Negotiators agreed Wednesday that the Senate’s version of a voter ID
bill would be enacted for the elections this fall, and the House version
would prevail after that.

If approved, a wide range of
identification would be acceptable this fall — including student IDs —
but in later elections, only driver’s licenses, state-issued
non-driver’s identification cards, passports or military IDs would be
allowed. Those who don’t have photo identification would sign an
affidavit and be photographed by an election official.

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Slate even says so:  “Holder’s short keynote speech to the Council of Black Churches was something of a rallying cry for blacks and their like-minded allies.”

How unfortunate.

Stars and Stripes has more on California’s failure to mail military ballots in time.  Why are states still failing to comply with this simple law passed years ago??

Republican super PACs and other outside groups shaped by a loose network
of prominent conservatives – including Karl Rove, the Koch brothers and
Tom Donohue of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – plan to spend roughly $1
billion on November’s elections for the White House and control of
Congress, according to officials familiar with the groups’ internal
operations.

While Politico reports this number as feasible and part of a plan, the $1.0 Billion number above seems quite high and speculative.  In fact, doubtful.  However, the reporting below on the intensity and what Crossroads might actually raise this cycle seem more plausible.

…American Crossroads and the affiliated Crossroads GPS,
the groups that Rove and Ed Gillespie helped conceive and raise cash
for, are expected to ante up $300 million, giving the two-year-old
organization one of the election’s loudest voices.

“The intensity on the right is white-hot,” said Steven Law, president
of American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS. “We just can’t leave
anything in the locker room. And there is a greater willingness to
cooperate and share information among outside groups on the
center-right.”

On most days, Holder plays the Attorney General and chief law enforcement officer where he is sworn to uphold the law of the land in a fair and objective manner.  Except for Tuesdays.  Yes, Attorney General Holder told black ministers that he believes that voter ID laws upheld by the Supreme Court (and the left coast 9th Circuit Court of Appeals) and implemented for years in Georgia and Indiana … BLOCKS voting access.  As the Weekly Standard noted, political hack David Axelrod is attending top secret Al Qaeda “Kill List” war on terror meetings – who can possibly predict the potential political fallout!?!.  So while Axelrod reviews war on terror assassination lists being drawn up within some sort of rules of legal engagement, Holder plays the political hack and church organizer trying to energize the political base.   That must be it; Axelrod is filling in for Holder.   

The Daily Caller has Rush Limbaugh’s response to the politicking of community church organizer Eric Holder.  According to Holder, voter ID laws passed in a myriad of states will
block access to the voting booth for minorities and young voters across
the United States. That allegation, according to Limbaugh, was dishonest
and motivated by politics. “This is irresponsible,” Limbaugh said. “It’s worse than
irresponsible. This is — it’s reprehensible what Holder is doing here …
This is why Holder is having meetings with the black churches, the
ministers. And he’s going to bring the IRS along, he’s going to bring
the Congressional Black Caucus along, the ACLU along. And we’ve got two
sound bites. Now keep in mind, this is the attorney general of the
United States. This is not some rabid pundit on the left, on MSNBC.”

According to Limbaugh, politics is supposed to be ignored when it
comes to law enforcement, but Holder’s statement was anything but
“non-partisan.”

“This is not some say-anything-to-get-noticed rabble-rousing media
person. It’s not some kooky left-wing Communist member of Congress,”
Limbaugh said. “This is the attorney general of the United States, who
is supposed to look at this country in a non-partisan way, and enforce
the laws of this country. The No. 1 law enforcement officer of this
country. And his job is to protect and guarantee freedom, along with
everyone else who takes an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.”

A story of communism, dictatorship and persistence.  PJ Media.

Some more on the Artur Davis switch to the GOP at Breitbart.  What many Democrats realize, and few are willing to admit, is that the Democratic party has become radicalized in the last few years.  In the speeches I give, I frequently say, “give me back Bill Clinton,” and I mean it.  I spoke with Artur Davis at the True the Vote summit in Houston Texas.  A better example of the contrast between the Democratic Party of 1995 and the Democratic Party of 2012 could not be found.  While Davis embraces True the Vote, other Democrats attack what they don’t understand.  While Davis reminds us of the obvious, that a photo ID is not a billy club, some cannot even begin to imagine anything other than Jim Crow.

Davis left the Democratic Party for one simple reason: it has become radicalized by outdated, regressive and obsolete notions of race, and worst of all, the role of the rule of law.  He saw voter fraud firsthand while others pretend it doesn’t exist.  America is on the side of Davis, not the radicals.

Which state has the most African-American elected officials?  Mississippi.  In fact the Magnolia State and its Southern brethren lead the country in many categories of black voting prowess and electoral power. For instance, when the Census Bureau compared racial disparities in voting registration and turnout, the top 10 — i.e., the states where differences were the smallest — included Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, with Louisiana, South Carolina and Texas not far behind. In fact, black voters in Mississippi and Alabama actually turn out in higher percentages than their white counterparts. . .

WaPo reports:  Davis has become a critic of his own party and broken with Democrats on a number of high-profile issues, including voter ID laws.