The Real Scandal with the IRS: Organizing for Action and the Chicago-style Misuse of Governmental Power

In recent posts I have addressed two distinct issues:  the attempt by the Democratic Party to use new technology to nationalize the urban-machine approach to party building mastered in Chicago during the 20th Century; and the coerced conformity at the root of the modern progressive view of society.  Now I want to show how these [...]

Clear Lake Tea Party Reveals IRS Misconduct in 2010

Received this press release from the Clear Lake Tea Party: CONTACT: Mary Huls 832-618-6575 mhuls912@gmail.com   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Clear Lake Tea Party Reveals IRS Misconduct in 2010 May 20, 2013 (Clear Lake, TX) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conducted an intrusive and illegal intelligence gathering and intimidation effort against the Clear Lake Tea Party (CLTP) [...]

Doug Weiskopf: A modest proposal

As Congress argues over extending the Bush tax cuts across the board, once again Republicans–especially the Republican leadership in Congress– are proving themselves to be poor politicians, stupidly allowing themselves to be backed into a corner and characterized as “protecting the rich.”   In fact, the Bush tax cuts benefited those in the lower incomes much more than [...]

Texas US Senate Race: Tom Leppert releases new TV ad

US Senate candidate Tom Leppert continues to move forward in his quest to get in a runoff with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. From the very beginning of the campaign until now, his team has remained positive and produced some outstanding videos. This one is no exception:   NEW TV AD: “Didn’t Do” “How Did I [...]

The Fist of the Obama Administration Must Not be Re-Elected

My father liked to tinker with writing simple poetry—the type of “greeting card” poetry that can be very touching or funny, or simply lame.  I recently have been reminded of the following part of a funny poem he wrote for me when I graduated from law school, which he entitled “Lawyer to Client”:   You [...]