Senator Robert Byrd Dead at 92
G-20 Agrees to Delay Tough Choices
Readers are offered two guesses as to which path the collection of career politicians chose (the first guess doesn't count). Yep, most of you got it right with one guess. The G-20 chose to keep borrowing and spending like drunken sailors. Our apologies for besmirching the integrity of members of our Navy. Read the details here:
Coach Walker Looking at Local Players More
Broadcaster Lorn Brown Passes Away
Pitching Sensations Take Hills Tonight
The Yankees, Twins, Rangers, Braves, Reds, and Padres continued to lead their respective divisions last night after the final weekend MLB game was played. Tonight two pitching sensations take the mound. Stephen Strasburg (bottom left) goes for the Washington Nationals when they play the division-leading Braves in Atlanta in a nationally televised game on ESPN. Ubaldo Jimenez (top left) will take the mound for the Colorado Rockies when they play the division-leading San Diego Padres. See standings here:
They Keep Stealing - Why Keep Paying?
Commentary by Dylan Ratigan in the Huffington Post - The dire straits of the middle class of America has made it near impossible for our politicians to keep up the pretense that our current government truly works for the "people." Between the multiple overt and secretive bailouts, the massive bonuses and the circular use of our tax money to lobby for these continued handouts, you can no longer hide from the evidence. When Senator Durbin said "The banks... frankly own this place," you realize it was not in jest. Well, it is becoming time to take matters into your own hands... I suggest that you call your lender and tell them if they don't lower you mortgage by at least 20%, you are walking away. And if they don't agree, you need to consider walking away. Read more
Inside the Black Panther case: anger, ignorance and lies
Commentary in the Washington Times by former Department of Justice By J. Christian Adams - On the day President Obama was elected, armed men wearing the black berets and jackboots of the New Black Panther Party were stationed at the entrance to a polling place in Philadelphia. They brandished a weapon and intimidated voters and poll watchers. After the election, the Justice Department brought a voter-intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party and those armed thugs. I and other Justice attorneys diligently pursued the case and obtained an entry of default after the defendants ignored the charges. Before a final judgment could be entered in May 2009, our superiors ordered us to dismiss the case. Based on my firsthand experiences, I believe the dismissal of the Black Panther case was motivated by a lawless hostility toward equal enforcement of the law. Others still within the department share my assessment. The department abetted wrongdoers and abandoned law-abiding citizens victimized by the New Black Panthers. The dismissal raises serious questions about the department's enforcement neutrality in upcoming midterm elections and the subsequent 2012 presidential election. read more
Star Parker - Being Strangled by Government
Holder Weighs Answers to Tough Questions
One has to wonder with the U.S. Government now borrowing three billion dollars a day (yes that is billion with "B") if suing the State of Arizona for passing a law that simply enforces the federal law on border security is the best use of our resources. Three Democrats from Arizona, each running for re-election in the U.S. House of Representatives, don't think so. They are urging the Justice Department and Attorney General Eric Holder to drop plans to file a lawsuit against their state. Read their thoughts here.
State's tax amnesty program reeling in residents
From the Santa Fe NewMexican - by Kate Nash - Paying taxes may never be popular, but it looks like the state's tax amnesty program could be. So far, 2,000 people have made inquiries about the program, under which individuals and businesses who disclose unpaid taxes that were due before 2010 won't have to pay penalties. The program, announced June 7, doesn't forgive the taxes owed. The state expects the amnesty, for which delinquent taxpayers must apply by Sept. 30, could raise about $7 million. Of that, $5.5 million would go to the state's general fund, while $1.5 million would go to various local governments, depending on where it was collected. So far, 180 people have applied. Because it takes a few months for the Taxation and Revenue Department to establish what a taxpayer owes, it's unclear how much the state is on track to collect, department spokesman S.U. Mahesh said. Residents will have 180 days to pay back taxes in order to avoid having to pay interest. Read more
Elena Kagan Confirmation Hearing Begins Today
Frank Rich Gets Final Say on McChrystal
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