List/Grid Author Archives: Steve McGough
IRS simply withholding information and lying to Congress
On June 2, I wrote about the IRS conferences being held between 2010 and 2012. During that period, the inspector general’s report indicated the agency spent upwards of $50 million on conferences….
Government overreach? NSA throws wide net collecting millions of phone records (Update)
Imagine if we learned the Bush (43) administration – even with a warrant – got a judge to approve the NSA’s access to the time, date, phone number called, and…
Violent crime statistics up for 2012 – FBI preliminary report
I saw this report yesterday and I’ve been waiting for some journalist or politician to point to these preliminary numbers and scream out “See, see! More guns equals more crime.”…
IRS managers and employees living large at government conferences
Public service once meant something quite a bit different than it does today. Sure, the benefits have been very good to great for government employees for decades, but the reports…
Sailor survives two days inside sunken ship 100 feet deep
For your weekend “I survived” post… Six days ago a tugboat in operation about 15 nautical miles off the coast of Nigeria capsized and sank. A cook on the vessel…
IRS not answering Senate Finance Committee questions
The IRS thinks it’s OK to ask conservative and libertarian groups hundreds of questions, yet they ignore Senate Finance Committee questions posed concerning how the department put into place policies targeting groups including local…
Gun buyback program turns a profit for Illinois police department
Certainly you’ve heard local police chiefs in many cities touting gun buyback programs as a great way to get guns off the street. Supposedly, that’s what it was all about,…
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer makes assumptions again in Moore, Okla.
By request since everyone is asking for it!
Topic for tomorrow: 3D Printed Guns
On the big radio show tomorrow, one of Jim’s topics will be 3D printers and the ability to “print” a lower receiver for a rifle, as well as various sized…

