The Lost E-Mails of the IRS

(Image by Gary Varvel)

Well the "phony" IRS scandal was back in the news late last week.

Apparently, IRS has "lost" two years worth of Lois Lerner's e-mails.

Team Obama might as well say the White House dogs, Bo & Sunny, ate the e-mails.

Golfing Again

(Image by Chip Bok)

The world outside the Ramparts of Civilization continue to burn:

--ISIS/ISIL is still on the march in Iraq.
--"#BringOurGirlsBack" haven't been brought back.
--Iran is still playing with plutonium.
--China continues to insist the South and East China Seas are national reservoirs because they have the word "China" in them.
--And Russia isn't about to loosen its bear-claw grip on Crimea anytime soon.

Meanwhile, inside the Ramparts--or what's left of them:

--Illegal aliens, many of them children, pour across the border in unprecedented numbers.
--A deserter hailed as a hero, makes a near-triumphal return to the US, while Americans in Mexico, Iran and Sudan languish in prison.
--Another part of Obamacare has been delayed--again.
--And conscientious Americans refuse to ignore the "parade of phony scandals" Team Obama insist are phony.

With all this going on, what's Our Dear Leader & Nobel Peace Prize Laureate doing this weekend to restore order and confidence?

Go golfing and on a fundraising tour.

The Iraqi Resurgent Insurgency

(Image from the Times of Israel of ISIL fighters)

The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), which is also being called (ISIS--Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has been grabbing headlines from Boko Haram this week.

Whatever these guys call themselves, they've been very busy cutting a swath of destruction across Syria and now Iraq. They've now vowed to march on Baghdad.

The Iraqi government has been begging Team Obama for airstrikes, and finally Our Dear Leader is "considering" such a plan.

It may be a case of too-little too late, especially when Obama's been hell-bent on withdrawing troops from Iraq and Afghanistan regardless of the conditions on the ground.  Our enemies have known for some time now, all they have to do is run down the clock.

The middle east is boiling over, thanks to Team Obama quitting the field, especially in the face of a foe that actually may have a battle plan.

If things continue to unravel as they are, we'll be witnessing a remake of helicopters on the roof.

Cantor Canned

(Image by Lisa Benson)

The first time I heard about heir-apparent, Cantor's loss in Virginia was through a co-worker.  His words were:  "Cantor lost to a Tea Partier."

As it turns out, Cantor's challenger, Dave Brat, had very little Tea Party support.

So what happened?

Ann Coulter rolled-in with this damning commentary:  Cantor loses by 11 million voters.

There are of course, other tea leaf readings over Cantor's Calamity, such as salt-of-the-earth capitalism, religion and ethics in business, and even that his loss was based solely on immigration amnesty draws the wrong lesson.

Maybe.

But being pro-amnesty was a central theme and had a debatable part in Cantor's political burial.  

No matter how anyone, from the political left, or right:  Amnesty lite is still amnesty.

Most Americans want the border secured.

Who's Still Listening to the Party Line?

(Image by Michael Ramirez)

Yesterday, I posted about Team Obama's attempts to paint Bergdahl as some sort of hero, but a lot of folks aren't buying it.

Today, Richard Fernandez illustrates what happens when the "Central Narrative" is no longer believed by the masses.

The short answer:  Political power dissolves.

Bergdahl Brewhaha: NYT Spouts the Party Line and the No-Deal Deal

(Image by Robert Ariaill)

Ever since Our Boy Bergdahl was sprung from the clutches of the Taliban, Team Obama has been pulling out the stops to paint him as some sort of hero.

There's just one problem the Obamunists haven't counted on:  A sizable chunk of the American public isn't buying the Party Line.

So what does the New York Times branch of the Ministry of Truth do?

Casts doubt about the real heroes.  Also known as "blame the victim(s)."

And yes, there are several victims, soldiers who never came home because they were killed looking for a dippy deserter.

Mark Steyn casts even a larger net over the Party Line that the Bergdahl swap was a "good deal."  His blunt eloquence points out, in fact:  There is no "deal."

Something more akin to this:

(Image by Bob Gorrell)

Breaking News: Taliban Attacks Airport in Pakistan

The Wall Street Journal has the story:  Pakistan Weighs Strike Against Taliban Over Airport Attack.

And Our Dear Leader traded five HVTs (High Value Targets) for one measly deserter to these guys.

Life Imitating Art?

(Image from: MemeBlender.com) 

I found this image courtesy of one of my writer friends on Facebook.

I've certainly learned to take anything said by a minion of Our Dear Leader, which includes most of the media (Ministry of Truth), and consider the opposite to be true.

No Deserter Left Behind

(Image from: Mad Magazine) 

I've been off line for the past several days involved with car repairs, yard work and room renovations.  During this time, I only glanced at last week's triumphal headlines of Private Bowe Bergdahl's release from Taliban captivity.

I'm certainly no clairvoyant, especially since I don't remember anything about Bergdahl being taken in the first place.  But despite my faulty memory, a couple things bothered me about this story right from the beginning:

First, I wondered why, after holding him for five year, the Taliban didn't offer him the lead role in their latest jihadi snuff film.

Second, I noticed there was no stirring account how Our Boy Bowe was hip-deep in hand grenade pins when the Taliban captured him.

What suspicions I had, turned out to be well founded:

Within a few days, the whole "hero's return" narrative Team Obama built, collapsed faster than a house of cards in a thunderstorm.

And what a thunderstorm it is.

Several soldiers were killed during the initial search. It was quickly ascertained that Bergdahl had "walked off."  A lot of details about the search for Our Boy Bowe was deemed classified. 

But now, several Bergdahl's former buddies are speaking out.  His team members even re-united for an interview with Megyn Kelly on FOX News to tell their story. 

The curtain of secrecy is slowly being torn asunder, as it is now claimed that Our Boy Bowe, may in fact be Their Boy.  That is, he converted to Islam and declared jihad against the Great Satan.

Whether this turns out to be true or not, this story is much bigger than some kid's mixed motives and luke-warm loyalties.

First of all, trading "one deserting weasel" for five Taliban leaders certainly makes it look like we're a defeated nation.  And that Our Dear Leader broke the law making the prisoner swap happen, which means once again, there's talk of impeachment. 

By now this should all sound familiar to us. 

And speaking of familiar, it looks like Susan Rice just copied and pasted her Benghazi Talking points for this new "phony scandal."

Apparently, the amateurs and activists that comprise Team Obama have been blindsided by the firestorm they ignited.  That's because they consider desertion no more serious than skipping class. 

Now here's a trade, many of us would like to see happen...

(Image alluding to the US Marine jailed in Mexico) 

Late-Breaking News: Seattle Shooting. Gunman Tackled by Student

A shooting occurred earlier today at Seattle's Pacific University earlier today.

Fortunately, the killer was tackled and subdued by a student before more people became casualties.

Financial Penalties for Porn Stars

(From Getty Images, UK Daily Mail)

The other day I learned that the DOJ is forcing banks to terminate the accounts held by porn stars.

Apparently, the porn stars don't measure up to the Era of Hope & Change.

Now some might say it's about time the adult film industry got it's comeuppance. But Mark Steyn warns us that Eric Holder's money shot is more than about the money.  This Operation Choke Point targets...include industries as diverse as ammunition sales, coin dealers, payday loans, "racist materials," etc. And, again, these are all legal businesses that haven't been charged with breaking any laws — the Justice Department just doesn't like them.  (Emphasis added). 

(Image:  Iris Love in one of her movies by Twistys Hard)

I'm actually surprised this administration is targeting the porn industry.  It's not like these folks are Tea Partiers. I figured Team Obama would want to keep the porn industry flourishing as part of the "Bread & Circuses" act to lull the masses.

But as Mark pointed out, the way these things have panned out historically, sooner or later everyone will be on the Enemies of the State List.