What current IRS imbroglio is distracting attention from..
	... pretty much outright tax fraud by right-wing 501(c)4 groups. Which may be what prompted their targeting in the first place. For example, Crossroads GPS, which anyone who lives in a swing state is very familiar with, stated in their application to the IRS for 501(c)4 status that their efforts to influence elections would be... more » By xyzzy  - May 18 - 14 new of 14 messages

	memobrag on the boy
	So the boy hits one out at a park we've never been to, and it's cool, but he's 6'2" and weighs in at 180, so not totally unexpected--he hits them out regularly on the LL junior field where they practice--it's around 300 feet. We come back the next day for the second half of the tournament, and one of the groundskeepers tells me that the corners... more » By unklbob  - May 18 - 1 new of 1 message

	As seen on TV
	As seen on TV: ___ You invited me over for a little chat so I made time for you. Now you are asking me all these questions. I'm from the IRS. _We_ ask the questions. Go peddle your papers somewhere else. ___ I have a new role model. Haven't you always wanted to tell Congress where to get off?... more » By Michael Press  - May 18 - 2 new of 2 messages

	Homeland Security
	We're safer with these guys on the job. Who says they can't secure our boarders? [link] By xyzzy  - May 18 - 7 new of 7 messages

	Celebrity Eyebrows
	[link] Funny, I never really look at eyebrows. But after seeing #1, 2, and 6 they would scare the hell out of me. By Hoover  - May 18 - 2 new of 2 messages

	Coaches aren't the only ones moving
	[link] (a story about neuroscience professors switching from UCLA to U$C). By JGibson  - May 18 - 5 new of 5 messages

I'm reminded again why I'm a liberal

[link] If conservatives had their way, Ranbaxy wouldn't even have had to go through so many hoops in their fraud to get their drugs approved for sale in the U.S. because there wouldn't even be an FDA. Instead, the market would sort it out after enough people didn't get better / died / choked on broken glass from taking pharmaceuticals from Ranbaxy. Ranbaxy only gets caught / even violates law thanks to useless regulations.... more » By JGibson  - May 18 - 20 new of 20 messages

	Judging Sitting Presidents
	I don't have much of anything good to say about any president with the exception of Reagan. Face it - the US president is a figurehead. He gets the attention as the "leader", but nothing much else By Hoover  - May 18 - 1 new of 1 message

	Another shocker. Or not.
	Some of us already knew this, but it's amazing to see it so brazenly spelled out: [link] ... ... ... But hey, keep yammering about incompetence, because clearly, *that's* what the problem is and not historic, unprecedented obstruction from Congress.... more » By dre  - May 18 - 10 new of 10 messages

	Oakland is the nation's most exciting city
	[link] By CheeseHusker dos  - May 18 - 1 new of 1 message