The Ruling Class doesn't even try to hide their corruption and self-interest anymore. And why should they? They have no fear of us. The world is theirs, and we're just lucky to be allowed to live in it.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-0...e-gas-producer

http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/08/a...usaolp00000589
(I am disappointed. Call Me "Irresponsible" -- Please)


Obama Directive Makes Mere Citing of Snowden Leaks Punishable Offense
Once promising the most transparent administration in history, White House reins in free speech of employees
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/05/09

h/t http://wendymcelroy.com/news.php

What also kills me is all the crowing over people paying their first premium. Will there be news reports every month now on the number of people paying their premiums? It's all just so ridiculous. The regime and its media are so desperate to spin this nightmare into a success, it's pathetic.

As rates (along with the cost of everything else) continue to rise, the number of premiums paid (insured) will drop.

Story: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybens...cates-n1834786

Hillary Clinton: Gun Laws Are 'Way Out of Balance'
After avoiding the heated political issue for years, the former secretary of State says we need to "rein in" gun laws.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/polit...lance-20140506

LOL

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner...rles-c-w-cooke

So there was a split in the circuit court's decisions, and they declined to resolve it.

They must be waiting for team blue to load SCOTUS with some more gun-grabbers before they take any more 2nd amendment cases.

Full piece: http://reason.com/blog/2014/05/05/su...ear-major-seco

I've been worrying about Walter Jones (especially after Our Lady of Guantanamo endorsed his warmonger opponent) and wondering if there's been any polling. Came across this:

Recent straw polls reflect a shift in the core of the GOP in the East
http://www.beaufortobserver.net/Arti...-the-East.html
Continued: http://www.beaufortobserver.net/Arti...-the-East.html

Judge says ordinary tools actually are 'weapons'
Affirms punishment against teacher who brought wrenches for visual aid
http://www.wnd.com/2014/04/judge-say...vdSubCe0QqL.99

Ordinary tools, such as pliers, screwdrivers and wrenches, are “weapons” and so a Chicago school was correct to punish a teacher who brought them to class for a visual aid, according to a new court decision.

The ruling from a federal court in Illinois technically dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of teacher Douglas Bartlett. He had been suspended without pay for four days “on the grounds that his use of the tools as visual aids endangered his students, despite the fact that all potentially hazardous items were kept out of the students’ reach.”

WND reported a year ago when the case was filed – and the school’s actions were called political correctness run amok.

At the time, John Whitehead, of the Rutherford Institute, which brought the case on behalf of Bartlett, said, “Education truly suffers when school administrators exhibit such poor judgment and common sense, especially when it comes to their zealous misapplication of misguided zero tolerance policies.

http://www.theburningplatform.com/20...ry-or-a-slave/

Those tempted to write off the standoff at the Bundy Ranch as little more than a show of force by militia-minded citizens would do well to reconsider their easy dismissal of this brewing rebellion. This goes far beyond concerns about grazing rights or the tension between the state and the federal government.

Few conflicts are ever black and white, and the Bundy situation, with its abundance of gray areas, is no exception. Yet the question is not whether Cliven Bundy and his supporters are domestic terrorists, as Harry Reid claims, or patriots, or something in between. Nor is it a question of whether the Nevada rancher is illegally grazing his cattle on federal land or whether that land should rightfully belong to the government. Nor is it even a question of who’s winning the showdown— the government with its arsenal of SWAT teams, firepower and assault vehicles, or Bundy’s militia supporters with their assortment of weapons—because if such altercations end in bloodshed, everyone loses.

What we’re really faced with, and what we’ll see more of before long, is a growing dissatisfaction with the government and its heavy-handed tactics by people who are tired of being used and abused and are ready to say “enough is enough.” And it won’t matter what the issue is—whether it’s a rancher standing his ground over grazing rights, a minister jailed for holding a Bible study in his own home, or a community outraged over police shootings of unarmed citizens—these are the building blocks of a political powder keg. Now all that remains is a spark, and it need not be a very big one, to set the whole powder keg aflame.

"We can’t have an American people that violate the law and then just walk away from it."

Yes We Can!
Full story: http://www.bizpacreview.com/2014/04/...n-forms-112883