However far into the distance Cameron seems to gaze, no matter where he roams, his primary focus remains back home in Westminster and on Britain and its relationship with the European Union.
Morning Must Reads: May 14
In the news: the IRS, Benghazi, Obamacare, Angelina Jolie, the US drone economy, and “Bitter Pill”
The New GOP Case Against Obama: He’s Cheney!
Republicans attack Obama for policies that have a familiar ring.
New IRS Scandal Echoes a Long History of Political Harassment
While targeting conservative groups may be outrageous, politically motivated audits by the IRS are far from unusual.
The Real IRS Scandal
Auditing so-called social-welfare groups isn’t a mistake. The problem was the IRS chose its targets poorly
The Daily Show Features TIME Health Care Exposé
Jon Stewart responds to the government investigation into outrageous pricing in the U.S. health care system launched in the wake of Steve Brill’s special exposé.
“If you've got the IRS operating in anything less than a neutral and nonpartisan way, then that is outrageous, it is contrary to our traditions, and people have to be held accountable.”
— President Barack Obama, speaking at a news conference Monday on reports that the IRS improperly targeted conservative groups for additional scrutiny. "I've got no patience with it," Obama said. "I will not tolerate it."
In the ArenaLibya
Real Diehl on Benghazi
The Washington Post’s Jackson Diehl is usually a reliable, and responsible, advocate for neocon-ish policies in the Middle East. His column today is a rebuke to those trying to make the Benghazi tragedy into a scandal.
Obama Tries to Put Benghazi Back on the Fringe
Obama’s remarks were an attempt to knock the issue off the front page and back to the fringe. Instead his approach may add fuel to the fire
“The whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a sideshow.”
— President Barack Obama, arguing that the controversy over the Benghazi attack has been politically motivated. The "political circus" surrounding the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks, Obama added, has "dishonor[ed]" the victims
A Bump on the Road to Green
Don’t worry about Fisker’s failures. Overall, clean-energy subsidies are working fine
In the ArenaBarack Obama
Not Nixon, Exactly.
I may have swung a bit too hard, putting Barack Obama’s Administration in the same league as Franklin Roosevelt’s and Richard Nixon’s when it comes to the Internal Revenue Service. The situation remains a major embarrassment, though.
Morning Must Reads: May 13
In the news: IRS, China, Heritage Foundation, Pakistan’s election, David Cameron, and Seth Myers