Dad had knee surgery today,

and it went well.  So that's a load off.

Also to lighten the load, Mr. Henick found these police reports; they're... just go read them.


Yes, the IRS corruption DOES extend into the White House.
Top Internal Revenue Service Obamacare official Sarah Hall Ingram discussed confidential taxpayer information with senior Obama White House officials, according to 2012 emails obtained by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and provided to The Daily Caller.

Lois Lerner, then head of the IRS Tax Exempt Organizations division, also received an email alongside White House officials that contained confidential information.


Speaking of corrupt government agencies,

Think about that for a minute. The Park Service, which is supposed to serve the public by administering parks, is now in the business of forcing parks they don’t administer to close. As Homer Simpson famously asked, did we lose a war?

We’re not done yet.
The Park Service needs to be cleaned out, just like the IRS.  Or just flat done away with.

Speaking of which, from a park ranger about ten years ago,
...Among his complaints was the paramilitary turn recruiting efforts had taken since 9/11. He said the new promo materials were heavy on assault rifles and action. "I don't know what they think we do out there, but they're going to end up with a bunch of psychos." Flash forward ten years and NPS rangers are barricading tourists in their hotels, threatening them with arrest for photographing wildlife, and being accused of "Gestapo" tactics. "We’ve become a country of fear, guns and control," complains a woman on the receiving end.

Yes, we have.
And when did the farging bastards get to Holland?

Pretty much:
If you get into an argument about press regulation this week, as the Privy Council unilaterally decides on the fate of the British press, I guarantee you this: it will be the Lefties among your acquaintances who will most vociferously champion state intrusion into the press, while the voices criticising such intrusion are far more likely to come from your Right-leaning mates.
Added: just ran across this:

Maria Miller, the Culture Secretary, told MPs that there will be a new system of press regulation backed by law.

She also signalled her frustration with Downing Street over the way new rules were agreed in a late-night deal with campaigners earlier this year.

So freedom of the press is gone in Britain; soon to be followed, I don't doubt, but the remainder of their freedom of speech.


So the next question would be "If we have to hire our own security, why are we paying taxes for the police?"