{"id":10321,"date":"2013-05-15T15:35:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T22:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10321"},"modified":"2013-05-15T15:35:59","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T22:35:59","slug":"personal-update-plus5152013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/15\/personal-update-plus5152013\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Update Plus–5\/15\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barring completely unforeseen circumstance, I\u2019ll be going home tomorrow afternoon.  Friday will be a sleep day, as nobody will be prodding, poking, measuring, questioning and\/or sticking every 90 minutes.<\/font><\/p>\n

On the political front,we have a couple important stories.  One is the great TEAbuggery targeting scandal.  I still can\u2019t figure whether anyone did so with malicious intent.  Technically, a 501(c)(4) must operate exclusively<\/em><\/strong> to promote social welfare.  The IRS when under Bush  redefined the regulation to be primarily<\/em><\/strong> to promote social welfare.  The simple thing to do would be to enforce the law as written, but Republicans set it up this way so billionaires can cheat.  Chris Hayes has more.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally, consider this: You have an application from a group of self-avowed activists, who have tried hard and been fairly successful at getting their candidates elected, and they call themselves a \u201cparty\u201d.  Just maybe it could be that their primary purpose is political\u2026 ya think?<\/font><\/p>\n

The other story is how the US Attorney, DC, under the supervision of the Asst. AG, seized AP telephone records. Let me start with what Rachel Maddow had to say.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

There are some major differences, between the Bradley Manning case and this one.  Manning\u2019s leaks involved no ongoing operations and did not reveal sources and methods.  They certainly damaged our national hubris, but not our national security.  These  leaks,on the other hand, outed an intelligence operation in the field and exposed a double agent, who is no longer employable in that role.  Going after the leaker is justified, but they went to far.  We need a journalist shield  law, and were it not for the Republican Party, we would have it.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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