Mark Levin

Mark Levin

This morning we speculated that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was seriously considering just ignoring the statutory debt limit by claiming it was superseded by section Four of the 14th amendment. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., confirmed that that course of action has been considered by the White House. Talking Points Memo‘s Brian Beutler reports on a conference call with Schumer today:

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/07/schumer-confirms-white-house-considering-ignoring-debt-limit#ixzz1RLKX0yFr

Levin: If Obama seizes congressional power to borrow and spend, he should be impeached | The Right Scoop

Levin: If Obama seizes congressional power to borrow and spend, he should be impeached | The Right Scoop: "Democrat Chuck Schumer said recently that it is being talked about that Obama should override Congress and borrow more money if Congress refuses to raise the debt ceiling, which Levin says is clearly unconstitutional."

Obama Administration Issues $79,819 Grant to ACORN Offshoot in Apparent Violation of ACORN Funding Ban | Judicial Watch

Obama Administration Issues $79,819 Grant to ACORN Offshoot in Apparent Violation of ACORN Funding Ban | Judicial Watch: "Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that that the Obama Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued a $79,819 grant to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)-offshoot Affordable Housing Centers of America (AHCOA) in apparent violation of an ACORN funding ban passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in 2009. Moreover, this grant was provided to the organization less than a year after ACORN/ACHOA was criticized by HUD’s inspector general in two separate investigations for misappropriating funds from federal grants."

Morning Bell: The High Price of Obama’s Fake Jobs SchemeThe Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation

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