0 enough, like, logs in the fire to keep this burning for very long. no page 2. there s not a page 2. and they have now, let s be clear. they have tried to, like, turn it over to, like, star trek videos and offsite conferences and stuff. for which we thank them. for which us in cable news like star trek videos, which is why they have been successful. but this specific issue has burned itself out. darrell issa is not going to stop. he, darrell issa, accused the irs of malicious self indulgence. let s unpack that. darrell issa accused someone else of malicious self indulgence. i m dropping my mic on that. he was a little kind of pot and kettle thing. maybe, just perhaps. so here is the what they want to turn it into at minimum, even if it leaves center stage of washington hearing rooms and all of that. and that is what the chairman of the florida republican party put out in a memo, advice to republicans about how to exploit the irs story. i encourage you to use this i
0 health insurance was an offense to our revolution thinks it s just fine for the government to demand to see every single call record everyday for millions of americans who are not suspected of any crime, think for a second about what james madison would have thought about the crown keeping a comprehensive list of every single piece of mail sent in the colonies. here s the thing. judge roger vinson is not some anomalous hypocrite in this story. no, no. he is the norm. he is not the only person that wants to wave the gadsden flag while simultaneously actively supporting the post 9/11 security state. this is par for the course in washington right now. where the political consensus is. the patriot act authorizes this wholesale spying originally passed the house by a 5-1 vote margin and passed the senate with one single no vote, cast by then center russ feingold of the document being released. this is consistent with my impression but i am not on the intelligence committee to see a docume