Mike Kelly to IRS: Is there any limit to the scope of how far the IRS can go?

I watched the IRS Congressional hearing this morning and Rep. Mike Kelly’s turn proved to be worth waiting for.  He got to the meat of the issue, that when a normal citizen gets a call or letter from the IRS, it can be terrifying because the IRS can do “anything it wants,  to anybody it […]

Smell Testing the IRS Tea Party Scandal

Susan Collins appeared on CNN’s State of the Union yesterday to address the exploding scandal at the IRS, as many of the other Sunday talk shows focused more on the exploding scandal of Benghazi. Candy Crowley asked Collins, “Is this passing the smell test to you?” Collins scoffed at the explanation given — that this […]

Teleflora Bait and Switch

My husband wanted to send his mom some flowers for Mothers Day. My preference would have been to drop by the local garden shop, choose a hanging basket, and personally deliver it — but given that “mom” lives 1000 miles away that wasn’t happening. Teleflora offered a nice selection of floral arrangements, so I chose […]

Castro Denies any Slippery Politics with Brooks Development Authority

In order for CPS Energy to strike the deal with South Korean solar firm Nexolon to bring manufacturing facilities to San Antonio, it had to entice the company with taxpayer incentives. One of the biggest incentives was a sweet deal for the land purchase at Brooks City-Base. More about that here. Some people are still […]

Outrage Makes a Fine Tool and Can Make You One, Too

Main Entry: impale Part of Speech: verb Definition: stab Synonyms: lance, perforate, pierce, prick, punch, puncture, run through, skewer , skiver, spear, spike, stick, transfix Imagine Average Joe, a tea party member.  Put a long spear in his hand.  Now imagine him jumping up and down, pumping his spear with outrage! When you pictured Average Joe […]

Say What? Another Solar Energy Firm Backed by Taxpayer Money Is in its Death Throes! Are You Listening, San Antonio?

It obviously isn’t about profit. Well, well, well. First, some background.  CPS Energy, a municipal utility that has Mayor Julian Castro as a board member, recently signed a deal with a South Korean firm to manufacture solar panel components in San Antonio at the site of the former Brooks AFB.   The billion dollar venture is backed with […]

Democrats Declare War on Texas

Declare your side When Democrats talk about “taking over” Texas, about “crushing the GOP” so that it no longer functions as a second party, is that divisive talk or conciliatory talk? It sure doesn’t sound like: Hey, let’s get together on work on making things better, does it? To progressives, the success of Texas isn’t […]

A Thought on White House Threats to Reporters

Don’t focus on a few specific trees, bro. Noted Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward was threatened by a senior White House aide identified as Gene Sperling after asking too many questions.  Apparently it’s a pattern.  Although the left is now attempting to portray it as a misunderstanding of some kind, there is no other way […]

Sequestration Hostages are the President’s Choice

Obama’s attempt to hold Republicans responsible for job losses due to sequestration gets more ridiculous by the moment: The president ticked off a host of expected repercussions should the $85 billion in cuts for this year take effect. He said Border Patrol, emergency responders, FBI agents, airport controllers and others would all face cutbacks. He […]

Spare Me an Apple EcoSystem

The bite in the apple symbolizes the apple from the Garden Of Eden. When Eve, took a bite out of the apple, she gained knowledge of good and evil. The Apple logo says, that you can use all their produces for good or bad. Personally, I think they couldn’t have done it better. We shouldn’t […]