We can't track Americans going to fight for ISIS . . . The U.S. government has little insight into who’s joining terrorist groups there, and who’s then leaving with what NCTC director Nicholas Rasmussen described as “training in weapons and explosives” and “access to terror networks that may be ultimately planning attacks” against the West. “It’s not even close to being under control,” FBI Deputy Assistant Director Michael Steinbach told House members. ABC News​

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Obama explanation of gay marriage lie doesn't stand up . . . Obama is now claiming that he took the policy “position” against gay marriage – selflessly, actually – in order to find a way to accommodate those with religious sensitivities on the issue. There are many reasons why this is yet more blatant dishonesty, making the whole matter even more deeply disturbing. White House Dossier

Thanks, but no thanks, for the AUMF . . .  What Obama wants is for Congress to sign onto his strategy of highly circumscribed use of force to defeat ISIS. I’m sorry “degrade and ultimately destroy” ISIS. He wants company if the strategy fails. And that he should be denied, because fail, it will. White House Dossier

Obama finally unites Republicans, Democrats . . . Obama’s request for authorization to use military force against the Islamic State is a tough sell on Capitol Hill in its current form, with Republicans calling it too soft and Democrats questioning its scope and size. Washington Examiner

Obama lectures Staples . . . Reacting to Staples telling workers they are not allowed to work more than 25 hours a week, Obama contended there is “no reason for an employer who is not currently providing health care to their workers to discourage them from either getting health insurance on the job or being able to avail themselves of the Affordable Care Act.”

IRS to pay back-refunds to illegals . . . IRS Commissioner Koskinen said even illegal immigrants who didn’t pay taxes will be able to apply for back-credits once they get Social Security numbers. The EITC is a refundable tax credit, which means those who don’t have any tax liability can still get money back from the government. He said that would apply even “if you did not file” taxes, as long as the illegal immigrant could demonstrate having worked off-the-books during those years. Washington Times

Okay, this makes sense. So now you get credit for prior illegal activity! Orwellian!!

Obama AWOL on Boko . . . It started with a groundswell of support and an appeal to “Bring Back Our Girls.” Ten months later, with most of those Nigerian schoolgirls no closer to being home, the White House rarely invokes the mounting atrocities committed by Boko Haram. Washington Examiner

VA Secretary to Iraq war veteran: "What have you done?" . . . Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Wednesday asked a Republican lawmaker who served in both Iraq wars, "What have you done?" as the two men sparred over huge cost overruns at a troubled Denver VA hospital. Fox News

Video || Obama Does Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off”

Quote of the Day || February 11, 2015

Obama Schedule || Thursday, February 12, 2015

Why did Scott Walker drop out of college? . . . In 1990, that news stunned his friends at Marquette University. Walker, the campus’s suit-wearing, Reagan-loving politico — who enjoyed the place so much that he had run for student body president — had left without graduating. Washington Post

Walker "punts" on evolution . . . The Republican governor, during a question-and-answer session after a speech in London, was asked whether he believes in or accepts evolution. “For me, I’m going to punt on that one as well,” Walker said, prompting some murmurs in the crowd at Chatham House, a major London think tank. “That’s a question a politician shouldn’t be involved in one way or another. So, I’m going to leave that up to you.” Politico

Civil Rights groups stops branding Carson "extremist" . . . The Southern Poverty Law Center has removed Dr. Ben Carson from its "Extremist Files," citing "intense criticism" in recent days. Newsmax

Mia Love decries the new slavery . . . At a Republican National Committee event at Washington DC’s Howard Theater Wednesday afternoon, rising conservative star Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) exhorted the audience to “remove ourselves from a different kind of slavery, the slavery that comes from being dependent on people in power.” Daily Caller

Romney seeks kingmaker role . . . A potential candidate no more, Mitt Romney is charting an aggressive course to help shape the Republican presidential field in 2016. The GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee will be a keynote speaker at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s spring meeting in Las Vegas, one of several high-profile appearances he has scheduled. Breitbart

House approves Keystone by large, bipartisan majority . . . The House gave final congressional approval Wednesday to legislation to complete the Keystone XL oil pipeline -- setting up the first veto showdown between President Obama and the new, Republican-controlled Congress. The 270-to-152 vote showed broad bipartisan support for the legislation, but not enough to reach the two-thirds majority, or 281 votes, needed to override a presidential veto. Fox News

McCain's emotional response to Kayla Mueller's death . . . A moving tribute to one person who was imprisoned buy the enemy to another. Politico

Charlie Sheen, Republican . . . Actor Charlie Sheen says he considers himself a “constitutional Republican” and that he’d like to use his celebrity to run for president. Washington Times

Muhammed art exhibit planned . . . Pamela Geller is planning a “Draw the Prophet” event in Garland, Texas in the same location as a Muslim group held a “Stand with the Prophet” conference in January. The First Annual Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest will be hosted by the Curtis Caldwell Center, which is owned and operated by the Garland Independent School District. Breitbart

FEC considers regulating online speech . . . The Federal Election Commission is holding a hearing today to receive public feedback on whether it should create new rules regulating political speech, including political speech on the Internet that one commissioner warned could affect blogs, YouTube videos and even websites like the Drudge Report. CNS News

New York Times travels on J Street . . . The liberal anti-Israel lobbying group and its founder Jeremy Ben-Ami have become staples of Times coverage of Israel, which usually features a quote from Ben-ami as the final kicker. Washington Free Beacon

A trip to the taxpayer-funded romance novel exhibit . . . “What Is Love? Romance Fiction in the Digital Age,” the traveling exhibit to promote romance novels, paid for by a $914,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) and was exposed in former Sen. Tom Coburn’s (R., Okla.) 2013 Wastebook, made its way to the Library of Congress on Wednesday, timed for Valentine’s Day. Washington Free Beacon

Chris Kyle's erie tweet about his killer . . .  On the way to the outdoor resort where former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was killed, he sent a text message to the friend sitting next to him about the third man in the truck: “This dude is straight-up nuts.” Washington Post

CBS' Bob Simon dies in a car crash . . . Bob Simon, an award-winning CBS News correspondent whose career spanned nearly 50 years and many major world conflicts, was killed in a car crash in Manhattan on Wednesday, according to the network and the authorities. He was 73. New York Times

Student reprimanded for saying "God Bless America" . . . A Florida high school student was disciplined after a national atheist organization took offense when he concluded the morning announcements by saying “God Bless America.” Fox News

Which make me wonder, has God stopped blessing America?

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Keith Koffler
Editor
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