
Benghazi turns out to be a big deal, and not for just Republicans By Jennifer RubinGive the public some credit. With most of the media ignoring Benghazi until recently and non-stop spin from the administration and its liberal enablers disparaging those seeking answers, the voters have figured out that it really does matter what happened and if our leaders lied to them.
Pritzker’s offshore holdings cloud Commerce bid By Dave Boyer - The Washington TimesDuring his campaign for re-election, President Obama and his team accused Mitt Romney of “betting against America” for investing in offshore accounts that shielded the Republican challenger from paying U.S. taxes.
