The NRA War Machine and another Goody: Home Made Kalishnikov AK-47s

Adding to the discussion of political intimidation… NRA tactics: take no prisoners – The Washington Post Continuing with the national discourse on guns in our society… I Built This AK-47. It’s Legal and Totally Untraceable. | Mother Jones

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Updates on Woolwich

Woolwich attack: live – Telegraph

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Scope and Perspective: Adjusting the Lens on the IRS Controversy

Six Facts Lost in the IRS Scandal | Money & Politics, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com Is This Big Tea Party Group Really an Innocent Victim of the IRS? | Mother Jones Official at Heart of IRS Tea Party Scandal Spiked Audits of Big Dark-Money Donors | Mother Jones The…

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Thoughts on President Obama’s anti-terrorism speech

On Thursday President Barack Obama gave a speech focused on our nation’s anti-terrorism strategy, and during that speech Obama made it clear his administration will continue to use drone strikes to kill individuals suspected of engaging in or supporting terrorism, even if those suspects happen to be American citizens. Speaking…

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Walker campaign staffer serving jail time for second OWI

Boy, Gov. Scott Walker’s staffers just can’t stop breaking the law… Nicole Tieman who resigned without explanation Friday as Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign spokeswoman has begun serving a 20-day sentence behind bars in Milwaukee County on a drunken-driving conviction. Tieman, 25, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court to her…

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Tesla Motors to repay $465 million government loan 9 years ahead of schedule

So much for Mitt Romney calling electric car company Tesla Motors a “loser.” Tesla Motors, famously called a “loser” by Mitt Romney, is on quite the winning streak these days. It seems like there’s good news about the company every week. After raising about a billion dollars in a new…

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