HotAir Daily Express 06/17/2013



Oh, my: Obama’s approval rating drops eight points in one month 6/17/2013 9:21:44 AM  Erika Johnsen 54 Comments The ongoing Benghazi investigation, the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups, the DOJ collecting journalists’ phone records, the NSA surveillance revelations, the continuously bumpy ObamaCare rollout, and etcetera — it’s tough More... China: The U.S. should really explain all of this unfortunate surveillance business 6/17/2013 8:31:38 AM  Erika Johnsen 32 Comments At their “shirtsleeves” summit in California earlier this month, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping made a bunch of broad, grandiose, but ultimately empty promises about “working together” on enhancing global cyber More... Quotes of the day 6/16/2013 8:01:40 PM  Allahpundit 592 Comments Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday said that much of the Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill was in “perfect shape,” but added he would insist on tougher border security measures. Rubio, one of the authors of the bill, was asked if he still More... Depardieu: Never mind Russia, it’s France that’s “almost Bolshevik” 6/16/2013 6:31:07 PM  Erika Johnsen 23 Comments Remember the saga of Gerard Depardieu, the wealthy and much-maligned French actor who had the nerve to seek residence (and, presumably, a lower tax burden) elsewhere? French Socialist politicians flipped their lids when the well-known actor headed for More... Yes, the “new and improved” farm bill is still chock-full of agribusiness pork 6/16/2013 5:01:29 PM  Erika Johnsen 25 Comments The politics of the now completely unnecessary and economically damaging raft of oh-so-generous subsidies, payouts, and programs that the federal government affords the agriculture industry became self-perpetuating long ago, and most unfortunately, More... Video: America’s worst charities a family affair 6/16/2013 3:31:28 PM  Ed Morrissey 71 Comments Three charities supposedly focused on breast cancer and cancer in children raised $26 million in a single year. Good news, right? The bad news is that less than $15,000 of those funds got used to help victims of cancer. CNN, the Tampa Bay Times, and More... An unhappy birthday and intellectual property laws 6/16/2013 2:01:41 PM  Jazz Shaw 41 Comments You probably don’t give much thought to the ubiquitous song, “Happy Birthday” aside from the odd children’s party, but it’s going to have a day in court soon. The song has been around in various forms since the 1800′s, More... Nadler: NSA told us analysts can conduct warrantless wiretapping; Update: Nadler retracts 6/16/2013 12:31:18 PM  Ed Morrissey 198 Comments For most of the last week, the US intelligence and law-enforcement communities have insisted that the controversy over the NSA surveillance programs has been overblown and overhyped.  Not according to Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who attended a briefing More... Detroit going for broke 6/16/2013 11:01:09 AM  Jazz Shaw 108 Comments Last month, Ed gave us the rundown on the financial status of the Motor City. The prognosis wasn’t good, what with Detroit having billions more in outstanding bills than it could possibly generate in revenue. If anything, that doom and gloom More...

AFP - Don't just complain about government spending, stop It!

Who doesn’t love and appreciate American farmers?  They make up the back bone of our economy and are some of the hardest working, thriftiest people I know.  But their good name is being dragged through the mud, associated with a bill in Congress called “The Farm Bill” that has nearly nothing to do with helping family farms.  Sadly, the Farm Bill is stuffed full of government overspending; $740 billion on welfare alone, and another $200 billion in corporate cronyism.  

Reports show that at least 15 members of Congress directly pocket Farm Bill subsidies themselves.  You know who else gets these subsidies?  Celebrities like Bon Jovi, the Rockefellers and huge politically-connected Agricultural companies. It’s absurd to continue inefficient and ineffective farm policies just so a few politicians and celebrities can profit off of our tax dollars. Are they trying to help American taxpayers or stuff their own wallets?

 You can watch our video exposing this wasteful legislation here.

The good news is, there’s a chance that we can defeat this bill as the House of Representatives considers it this week.  You must act today though, because alarmingly, House members are poised to rubber-stamp this giant spending bill just like the Senate did.  If we have any chance of fighting this bill, then you must take action right now.

Email your Representatives in the House right now that you oppose this bloated welfare bill.

It’s just one bill and Congress is already trying to break the bank, adding nearly a trillion to the debt.

It’s time to remind your legislators of their promises to get runaway federal spending under control.  You didn’t send them to Capitol Hill to spend recklessly and give handouts to special interests, but that’s exactly what they’re on track to do.

Congress must reform the Farm Bill in order to get federal spending under control.

Take action now: Tell your representatives in the House that you want them to make smart budgeting decisions.

In Liberty,

Tim Phillips

Americans for Prosperity President

P.S. To read more on the Farm Bill check out AFP’s information center. Also please join us for a teletownhall tomorrow, June 18th at 3:00 p.m. eastern about this important issues.  To join us call 1-800-759-5287.

Townhall Daily - June 18 - Thomas Sowell, Chuck Norris, John Ransom, John Hawkins, David Limbaugh and More



Thomas Sowell: The Loss of Trust Chuck Norris: The Superman of Grads and Dads John Ransom: The Economic Illiteracy – or Lies- of the Huffington Post John Hawkins: The 20 Greatest Quotes From Walter Williams David Limbaugh: Who Is Being Dishonorable? Dishonest? Mona Charen: The Unmentionable Injustice Todd Starnes: Mob of Immigration Activists Storm Kansas Secretary of State’s Home Cal Thomas: Then What in Syria? Dennis Prager: Why Some Scientists Embrace the 'Multiverse' Pat Buchanan: A Reluctant Warrior Tiptoes to War Rachel Alexander: Governor Brewer Betrays Conservatives, Forces Through Huge Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Dave Ramsey: Dave Says You Don't Need Babysitter for Your Money Jack Kerwick: Amnesty Nonsense Ransom Notes Radio: More #StopCommonCore Union Takeover Debra J. Saunders: Obama Is No Fool on Syria Daniel J. Mitchell: Heritage Foundation vs. Paul Krugman Night Watch: North Korea Tries Nuclear Head Fake Brett Bogus: The Real Tragedy That's Been Forgotten Paul Greenberg: The Boy Scouts And Us: A Guide to The Perplexed Phyllis Schlafly: We Should Reform Child Support Rich Galen: The Importance of Friends and Enemies Charles Payne: How We Learned to Stop Hating Fed Tapering Kyle Olson: Michigan Union Wants Employees in Failing Schools to Have a ‘Right to a Job’ Ed Feulner: Out of Their Tree on Taxes Michael Brown: Why We Should Stay Out of Syria Rick Santorum: Courageous Fatherhood Requires Marriage Jonathan Klingler : The New Era of Campaign Management: Why Data Geeks Should Set Strategy Robert Knight: Will GOP Leave Common Sense at the Border? Tom Borelli: Progressives Blame Capitalism Instead of Obama For Patriot Coal Bankruptcy Armstrong Williams: Donald Trump: An American Icon Worth Celebrating

Boston Sunday Globe: Exclusive Political Poll & Aging Athletes Series - June 16, 2013

• Markey holds solid lead over Gomez, poll says: A new Boston Globe poll shows a 13-point gap in the Markey-Gomez US Senate race, with 10 days to go, but disengaged voters remain unpredictable. State House bureau chief Frank Phillips and political reporter Michael Levenson detail the results.

o   FULL GLOBE POLL RESULTS 

• Older athletes playing longer, pushing boundaries: Pro sports teams rely more than ever on aging stars - and nowhere is that truer than in Boston. In part one of an exclusive two-part series, sports enterprise reporter Shira Springer writes about how the hopes of fans of all four major local professional teams lean on superstars well past their athletic primes, like Tom Brady, David Ortiz, Kevin Garnett and Zdeno Chara. More details on these athletes and the broader trend, plus a sidebar on key Boston athletes, then and now. 

BostonGlobe.com Political Headlines - June 17, 2013

• Support slim in Mass. for scrutiny of data: A new Globe poll reveals that 40 percent of Massachusetts residents oppose the government obtaining telephone records and electronic information of Americans, while a quarter of them support the efforts. Political reporter Joshua Miller breaks down the results.

• Gomez, Markey differ on economic remedies: The US Senate candidates share a common belief that gridlock in Washington is a drag on the country's economy, but the two hopefuls otherwise part ways on issues that affect American commerce and jobs. For example, Markey supports increased taxes on the wealthy, while Gomez opposes them. Political reporter Joshua Miller details.

• Senate hopefuls cover range of topics at forum: Candidates Democrat Edward J. Markey and Republican Gabriel E. Gomez failed to woo some audience members at a Boston forum, with several saying they had a hard time finding differences in the candidates' responses. Correspondent Matt Rocheleau reports. Plus, check out yesterday's Globe poll results.

• Gomez is no Scott Brown: Just a few months ago, Gomez was the new Scott Brown, without the pickup truck. Columnist Adrian Walker says that reality has recently set in with missteps and poor debate performances.

• US security - too big not to fail: Columnist James Carroll writes about the NSA spying scandal, saying that with such massive bureaucracy, no individual or group of individuals, no matter how well-intentioned, is capable of supervising it.