King Samir Shabazz, the infamous New Black Panther, has been busted on a New York state charge of having a firearm.  He was also wearing BODY ARMOR.  What are the chances Eric Holder charges him with federal felon-in possession crimes?  Next to none considering he’s known about the possession for years.

Some photos from last night’s book party for James O’Keefe’s Breakthrough, including Ryan Reilly with my “bodyguard.”

Marietta Times:  “A report by two Democrat legislators that there were nearly 60,000 cases of “voter suppression” in Ohio last November would be cause for concern but for one fact: There weren’t.”

Washington Wire at the Wall Street Journal reports on two new FEC nominees:

In a statement, Mr. McGahn applauded the president for “finally”
nominating a GOP replacement, but also took a swipe at his opponents
inside the commission.  As many well know, I have long desired to leave, but committed to
stay to prevent the FEC from further trampling on our First Amendment
and Due Process Rights,” he said.

Next the bills go back to the Senate, where leaders in the upper chamber
have said they would approve any changes to the House map. After that,
the bills go to Gov. Rick Perry for his signature.  Link to the Statesman

In Kentucky, a panel of three federal judges will decide soon if two federal
lawsuits that ask the judges to redraw Kentucky’s legislative district
boundaries should continue. Pierce Whites, a lawyer for
Democratic House Speaker Greg Stumbo, argued that the court should stay
the lawsuits until after lawmakers have had a chance to redraw the
boundaries themselves in a special legislative session scheduled for
August 19. 

Of course, the divided Kentucky legislature, with one body (the House) controlled by Democrats and the other body (the Senate) controlled by the Republicans, had a number of opportunities to draw maps and been unable to do so.  The Democrats are try to hold back Republican gains in the House by redrawing the maps to their advantage and delaying the inevitable.

So why do the Democrats want to string things out and delay once again?  Answer:  Incumbency protection and last minute elections on reapportioned lines inevitably hurts challengers.

“Right now the IRS story looks stalled and confused. Congressional investigators are asking for documents—”The IRS is being a little slow,” said a staffer—and interviewing workers. Pieces of testimony are being released and leaked, which has allowed one congressman, Democrat Elijah Cummings, to claim there’s actually no need for an investigation, the story’s over, the mystery solved.

When the scandal broke in early May, the Obama administration vowed to get to the bottom of it with an FBI investigation. Many of us were skeptical. There’s a sign we were right.”

More on True the Vote and the DOJ “investigation” of IRS targeting of Tea Party groups.

More on James O’Keefe holding government attorneys accountable – on camera – for improperly interfering in election integrity efforts.

 Link.

 Sewer Service: “Jewett, the one who reported the crime, the one who supervised the employee and could best inform investigators if this was an isolated case or was more systemic, was never interviewed.”