Fight this government overreach by Paul Ryan

Catherine, The IRS's targeting of conservative groups was an arrogant abuse of power. But it gets worse. Now we know that the administrator in the middle of this scandal will be in charge of implementing Obamacare. This is big government at its finest. These are just a few of the Obama administration’s latest debacles. From the IRS scandal and the Benghazi attacks to the Justice Department probe, this administration has engaged in grave misconduct. We deserve a government we can trust -- one that works for you, not for itself. With your help, we can clean up the mess in Washington and fight this government overreach. Sign the petition today to hold this administration accountable. Thanks, Paul

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Please, tell me this: do you know how your children spent EVER SINGLE SECOND of their day yesterday? I assume that you're a good parent, but only a naive idiot would say that they knew this much information. Why then is it a surprise when the president doesn't know everything that happens every single day? Do you know what ALL of YOUR staff is up to? I don't think so.

Please do not make the absurd claim that "one bad apple spoils the whole bunch" and give the president and his staff credit where it is deserved. Attack Obamacare for what it is, not for something out of the presidents control. Attack Benghazi for what it is, not for what's outside of the president's control. ETC.

"The art of propaganda is not telling lies but rather seeing the truth you require and giving it mixed up with some truths the audience wants to hear"

Richard Crossman

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Unanswered Questions by Mike Shields

Catherine, It has been over two weeks since the Internal Revenue Service admitted to targeting and harassing conservative nonprofit groups and we still have no answers. As we slowly learn more about this scandal, we are finding out that the Cincinnati IRS employees may have received outside direction in the targeting, and may be even more widespread than we originally thought. To make things worse, the White House says it is “satisfied” with the IRS response. It is outrageous that they are satisfied when the IRS still has not answered even basic questions: Why weren’t liberal groups targeted? Did IRS employees take cues from President Obama's rhetoric? And how can we now trust the IRS to enforce Obamacare? We need your help to hold them accountable— contribute $25, $50, $200, or whatever you can today! Thanks, Mike Shields RNC Chief of Staff

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You're right! I am dissatisfied with the Obama Administration's response--they should be giving this SAME harsh treatment to ALL 501 c 4 organizations! No one should hide behind fancy names and logos as they spew mass misinformation that more and more often is deciding elections.

I propose that you tell all your Washington friends to put their specific candidates on each of their ads. If every ad that comes out is attached DIRECTLY to a candidate in question, then that's a sufficient way to defend against corruptive propaganda.

Looming Deadline by Sara Armstrong

Catherine, Tomorrow is an important fundraising deadline for us – and it comes at a critical time. As you know, the Internal Revenue Service has admitted to targeting and harassing conservative nonprofit groups. To make matters worse, the same people who oversaw this scandal will be in charge of implementing Obamacare. Democrats hope Republicans will let this slide. But we can’t do that. Americans deserve accountability from their government and the transparency President Obama promised them on the campaign trail. If the IRS played politics with nonprofit groups, how can we trust they won’t play politics with our health care? As implementation of President Obama’s disastrous health care law commences,  we know that putting the people who led the IRS scandal in charge is a recipe for disaster, and this is why we need your help. Help us meet our monthly fundraising goals. Contribute $25, $50, $100, or whatever you can today to help us keep this Administration accountable. Thanks, Sara Armstrong RNC Chief Operating Officer

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You can support PBS for a quarter for less than the cost of a single military aircraft. Let's see, we dropped one on a local city about 15 months ago, they grounded half a fleet due to technical issues for a few months recently. Congress was recently trying to force the army to accept new tanks that the army says are obsolete for the job at a price that is obscene.

In the 1850s Abraham Lincoln, I believe, was given a total of $100 to campaign with. He spent a fraction of that total. In 2012, there was so much money flying around no one knew where it was coming from and who was saying what.

So instead of sticking your hand out and begging for loose change, let's address the serious issue of campaign finance. QUALITY over QUANTITY! I do not see why we cannot put a limit of up to $1 million on each campaign (or whatever is reasonable given the price of a television commercial) thus forcing candidates to think wisely about how they'll spend it, rather than flooding the airwaves with pointless babble and misinformation.

Let's go back to PBS. Do we really need 15 Gubernatorial debates in VA this year? Why not have the 5 McAuliffe proposes, which is reasonable since there are roughly 5 regions in VA, and air them ALL on PBS. Wouldn't this be the reasonable use of public television?

Are we as citizens better off when candidates spend more money? I do not receive anything but a headache from the television companies and the airlines. Traffic is a nightmare whenever a politician comes to town. Yes, the police force will get paid for their services, but does it make me safer because of it? Or are we asking already taxed police officers to work additional hours and denying them the rest days that are necessary for them to perform at peak levels during normal times? I'm not sure that I want tired and possibly grumpy police officers protecting me from criminals because they had to work on their day off to protect some politician who makes triple their salary and no potential loss of benefits.