Reading about Lois Lerner’s retirement decision yesterday, the first thought I had was the probability of her doing so to make an immunity deal with Representative Darrell Issa’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Now today, lo and behold, according to the dailycaller.com, “she’s negotiating through her lawyers about possibly gaining immunity to testify again in the committee’s investigative hearings.”
So far, “The Committee has not made any offer of immunity to Ms. Lerner. The Committee has, however, indicated a willingness to listen to any offers from her attorney about what she would testify to if it was offered.”
Consequently, this may be the kind of break Congressman Issa’s been looking for and a significant step toward unraveling the administration’s continuing attempts to stonewall their use of the IRS to stifle tea party opposition.
Meanwhile, Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is filibustering in an attempt to delay, defuse or defund the incumbent's new health care tax. In response, according to Rebecca Kaplan of CBS News on-line: Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid: “Downplayed the significance of Cruz's speech after arriving at the Capitol Wednesday morning.” Saying “He raised some money with the tea party folks. That's what it's all about."
However, aside from the fact that Reid is just about the lowest type of life-form there is and nothing more than a self-serving political hack, the odds are that this time he’s in so far over his head he’s going to wind up looking even worse than usual.
I believe that to be true because as I’ve been suggesting for a long time now, it doesn’t really matter how much Dem’s hype, promote, and distort facts about the health care tax, as a practical matter its abominable legislation which taxpayers will likely reject themselves in backlash.
In that regard, here’s an example from Avik Roy, a Forbes contributor who writes that “Based on a Manhattan Institute analysis of the HHS numbers, Obamacare will increase underlying insurance rates for younger men by an average of 97 to 99 percent, and for younger women by an average of 55 to 62 percent. Worst off is North Carolina, which will see individual-market rates triple for women, and quadruple for men.”
Mr. Roy’s analysis contains significant interesting details, so I’ve included a link: FORBES- Rise By 99% For Men, 62% For Women
Therefore, when you add in today’s chinks in the armor, the administration seems to be losing significant ground on numerous fronts. Which means that perhaps more and more folks are finding out that effective leadership calls for more than just a big mouth. And since vocal cords are most Dem’s only asset, it looks like the real world’s now drowning them out.
That’s it for today folks.
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