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Yes: Billions in agriculture subsidies could face the chopping block

Hot Air

by Erika Johnsen

June 4, 2012

While the economic malfeasance of agricultural subsidies may be relatively low on the totem pole of the federal government's massively wasteful and intrusive spending binge (we've definitely got some bigger fish to fry), they are in and of themselves astoundingly terrible ideas that come with a whole host of neighborhood effects.

Yet another "safe harbor" e-mail account from ex-EPA chief? Really?

Hot Air

by Erika Johnsen

February 21, 2013

The plot thickens: The latest batch of (significantly redacted!) emails released last week revealed that, not only did former EPA chief Lisa Jackson make frequent use of an alias "Richard Windsor" email account to conduct government business, but that she supplemented that account with yet another account registered with the New Jersey government from her old job.

Yet another DOJ official can't be bothered to read important memos

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by Tina Korbe

November 15, 2011

Not surprisingly, Ohlson claims he knew nothing, even though he worked with Holder from January 2009 to January 2011 and received routine courtesy copies of weekly reports that referred to Fast and Furious by name.

Eric Holder's former chief of staff, Kevin Ohlson, would like to be confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces - but some senators - chief among them John McCain - want to know what he knew about Operation Fast and Furious before they'll grant him their stamp of approval.

Yet Another Solyndra Weekend Doc Dump

Michelle Malkin

by Doug Powers

March 17, 2012

Friday has passed us by, which means another batch of Solyndra emails were released.

Solyndra weekend email dumps have become the Saturday matinée serial cliffhangers of the 21st century, except a lot more expensive - but at least Flash Gordon's rocket ship is now powered by algae and solar panels. This weekend's Solyndra dump tells the story of an administration that was considering having Solyndra execs sit in the First Lady's box for the January 2011 State of the Union address, until a White House staffer saw the writing on the wall...

Yfrog confirms that e-mail upload feature "has not been compromised in any way"

Hot Air

by Ed Morrissey

June 5, 2011

Those providing on-line services take security very, very seriously, because any hint of vulnerability will have users running to competitors almost instantly in the highly competitive Internet world.

When Rep. Anthony Weiner and his defenders began blaming Yfrog for a mysterious tweet on his stream that included a photo of a crotch that Weiner couldn't say "with certitude" wasn't his, Yfrog responded by suspending all e-mail uploads until it could fully check security. On Friday, Yfrog announced the results of its investigation...

Yoo vs Tribe on recess appointments

Hot Air

by Jazz Shaw

January 7, 2012

Over at National Review, John Yoo (who you will likely remember from the Bush administration) has an interesting rebuttal to Larry Tribe's defense of Obama's recent recess appointments.

There's quite a bit to go through in both articles, mostly because Tribe takes so many wild swings at this particular pinata, seeming somewhat desperate to latch on to some constitutional footing which would justify the moves.

Yosemite Restoration Campaign

mymotherlode.com

November 7, 2012

In San Francisco, local measure F submitted by the restore Hetch Hetchy Reservoir group has failed by 77.41%, with 22.59% in favor so far.

San Francisco voters were asked if they wanted to develop a "long-term plan for improved use of the local water supply, and a "reduction of harm to Yosemite National Park, the Tuolumne River and the San Francisco Bay." The ballot measure did not specifically call for the removal of the Hetch Hetchy dam, but sought to get things moving towards that end. Critics of the Hetch Hetchy restoration effort have long cited the high price tag. A state study in 2006 found that the cost to restore Hetch Hetchy would be anywhere from $3 billion to $10 billion. One of the notable critics over the past several years has been Democratic Senator, and former San Francisco Mayor, Diane Feinstein.

You Can't Read the TPP, But These Huge Corporations Can

firstlook.org

by Alleen Brown

May 12, 2015

The Senate today is holding a key procedural vote that would allow the Trans-Pacific Partnership to be "fast-tracked."

So who can read the text of the TPP? Not you, it's classified. Even members of Congress can only look at it one section at a time in the Capitol's basement, without most of their staff or the ability to keep notes. But there's an exception: if you're part of one of 28 U.S. government-appointed trade advisory committees providing advice to the U.S. negotiators. The committees with the most access to what's going on in the negotiations are 16 "Industry Trade Advisory Committees," whose members include AT&T, General Electric, Apple, Dow Chemical, Nike, Walmart and the American Petroleum Institute.

You Didn't Build That Lemonade Stand

The American Spectator

by Yogi Love

July 23, 2012

Oh, chill out. It's not like you built it yourself.

You don't mess with the CIA

washingtontimes.com

by Joseph Curl

October 28, 2012

You know who doesn't like getting thrown under the bus? The CIA. You know what the CIA does when you try to throw it under the bus? They get even - quickly, quietly, and with fatal consequences.

That seems the most logical explanation for the torrent of information pouring out this week (unless Hillary Rodham Clinton - also thrown under the bus by President Obama - is scrapping any chance of ever running for president again and is simply setting the whole administration on fire, along with her legacy as secretary of state). The main lesson from Watergate (after the no-brainer that you should never hire a guy named "Tricky Dick") was this: The Cover-Up Is Worse Than The Crime. For some reason, Professor Obama seems not to know this crucial lesson. Or he's just arrogant enough to say, "Well, that doesn't apply to someone as brilliant as moi."

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