Sunday, December 6, 2015
The IRS Scandal, Day 941
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel op-ed: Governors Should Be Wary of Syrian Refugees, by Merrill Mathews ( Institute for Policy Innovation):
President Barack Obama is once again faced with a problem of his own creation. After all, when you sow disgust you reap mistrust.
For seven years the president has dismissed, demeaned and denounced those who have raised legitimate concerns about his policies.
And when those concerns have turned out to be correct, as they often have — think "if you like your health care plan, you can keep it," the Islamic State being "contained," the promise of a post-partisan America, and so on — he ignores the evidence, berates his critics, and asserts that everything is going well.
So when 31 governors turned their thumbs down on Obama's decision to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees and distribute them among the states, the governors were sending a message that said, "We do not trust you and your administration to tell the truth or do the due diligence necessary to vet refugees."
Let's be clear: Every governor knows this is a country of immigrants with a long and cherished tradition of helping refugees.
And they know that the vast majority of the refugees would be honest and law-abiding, thrilled to get a chance at a new start in America. But even a vast majority isn't 100%, and that presents a legitimate safety concern.
But Obama, true to form, dismissed the concerns and ridiculed the critics. "Apparently they (the Republicans) are scared of widows and orphans coming into the United States of America," the president sneered. He then claimed that the screening process would be the "most rigorous process conceivable." ...
Under normal circumstances, elected officials and most of the public would take the president's word. But this president has misled the public so often that he hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt — and he isn't getting it. ...
Remember the IRS scandal? The Environmental Protection Agency polluting a Colorado river? The Veterans Affairs’ health care scandal? And that “red line” in Syria?
I, for one, hope the administration, Congress and governors can find a solution that upholds the country’s long tradition as a haven for refugees. The mistrust in this case isn’t targeted so much at the Syrian refugees, but at the White House.
- The IRS Scandal, Day 940 (Dec. 5, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 939 (Dec. 4, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 938 (Dec. 3, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 937 (Dec. 2, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 936 (Dec. 1, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 935 (Nov. 30, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 934 (Nov. 29, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 933 (Nov. 28, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 932 (Nov. 27, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 931 (Nov. 26, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 930 (Nov. 25, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 929 (Nov. 24, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 928 (Nov. 23, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 927 (Nov. 22, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 926 (Nov. 21, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 925 (Nov. 20, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 924 (Nov. 19, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 923 (Nov. 18, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 922 (Nov. 17, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 921 (Nov. 16, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 920 (Nov. 15, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 919 (Nov. 14, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 918 (Nov. 13, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 917 (Nov. 12, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 916 (Nov. 11, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 915 (Nov. 10, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 914 (Nov. 9, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 913 (Nov. 8, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 912 (Nov. 7, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 911 (Nov. 6, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 910 (Nov. 5, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 909 (Nov. 4, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 908 (Nov. 3, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 907 (Nov. 2, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 906 (Nov. 1, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 905 (Oct. 31, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 904 (Oct. 30, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 903 (Oct. 29, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 902 (Oct. 28, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 901 (Oct. 27, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 801-900 (July 19, 2015 - Oct. 26, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 701-800 (April 10, 2015 - July 18, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 601-700 (Dec. 31, 2014 - April 9, 2015)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 501-600 (Sept. 22, 2014-Dec. 30, 2014)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 401-500 (June 14, 2014 - Sept. 21,2014)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 301-400 (Mar. 6, 2014 - June 13, 2014)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 201-300 (Nov. 26, 2013 - Mar. 5, 2014)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 101-200 (Aug. 18, 2013 - Nov. 25, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Days 1-100 (May 10, 2013 - Aug. 17, 2013)
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2015/12/the-irs-scandal-day-941.html
A couple things. One, the Syrian refugees do not want to be Americans. They are not coming here out of a desire to adopt our culture. http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/ben-carson-trump-syria-refugees-216250
"“No one wants to go to the United States or Germany or anywhere,” said Islam, who, like many in this group, was from Idlib, about an hour’s drive from Reyhanli."
Two, the government is only as capable as the people who staff it. Under this President, there is no meritocracy. People are hired and promoted due to the political views, race, and gender. When the people at the top only got the job because of how loyal they are to the Democrat party or if they allow a check box to be ticced, we get a government that is corrupt and incapable.
Posted by: wodun | Dec 6, 2015 1:01:30 PM