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Governor Palin: “IRS Asks Iowa Pro-Life Group What They Pray About” Posted on May 17 2013 – 9:25 PM – Posted by: Mary Beth House | Follow Mary Beth on Twitter! Governor Palin just tweeted the following article:  “IRS Asks Iowa Pro-Life Group What They Pray About” is.gd/SqR2fT …This is just surreal. — Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) May 17, 2013   Surreal indeed. Please be sure to read it all. I…

David DesRosiers | Book review: ‘Is college worth it?’ Posted on May 17 2013 – 2:30 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady | Follow Doug on Twitter! William J. Bennett and David Wilezol’s “Is College Worth It?” asks and  authoritatively answers one of life’s biggest questions. The orthodox answer to the question, the authors write, is “Of course it is.  Though the cost of attendance is ever increasing, those who…

Ron Fournier | Does Obama Need Staff Shakeup to Manage Scandals? Posted on May 17 2013 – 4:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady | Follow Doug on Twitter! President Obama and his insular team are violating almost every principle of crisis management. Shoot straight. Ditch the spin. Don’t feed the fire. Restore trust. While the West Wing is run by smart and dedicated public servants, their crisis communications instincts…

Awesome Video: Rep. Mike Kelly Receives Standing Ovation at Ways Means Hearing on IRS Scandal Posted on May 17 2013 – 4:16 PM – Posted by: Mary Beth House | Follow Mary Beth on Twitter! If you didn’t have a chance to watch the IRS Scandal hearing today, you missed out on this fantastic rant by Congressman Mike Kelly as he questions former IRS Commissioner Steve Miller who was fired…

Obama appoints administration crony to head IRS Posted on May 16 2013 – 9:11 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady | Follow Doug on Twitter! Via the Washington Examiner: President Obama on Thursday appointed Daniel Werfel, a senior Office of Management and Budget official, as the next acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. The announcement comes a day after Obama forced out Steven Miller, the former leader of an…

Umbrella Etiquette Posted on May 17 2013 – 12:36 AM – Posted by: Michelle McCormick | Follow Michelle on Twitter! 1. Make sure your umbrella fits the occasion AtlanticWire.com 2. Be mindful not to block the view of fellow spectators  Associated Press 3. When with a senior companion, the younger person should hold the umbrella 4. Be careful not to let the wind flip your umbrella   5. Be mindful…

BBC | US shale oil supply shifts global power balance Posted on May 16 2013 – 10:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady | Follow Doug on Twitter! A steeper-than-expected rise in US shale oil reserves is about to change the global balance of power between new and existing producers, a report says. Over the next five years, the US will account for a third of new oil supplies, according…

John Hayward | Hyper-sexualized, asexual America Posted on May 16 2013 – 2:30 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady | Follow Doug on Twitter! The FDA wants 15-year-old girls to get morning-after birth-control drugs over the counter, without the knowledge or consent of either parents or doctors.  President Obama says he approves of this decision.  But birth-control activists say it doesn’t go far enough.  They want the requirement for teenage…

Political Leadership, Romney, and Palin Posted on May 16 2013 – 2:40 PM – Posted by: James V DeLong | Follow James on Twitter! [Image: Joe Hamm, as Don Draper of Mad Men, from Wikipedia.] In Loyalty to the Truth, on National Review Online,  Gabriel Schoenfeld sets out the theme of his new book A Bad Day on the Romney Campaign: An Insider’s Account: Romney’s top strategists saw the campaign…

Salena Zito | Obama, Democrats Misfire on Guns Posted on May 16 2013 – 4:00 PM – Posted by: Doug Brady | Follow Doug on Twitter! BELLE VERNON, Pa. — The owner of a small gun shop here sits on a wooden  stool behind a glass-topped counter filled with handguns. The only thing folks  talk about when they come into this store is what Washington will do next to  attack…