anger directed at the federal government and the irs was enough for hundreds of americans to gather in protest yesterday in the nation s capital. the audit irs rally was to paint the government enemy number one. it did not stop them from implicated the nsa and the epa with government corruption. notable speakers include senator ted cruz and rand paul along with representative dave camp and michele bachmann and conservative pundit glenn beck. tea party organizers called the rally their largest event since 2010. and, david, as dana mill writes in the washington post, marco rubio is also a target. this is the republican party going into the 2014 elections and trying to take the white house back. right now it has a little bit of
0 remedies if we can t get public officials to do what we want. second amendment remedies meaning use our guns guarded by the second amendment to deal with people in government we don t like. if that wasn t frightening enough for you, how about what s happening in colorado and texas? in colorado a top prison official was gunned down in his home. in texas two prosecutors were killed, a third has now pulled out of a case against the arian brotherhood of texas for, quote, security reasons. we have people using guns to settle their disputes with public officials, using their second amendment remedies. don t like the sound of this? think it s an overstatement? there come times when overstatement becomes the truth out there. we ve got a texas senator, ted cruz, who won t led the senate hold a democratic vote on gun safety. so no democracy. we ve got people out there using guns to get even with public officials, intimidating those they don t kill. rules. unfortunately that s exactly how the c
quickly on any one of these issues. that s an interesting point to bring up, sam, and as the national editor at the times dana mill bank points out in an op ed yesterday he writes the experience of the press conference showed the president s press conference yesterday showed how difficult it will be to keep the focus on this issue and why each day of delay in pursuit of new gun controls makes success less likely. the fist three questioners obama called on asked about fiscal cliff negotiations. what began as an appearance to draw attention to gun control turned into a forum for the president to taunt congressional republicans over taxes and spending. we have talked a little bit about newtown as a water shed moment. it may be that that press conference will be a watershed moment for the white house as well. what we saw on the national desk was a tremendous outpouring of kind of surprise, even rage at that in the nation from people who feel the fierce urgency of right now.
0 fires, all the consequences of a powerful storm of historic proportions. in sandy s wake at least 28 are dead in the u.s. dozens of homes lost to fire or swept to sea. mass transit stalled, and some 8 million without power. the president has been hunkered down at the white house declaring states of emergency, working with governors, and helping to coordinate relief efforts. just an hour ago he traveled to the headquarters of the red cross pledging for support for what s expected to be a lengthy recovery. my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape, get resources where they re needed as fast as possible, as hard as possible, and for the duration because the recovery process obviously in a place like new jersey is going to take a significant amount of time. indeed. the president will travel to hard-hit new jersey tomorrow, and just a week from election day the president s challenger i have no idea nor am i the least bit concerned or interested. i have got a
0 in general, mitt romney just blew it up. indeed. we saw the endorsements for the president over mr. etch-a-sketch, but doug brinkley s piece offers a quite different view. can i quote, obama must be judged by the things he won t allow to happen on his watch. wall street thieving, bush-style nis c fiscal irresponsible, the reversal of roe v. wade. if he loses romney and ryan will crush his initiatives without remorse. that s right, isn t it? if you re a young person who is currently covered by health care, you can kiss that good-bye. if you re a young person who is relying on pel grants, you can kiss that good-bye. if you take mitt romney at his word, there s no way the industry will accept it unless you have a mandate which he also dislikes. his promises or at least the things he says he likes doesn t stack up with what he says he will deliver. to doug s point, if you think the reforms that this president and the last congress enacted are going to stop wall street thieving, you r