How is it that, time and again, the most powerful man on the planet doesn’t seem to have a clue what is happening in his own government? Famed for never accepting blame for anything, the more I see President Obama these days, the more I am reminded of Sergeant Hans Schultz of the TV sitcom, “Hogan’s Heroes”, that ran from 1965 to 1971.

Some people are mad at GM (and Chrysler) over the bailout bucks. I’m not happy about that, either. But lately, I’m mad at Ford – which bequeathed unto us the idiot idea of pick-up truck bed walls so high you need a ladder to access what’s in the bed.

By the office of Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner

The U.S. Department of Justice of the Inspector General released a report today highlighting the gross mishandling of known or suspected terrorists in the federal Witness Security Program (WITSEC). Participants of the WITSEC program are relocated, provided a new identity, financial aid and occupational training. 

Are you ready to hear a somewhat bizarre, somewhat surprising, and somewhat unsettling tale?  Well ready or not, here it comes. Some of you may be more familiar with the history of the electric chair than I was prior to conducting some research. But for those of you who don’t know anything about the origins of “old Sparky”– brace yourselves.

If GM’s board had simply hired away the entire management team at Hyundai back in ’08 – and fired everyone at the Renaissance Center in Detroit – it would saved taxpayers a lot of money.

It is fair to say that the nation is as divided today as it was in the decades leading up to the Civil War that came about by the decision to secede and thereby destroy the Union. The seeds of that decision were planted in the Constitution because of the compromises that were needed to secure its ratification by the states.

By the office of Senator Mitch McConnell 

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement following the resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller:

Almost every American household has access to the Internet, and smartphone usage is increasing each day. Although these technological advances are positive in many ways, they can wreak havoc on a relationship. After all, if you spend all of your time with your nose buried in your phone or laptop, it will be very difficult to have the type of emotional connection that is imperative for a relationship to survive.

Put me down as happy to see former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford coming back to Washington. He handily defeated Elizabeth Colbert Busch in Tuesday's special election for a House seat he himself once held.

Usually there are signs a dam is about to burst. Tiny cracks show up, the structure makes strange noises, and then, whoosh! That’s what we are witnessing as the President, the former Secretary of State, and the Attorney General struggle to keep the bulwark of lies and half-truths they have built intact. It is showing signs of collapse.

Not “buckling up for safety” can get you killed all right. By a cop.

Two items of interest today.

Item 1

Mark Zuckerberg wants more immigrants to work cheap in his air conditioned sweat shops. He has founded FWD.us, a front org for his pro-immigration plans and is partnering with false 'conservative' group Americans for a Conservative Direction.

By the office of Senator Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul today[May 14, 2013] proposed a resolution condemning the targeting of Tea Party groups by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and calling for an investigation. 

The director, a writer and some actors in the film "Star Trek Into Darkness" will join NASA as it hosts a Google+ Hangout from noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 16, about how work aboard the International Space Station is turning science fiction into reality.

Recently, CBS executive Jonathan Karl went on the Bill O’Reilly show and did something unprecedented. He sided with the conservative viewpoint that there was indeed lying and obfuscation in the highest echelons of the Obama administration in the Benghazi aftermath. He discussed frankly how the State Department talking points had been revised beyond recognition, from the initial admission (by the CIA) that the Benghazi attack was a well planned terror attack to a fictitious narrative of a spontaneous demonstration over an anti-Muslim video.