Thursday, May 23, 2013
Morning Examiner: Obama surviving scandals so farConn Carroll Inside Washington, continuing developments in the Internal Revenue Service, Associated Press and Benghazi scandals may have given President Obama the worst week of his presidency so far. Tea Party Patriots plan nationwide protests at IRS buildingsCharlie Spiering The organizers of the Tea Party Patriots have called for a nationwide protest Tuesday against the Internal Revenue Service to challenge the government agency’s abuse of power while targeting Tea Party groups. The planned protests will take place at IRS offices around the country at noon. Immigration fight moves to House, with deep divide over legalizationByron York There will be an event on Capitol Hill this week that will tell us a lot about the future of comprehensive immigration reform. ‘Saturday Night Live’ features Al Sharpton parody to highlight IRS scandalsCharlie Spiering SNL‘s Kenan Thompson brings back his hilarious parody of Al Sharpton to highlight the news about the IRS targeting the Tea Party. Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com Anonymous Cincinnati IRS official: “Everything comes from the top.”Sean Higgins A story in the Washington Post yesterday about the Internal Revenue Service’s Cincinnati office, which does most of the agency’s nonprofit auditing, clearly contradicted earlier reports that the agency’s targeting of Tea Party groups was the result of rogue agents. The Post story anonymously quoted a staffer in Cincinnati as saying they only operate on directives from headquarters: As could be expected, the folks in the determinations unit on Main Street have had trouble concentrating this week. Bulworth screenwriter: Obama is no BulworthSean Higgins Over at the Nation, Jeremy Pikser, who co-wrote the Warren Beatty film Bulworth offers his reaction to the report that President Obama has considered “going Bulworth” according to the New York Times. More on Thomas Perez, disparate impact and the Supreme CourtSean Higgins Terry Eastland focuses on Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez’s unusual quid pro quo with the city of St. How many nonprofit auditors does the IRS have?Sean Higgins In its Saturday edition, the Washington Post featured two separate front-page stories about the controversy engulfing the Internal Revenue Service for its targeting of Tea Party groups seeking nonprofit status. Question: What do female medical students think of abortion?Michael Barone Noemie Emery has an excellent article in the latest Weekly Standard on the case of Kermit Gosnell, the abortion provider who has been sentenced to life in prison on three counts of murder. Spoof: Obama uses Buzzfeed list to distract from scandalsCharlie Spiering Despite all the White House scandals this week, President Obama is more concerned about a Buzzfeed article listing things that will make you feel old. This spoof video was put together by Jimmy Fallon and the ‘Late Night’ show crew. Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com Marco Rubio’s immigration game planConn Carroll After one full week of votes in the Senate Judiciary Committee, it is now clear that no major changes will be made to the Schumer-Rubio immigration bill before it reaches the Senate floor. Obama in Baltimore: I’m looking forward to having a dredge named after meCharlie Spiering Speaking at Ellicott Dredges’ factory in Baltimore this afternoon, President Obama joked that he couldn’t wait to have a dredge named after him. After taking a tour of the factory, Obama explained that a customer of the factory once named a dredge after former President Bill Clinton. “I’ve got my fingers crossed,” he joked. Competitive Enterprise Institute to honor transgender woman at annual dinnerSean Higgins
Deirdre McCloskey, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is set to be honored by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a leading Washington, D.C., free market/libertarian think tank, with its annual Julian Simon Award at a major dinner event in June. CEI advocates for several issues and causes that are associated with the right, like skepticism about climate change, shrinking the size of government and opposing federal regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley. Congressman: IRS asked pro-life group about 'the content of their prayers'Charlie Spiering During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing today, Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., grilled outgoing IRS commissioner Steven Miller about the IRS targeting a pro-life group in Iowa. The higher ed bubble is bursting (continued)Michael Barone Higher education enrollments this spring are down 2.3 percent from spring 2012, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. Four possible Obamacare futuresPhilip Klein On Thursday, House Republicans once again voted to repeal President Obama’s health care law. I don’t think it’ll be a major spoiler to predict that the repeal bill won’t go any further Outgoing IRS commissioner to Congress: ‘Targeting’ is a loaded termCharlie Spiering During the congressional hearing Friday morning with outgoing IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, Rep. Acting IRS Commissioner Miller: 'I never said I didn't do anything wrong'Charlie Spiering During a House Ways and Means Committee Hearing this morning, acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller explained that he never claimed to have done anything wrong. Miller made the comment during an exchange with Rep. IRS to Congress: 'We provided horrible customer service'Charlie Spiering During a congressional hearing with the House Ways and Means Committee, outgoing IRS commissioner Steven Miller admitted that the IRS provided "horrible customer service" by targeting Tea Party groups. "I can say generally, we provided horrible customer service, I will admit that. Morning Examiner: Accountability, Obama styleConn Carroll “The government generally has to conduct itself in a way that is true to the public trust,” President Obama said from the East Room of the White House Wednesday. |
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