Correction made. Suggestions for my lazy writing are appreciated. 

Despite the empty words of the President, despite the refusal of journalists to do their damn job and let citizens know a war is still going on  a war is still going on regardless. 

Two weeks ago one of ours at Beale came back from Kandahar, Afghanistan in a box. Staff Sergeant Dickson of the 306th IS gave his life for all of us. Remember that this weekend, remember and honor all who have fallen. 

A depressing litany,  unfortunately all too true and such is not simply confined to the IRS.

How in the world did this ever make it past the Post's editors:

This exponential growth has led to increasing power and independence for agencies. The shift of authority has been staggering. The fourth branch now has a larger practical impact on the lives of citizens than all the other branches combined.

or this:

The marginalization Congress feels is magnified for citizens, who are routinely pulled into the vortex of an administrative state that allows little challenge or appeal. The IRS scandal is the rare case in which internal agency priorities are forced into the public eye. Most of the time, such internal policies are hidden from public view and congressional oversight. While public participation in the promulgation of new regulations is allowed, and often required, the process is generally perfunctory and dismissive.

plus the closer:

We cannot long protect liberty if our leaders continue to act like mere bystanders to the work of government.

Whoever gave this piece the go ahead is going to find a horse's head in their bed. 

Reminds me of some odd warnings that have been passed down from command at Beale. Apparently some individuals were faking vehicle breakdowns near base and if any airman stopped to assist they were assaulted. We were never given any additional context or details.

With this news out of the U.K now I wonder.

These are incredible, what a treasure.

Something along these lines. The White House seems to be testing the waters on whether or not to get rid of Holder and seeing if that will calm the Press down.

The AP/Fox-Rosen surveillance is the biggest problem for this Administration, it is the one driving all the others. The only reason all these scandals are getting any play at all is that all the Presidents sycophants in the Media are feeling like jilted lovers due to the surveillance and are throwing a fit. If the Administration can settle this one then the rest might become "old news".

So my call, big dump on press surveillance implicating Holder. They will throw that out there and watch the reaction. 

Nothing more need be said, cheers to all! A toast is warranted, where shall we go from here?

Such foolishness is rather insiduous and widespread, it is a difficult challenge. 

The true believer greens are waging a war on humanity and it is more than an amusing quip. 

 Josephine County does not appear particularly odious in reference to firearms, $65 and modest bureaucracy will avail you a CCW, this unfortunate victim would not have even needed that to protect herself. 

As federal, state and county budgets become ever tighter purchasing a firearm for self-defense is very good advice. 

It is not a straight line I concede but when you treat an incident like this as "workplace violence" and not an enemy terrorist attack this type of insane side effect is the inevitable outcome. If Fort Hood had been treated as what it was from the beginning I don't believe the Army would have acted in the same manner.

I would say yes.

This strikes me as an important point. I see here yet another fellow who has a poor understanding of how the Internet works. There is often this illusion that when writing a blog, commentating on a story or "tweeting" that you are communicating with a rather modest number of somewhat like-minded individuals.

No. Remember this your most offhand reflection made online is being broadcast to every corner of the Earth, your best friend and your most hate filled enemy are all watching. You always need to consider how your words might be construed, particularly by those who are predisposed to do you ill.

The Fort Hood attack seems analogous to my mind and in that case the Administration's insistence on downplaying the incident and treating the case as a simple murder trial had some very real consequences.

Last Friday, the U.S. Army formally decided not to award Purple Heart medals to the victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, which claimed 13 lives and wounded 32 people. The Army preposterously claims that handing out medals would damage Major Nidal Hasan’s “ability to receive a fair trial.”

We are at war with Al-Qaeda and all those who are their supporters, this attack against a soldier is clearly retaliation for operations taken in the course of this ongoing fight. Do you believe that broader context is not relevant?

Yet he was specifically sought out because he was a soldier, should not that fact carry some weight in this question?