Congressman recalls trouble during Hastert speakership

 

WND   "There has been much made of former Speaker Hastert’s indictment this week. Most of us who knew him on any level (I’m a member of the press who covers Congress) feel horrible for him.

I asked my friend and colleague former Rep. Bob Ney, author of “Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill,” to give me his perspective.
Full article here

. . . "Besides some better staffers, he also could use a good mental health therapist. I have seen people destroy themselves time and time again in Washington, D.C. It often happens after taking public office, although Speaker Hastert’s problems may have begun years before the thought of public office entered Mr. Hastert’s mind.
"This self-destruction usually has to do with the self that is displayed to the world verses the inner self. Choosing young men/boys may be an attempt at working out internal conflicts from long ago. Some may see it as a reflection of internalized homophobia, but that would not encompass choosing someone as young and innocent as a high-school student. Some theories see this kind of sexual abuse not as sexual but as an abuse of power. This might fit into his need to seek high office and deal with his inner demons.
"Former Rep. Bob Ney saw one Denny Hastert, and at least one of Hastert’s high-school students saw another. Now the task former Speaker Hastert is to reconcile the two parts of himself. It is a large task, and he is going to need lots of help to do it.

 Hastert's college drops his name from building

Some things Mr. Hastert could do:

• Publish any letters of admiration for him by his victim;
• Have a surrogate remark that Hastert got his victim by dragging a dollar bill through a trailer park 
• Publicly deny he had sex with that boy
• Have surrogates claim this is all a left-wing conspiracy
• Tell his victim to put ice on any wounds from their encounters.
• Consult Barney Frank for advice
  ("In a third blockbuster scandal, Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank admitted a lengthy relationship with a male hooker who ran a bisexual prostitution service out of Frank's apartment.")
•  One other thing Mr. Hastert can do: become a Democrat

When District Attorneys Attack ; The GOP should turn its attention to prosecutorial misconduct.

 

 Kevin D. Williamson
 "As the old Vulcan proverb has it, “Only Nixon can go to China.” And only Nixon’s political heirs can fix the persistent — and terrifying — problems that continue to plague this country’s law-enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices.

Exhibit A: Orange County, California.

. . .

"Democrats may have ruined Detroit, Baltimore, Cleveland, etc., and they are well on their way toward doing the same thing to Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York, etc. If Republicans want to show that they can do better, then fixing the mess in Orange County, a community more populous than Chicago, would be an excellent place to start."

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• Annals of Injustice: The Libby Case and Other Horrors
• America Desperately Needs to Fix It’s Overcriminalization Problem
•  Baltimore’s Problem, and America’s: The Criminal-Justice System Is a Disaster

Obama’s “Waters of the U. S.” EPA Power Grab

Legal Insurrection

 All your puddles are belong to us

"While presented as a means to protect drinking water and “hold[ing] polluters accountable,” the Obama administration’s latest EPA rule, Waters of the United States, is rather more far-reaching than many conservatives like.

"According to the document (full text embedded below), the rule itself is not intended as regulatory (that probably comes later), but is instead “a definitional rule that clarifies the scope of the ‘waters of the United States’ . . . .”  Essentially, almost all fresh water, including that in “water-filled depressions,” is now under the federal government’s purview and subject to government oversight and regulation."

 Politico reports:  . . .

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Obama’s emphasis is on safety and clean water; the rule, however, greatly expands the definition of what waters “belong to us all,” including that on privately-owned property.
 

Watch John Thune discuss the Obama EPA overreach:

ISIS Marches On Jordan, Israel In The Cross Hairs!

 By reaching Jordan’s doorstep, the Islamic State is posing a challenge to President Barack Obama and forcing him to reach a decision, avoided thus far, about sending US troops to confront the terrorists.

ISIS Shows Off American-Made Vehicles in Parade in Mosul, Iraq

 Adina Kutnicki  . . . "Our sources report that the initial ISIS mission is to take control of the eastern section of the border, including the meeting point between the Syrian, Jordanian and Iraqi frontiers. They are estimated to cover the 250 km from Palmyra to the Jordanian border Tuesday, May 26, passing through Deir el-Zour in the east, which they already occupy.

"After the border crossing, ISIS is expected to seize villages and towns in northeastern Jordan, especially Ar Ruwayshid, where 800,000 Syrian refugees shelter.


"The Jordanian army, our sources report, had the foresight earlier this month to reinforce its western frontier against a potential ISIS assault on the frontier from point where it links with the Israeli and Syrian borders and up to the Tanaf border crossing. However, the Islamists are heading for the eastern sections which the Jordanian army did not fortify with extra troops." . . .

O’MALLEY THE O’MORON: Baltimore Riots & Looting Are What ‘Being American’ Is All About

Clash Daily 
 The former Governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley has announced his bid for the 2016 presidency while he polls at 1% compared to Hillary’s 60%. So naturally, he is going to appeal to the race baiters to gain some popularity.

LAPD Anti-Terror Cops Arrest Suspect Dawud Abdulwali In Massive Downtown Fire

Weasel Zippers

 

"The fire was so massive that hundreds of firefighters were called in, and it was termed ‘historic’. We weren’t the only ones to notice it, as you can see from our report, ISIS also commented on it, although did not claim responsibility for it.
Via Breitbart:

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has arrested a suspect, Dawud Abdulwali, 56, on arson charges connected with the massive downtown fire last December that consumed the Da Vinci apartment complex. The Los Angeles Times reports that Abdulwali was arrested Tuesday morning during a traffic stop, and after a lengthy investigation.
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the arrest Wednesday, saying: “This arrest illustrates that crime will not be tolerated in Los Angeles.”

Keep reading…

 JUDGE JEANINE PUTS OBAMA ON BLAST: An ISIS Attack at Home Is Inevitable Because Of BHO
 “You want to protect the American people, why the hell did you trade the Taliban five in the first place for a deserter? As enemy combatants, those Taliban five could have been held indefinitely,” she said.
“They didn’t have to be released. The Taliban is not a country. Everyone knew Bergdahl was a deserter, but you.
“We already know that at least three of the Taliban five have reached out to their terrorist comrades and one actually had the Taliban come and visit him in Qatar,” Pirro said.
“So back to my original question, Mr. President, why are we fighting in this region instead of focusing on the impending and the inevitable wave of ISIS attacks, sure to rain hell here on American soil?”

 

Some Race Activists Are Harming Their Own Cause

 The black-on-black violence in Baltimore and other cities is running rampant, yet all the activists want to talk about is racism -- systemic or individual -- and they refuse to demand accountability from the perpetrators of the violence.

David Limbaugh   " There was a mostly minority-on-minority bloodbath in Baltimore over the Memorial Day weekend, with 26 people shot and nine dead, and the main reaction we hear from the left is "racism."
      
"How do perpetual race activists ever expect to be viewed as credible when they react to every incident, irrespective of the facts, as racially motivated?
      
"Take Ferguson, Missouri, for example. Though a grand jury refused to return a criminal indictment against police Officer Darren Wilson in connection with what authorities concluded was his legally justifiable shooting of Michael Brown, racial activists continue to cite the tragedy as if it supports their case against racially motivated police misconduct. But is it honest for these activists to chant "hands up, don't shoot" concerning this case?" . . .

 ‘FERGUSON EFFECT': Thugs Are Feeling Empowered As Cops Back Off, So … Have A Nice Summer   "When thugs take over cities and police back down, this is what happens."