The Sundries Shack

Amanda Carpenter is noting that the House Democrats seem rather fond of their right to secret ballots, which is odd considering how eager they are to deprive you of that very same right.
It’s not just the Democrats in the House either. Senate Dems are all about the secret balloting, too.

Sens. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Ken [...]

The saga of Helen Jones-Kelley, the Obama booster who decided to abuse her power and order her minions to go traipsing throuth Joe Wurzelbacher’s private records without legitimate cause, continues with this new development.
Jones-Kelley also also did a little partisan fundraising work using her state e-mail account and the Obama campaign made at least [...]

There’s an update today on the story of how Helen Jones-Kelley, director of Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services and maxed-out donor to Barack Obama authorized her department to go trapising through their confidential files for any dirt on Joe Wurzelbacher.
The Governor, Ted Strickland, has put Jones-Kelley on paid leave while the investigation continues. [...]

While Kimberly Strassel appears in the Wall Street Journal to give Republicans sage advice on how to further build the “Big Tent” for which it’s known, the Obama campaign is giving media outlets the bum’s rush.
It has thrown reporters from the Washington Times, New York Sun Post, and Dallas Morning News off the campaign airplane. [...]

So, now we know who was behind two of the three illegal queries into Joe Wurzelbacher’s records. The Toledo PD charged a records clerk with gross misconduct. She’ll probably lose his job and may well face criminal charges.
Wurzelbacher, for his part, is considering a lawsuit. He should sue the pants off of the city [...]

So where is the MSM in reporting this abuse of government power?

State and local officials are investigating if state and law-enforcement computer systems were illegally accessed when they were tapped for personal information about “Joe the Plumber.”
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Public records requested by The Dispatch disclose that information on Wurzelbacher’s driver’s license or his sport-utility vehicle was pulled [...]

It’s no secret that I don’t like John McCain as a candidate for President. The closest I’ve ever come to really endorsing him was when he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate, but the way he and his team muzzled her swung me right back to the “nope” column.
Up until today, I fully [...]

Pay attention, folks. This lesson is important.
The progressives have made a very definitive statement today. They have said that if you dare to speak out against their Chosen One, they will not only smear you and broadcast the details of your life to the world but they’ll also deprive you of your livelihood.
A couple [...]