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A Shift In The Winds

2014's looking bleaker all the time for Democratics, according to a new Rasmussen poll of 1000 likely voters:

With growing questions about Benghazi and actions taken by the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department, Democrats' noticeable edge over Republicans in voter trust in the area of government ethics and corruption has disappeared.

Just a month ago, Democratics were eight points ahead of evil, greedy Republicans in the voter trust department, but now they've lost that - and Republicans are slightly ahead of them. It's almost as though some of those folks have begun to notice that Democratics are, well, Democratics. Keep up the good work, Team Barky!

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And They're Off!

Mia Love's announced that she's going to take another shot at Utah Rep. Jim Matheson's seat in the 2014 run. Last time out, she mounted an interesting come-from-behind effort; losing to Matheson in the end by the slimmest of margins. That initial foray received help from Portland-area folks: Jeff Reynolds - Multnomah County Republicans head, and John Kuzmanich - head of Oregon TEA Party.

No word as yet on whether they'll be involved this time around; Love says she learned a lot in her first run, though, setting her team up for success next year.

She's since hired a top consultant from Utah Republican Sen. Orrin G. Hatch’s team and began organizing her campaign early this year. 

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Running For Cover

Four of the top folks in Shillary's failed presidential run are wishing her well, but made it clear that if she wants to try again in 2016, their calendars are already full. Of course, that whole Benghazi thing is likely to put a real stick in the spokes of her ride, so there's that.

And what happened to crazy Uncle Joe? This is so uncharacteristic of him; he never misses a chance to pop off, but lately, he's been mysteriously silent. Barky wouldn't have muzzled him, because Joe's dependably distractive. Yet, for days now - nothing. Maybe his neurons can only handle one issue at a time, and there are just too many up in the air for him to keep track. Or maybe he's laying low because getting too close to them tar-babies just might screw up his plans; after all, he's been considering going for the fine china and Air Force One after Barky gets done mucking things up.

It doesn't seem as though he really needs to worry about that; he's more likely to win Powerball. 

 

"Not As Bad As Nixon"

Barky's gone from "Hope'n'Change" to an all-new slogan: "Not as bad as Nixon". He may not be able to make even that stick; nobody died in Watergate. Even the Left's calling for him to fire his BFF, Eric Holder, now. He can't blame Bush, and he's fast losing traction on his "blame Republicans" strategery. 

Times are bad for the erstwhile Messiah. Even the folks who helped to write and bulldoze through his fantastic Obamacare law are now predicting a train-wreck on that front, and it's not only unlikely that he won't regain the House next year; he very conceivably could lose the Senate as well. And amid the flap over his AP spying operation, it emerges that he targeted others as well (FOX News, unsurprisingly, among them). These revelations have perturbed even those who once considered him their ally. When Keith Olbermann starts griping about him, and Holder, he's got a real problem.

The president said press freedoms must be balanced against the protection of U.S. personnel overseas.

Wait, what? Isn't this the same guy who just last year asserted that he has the authority to order the execution of U.S. citizens without due process? And given the Benghazi coverups, exactly when did this guy start becoming concerned with "the protection of U.S. personnel overseas"?

As Ricky used to say to Lucy: "You've got some 'splainin' to do!"

Well, nothing a few more rounds of golf can't fix. 

Obama Denies Involvement

Oddly, for once he may not be lying:

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—President Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to reassure the American people that he has “played no role whatsoever” in the U.S. government over the past four years.

“Right now, many of you are angry at the government, and no one is angrier than I am,” he said. “Quite frankly, I am glad that I have had no involvement in such an organization.”

The Golfer-in-Chief.

 

Congressional Clowns

What a surprise! Former acting IRS head Steve Miller apparently lied to Congress when testifying about IRS targeting. That's supposed to be some sort of a crime, but rules and laws don't seem to apply to this administration.

In addition, Obama's Treasury Secretary gave Congress an ultimatum; demanding that the debt ceiling be - you guessed it - increased, and stating that it's non-negotiable.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Friday urged congressional leaders to raise the debt limit and insisted that the White House is not going to negotiate over the increase because lawmakers have "no choice."

Doubtless, he threatened to sic Mooch on them if they don't comply. Barky needs more money for his vacations, to say nothing of his pals in the solar and wind "industries".

We Don't Care

Well, they're finally being open and upfront about it: rules and laws don't matter to the Barky administration.

Shillary Clinton's long-time deputy chief of staff, Huma whoever, not only was permitted to moonlight while she was collecting some $135,000 in her critically important role as Shillary's aide, she didn't bother to report the additional income on government disclosure forms because - it's just a stupid rule, and it doesn't apply to her. It's irrelevant.

And a Barky aide, Dan Pfeiffer, claims that IRS targeting of certain groups is likewise irrelevant.

In the matter of the Benghazi murders, Dan reiterated that who edited the "talking points" is irrelevant.

And as for questions regarding Barky's whereabouts during the Benghazi murders, Dan says that they're not only irrelevant, but offensive. So there's that. Mustn't offend, you know. We're only talking about four murders, here. Nothing to see; move along.

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New FOX Slogan

At least, that's what Leno claims:

CDC: 20% Of Americans Are Brain-Damaged

This explains the Democratics.

ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) – Nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. suffers from a mental disorder, and this number has been rising for more than a decade.

According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 20 percent of American children are suffering from mental disorders such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression and autism.

And virtually all of them go on to successful careers in politics.

 

What Does It Mean?

Politicians in general, and Obama in particular, toss around terms like "accountability" and "responsibility" all the time. Obviously, they live in an alternate universe in which the words have no meaning whatsoever. Hillary "took responsibility" for Benghazi, whatever that means; she kept her job until she chose to retire from it. There were zero consequences arising from her "taking responsibility".

Barky has promised that, in the wake of the latest IRS shenanigans, those responsible “have to be held fully accountable.” In other words, nobody at the agency has cause for concern. Oh, sure, he supposedly canned the acting Commissioner, but Steve Miller was in the process of resigning anyway - so no harm, no foul.

Among politicians, "accountability" and "responsibility" are meaningless terms, because nobody gives anything up; there is no actual punishment involved, nor even any minor inconvenience. By contrast, when you are "held accountable" - even for something as seemingly minor as not getting back to your car before the time on the meter runs out, you're damn skippy going to be out a hundred and fifty or so of your hard-earned dollars.

In government, "accountability" has become a one-way street: you are accountable to them; they aren't accountable to you. It's not the way our government was designed to work, but that is what it's become. Barky campaigns endlessly on "hope'n'change", and it's really long past time for the people to implement change if they are to have any hope. We must start by demanding that our government and our representatives suffer real-world consequences for their wrongdoing; we must require that "accountability" and "responsibility" carry real-life penalties for them, just as the terms do for us.

Anything less is to accede to tyranny.