Danger: Farm Bill Ahead

Large farmers and agribusiness have long been very adept at farming the US Treasury. There are working hard at it again.

The federal farm program is enacted in a five-year authorization bill and addresses federal policy for food stamps, crop insurance and subsidies, the sugar program, the dairy program, and myriad of other goodies for (mostly big) farmers. The current authorization is a one year extension which expires in September.  Last year’s bill was so bad that it could not get through Congress in a an election year and so it was extended for one year.

Congress is marking the bill up now. It is mostly pork and seems to be every but as bad as last year’s.

GOP is as much a problem as are the Democrats. For example, Senator Marco Rubio loves the sugar program which makes consumers pay more than the world market price for sugar. This also drives jobs out the country.

Read more here.

Another sales tax increase for the city of Madison?

City officials will hold a town hall meeting at Madison city hall on Tuesday May 21 at 6:30 PM to address the issue of raising the city’s sales tax by 1/2 cent.

In late 2009 the city council raised the sales tax by 1/2 cent to service a $30 million Qualified School Construction Bond for the new James Clemens High School. Although they said the revenue from the tax increase was only for servicing the construction bond, as soon as the new school opened the council decided to give the school board all of the revenue from the tax increase. The total excess to the need for servicing the QSCB is about $26 million.

The mayor and city council were elected in August 2012. New terms began in November. None of the candidates talked about a tax increase during their election camapigns.

You can find contact info for Madison city council here, http://www.ci.madison.al.us/index.aspx?nid=217

Kermit Gosnell’s accessories to murder…

Kermit Gosnell is a monster, you can read about his crimes here…

The trial of the Philadelphia abortionist has revealed terrifying and disturbing details from his “House of Horrors” clinic.

But you may not know about his helpers and their crimes…

*  O’Neill, 56, of Phoenixville, was convicted of conspiracy charges and two counts of theft by deception. The medical-school graduate worked at the clinic as a doctor despite lacking a license. She is out on bail and will be sentenced July 15.

* Tina Baldwin, 47, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty in November 2011 to racketeering, conspiracy and corruption of a minor. The unlicensed clinic worker gave patients anesthesia and allowed her 15-year-old daughter to work at the clinic treating patients. She testified for the prosecution.

* Pearl Gosnell, 52, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty in December 2011 to performing abortions after the 24th week of gestation and two counts of conspiracy.

*  Elizabeth Hampton, 55, of Philadelphia, a sister-in-law of Kermit Gosnell, pleaded guilty in October 2011 to perjury. Hampton, who answered phones at the clinic, testified for the prosecution.

* Madeline Joe, 55, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy. She was the clinic’s office manager.

* Steven Massof, 50, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty in November 2011 to two counts of third-degree murder and related counts. The unlicensed doctor cut the necks of two viable babies. He testified for the prosecution.

* Adrienne Moton, 35, of Upper Darby, pleaded guilty in October 2011 to third-degree murder and racketeering. An unlicensed worker who cut the neck of a viable baby, she testified for the prosecution.

* Sherry West, 53, of Bear, Del., pleaded guilty in November 2011 to third-degree murder related to the death of a patient, and related counts. The unlicensed worker routinely performed illegal abortions. She testified for the prosecution.

* Lynda Williams, 44, of Wilmington, Del., pleaded guilty in November 2011 to the third-degree murder of a patient and to related counts. Williams, who was unlicensed, helped with abortions and gave patients anesthesia. She testified for the prosecution.

They can rot…

How many scandals can President Obama keep up with at once?

Right now Obama is dealing with three instances of unPresidential behavior…

1. Spying on reporters
2. Benghazi
3. IRS targeting conservatives

Of course, Obama knows none of this.

And the MSM, late to the game on most of this… because the GOP cared TOO much.

This is all happening in real life.

Now the real question: Who do these scandals hurt more, Obama or the GOP?

Obama vs. GOP: Who Will Sustain More Damage From Benghazi, IRS?

Barack Obama put himself on the road to the White House by raising the specter of Bill Clinton-era investigations and polarization if Hillary Rodham Clinton were nominated. Now, with many Republicans fixated on Benghazi and the IRS—and a few are even talking impeachment—Obama is facing all of the same, and more.

Are Obama and his party doomed? Or, as some Republicans already are worrying, is the GOP about to overplay its hand?

Obama seized the chance today to align himself with Americans who resent the Internal Revenue Service—in other words, most of the country. He said it would be “outrageous” if the IRS, as reports indicate, had really targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

Benghazi is far more complicated, and the president’s comments reflected that. He was angry, dismissive, and tearful, and accused Republicans of using a tragedy to play politics.

Some voters had that feeling about the GOP back in 1998, amid impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, and punished the party at the polls. That’s about the only way for Obama to get lucky at this point. Read more

What the…

Alabama Democrats run their party just like you think they would run their party…

If I told you Democrats were are have always been fiscally irresponsible, would you be surprised?

Didn’t think so…

“We’re broke, broke, broke,” Worley told the party’s Executive Board in a special called meeting Friday.

How broke is broke? Worley didn’t sugar coat the answer.

Lovely, watch as Worley begs for a few more days for her bills….

“This is my 18^th day as chair and thirty minutes after I took over on April 22^nd the landlord of the building where our party headquarters are came in and said he wanted us out, that the rent was overdue and was always overdue,” said Worley.

Next came the water company with a message, said Worley: pay up by the next day or we’re cutting off the water. Next came the same warning from Alabama Power. Next came news from banks that party credit cards had been maxed out and were now cancelled.

“I didn’t even know where the checkbook was, not that it would have made much difference,” said Worley.

Worley said she dealt with each demand for back payments the same way.

“I begged them to give me a few more days, that I had just taken over the job and needed a little time” said Worley. “I have never done that much begging in my life.”

What’s next, sending an envelope in with no check “by accident”?

Leave the envelope unsealed so the “check falls out”?

Where did all that AEA money go?

Don’t worry creditors, I am sure they are totally good for it…

Mark Levin among those targeted by the IRS…

Maybe Obama is Richard Nixon after all….

The first question aimed at Press Secretary Jay Carney during today’s White House press briefing was about the Internal Revenue Service’s confirmation and apology for targeting conservative political groups for additional tax scrutiny during the 2012 election cycle. In his response, Carney made an effort to distance the Obama White House from the IRS, calling it an “independent enforcement agency.”

“My understand is that this matter is under investigation by the [Inspector General] at the IRS,” Carney said in response to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s (R-KY) request that the White House call for a review of the IRS’s conduct.

“The IRS, as you know, is an independent enforcement agency with only two political appointees,” he continued. “The fact of the matter is what we know about this is of concern. And we certainly finds the actions taken, as reported, to be inappropriate. And we would fully expect the investigation to be thorough and for corrections to be made.”

When pressed on whether it’s understandable that many see the IRS’s targeted moves as “politically motivated,” given the administration’s negative sentiment towards the Tea Party movement, Carney responded by reiterating that “the IRS is an independent enforcement agency, which I believe contains only two political appointees within it.”

WVNN’s own Mark Levin was a victim, his complaint led to the investigation…

Conservative radio host Mark Levin told his audience Friday that he became a target for more than just liberal haters last year—the IRS was hot on his trail—and a letter he wrote might have spearheaded the investigation into the IRS’s treatment of conservative political groups.

Levin’s attorneys were contacted by the IRS about multiple Tea Party Groups he is involved with, leaving Levin astounded at the “way over the top” questions he was being asked that “violated” his first amendment rights. Levin claims the agency purposely burdened him in order to prevent him from gaining tax exemption status.

Levin turned his infuriation into anger, revealing to his audience an inside account of a complaint he wrote to the IRS in March 2012, later blasting IRS Director of Exempt Organizations division, Lois Lerner, who confessed to intentionally targeting conservative groups for audits in the lead up to the 2012 election. Levin told his listeners that after sending his letter to the Treasury Department, he got a surprise call from two agents for an interview to going through his complaint.

Don’t disagree with the government too loudly or we might pay you a visit…