{"id":24268,"date":"2013-12-16T22:09:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T03:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=24268"},"modified":"2013-12-16T22:09:58","modified_gmt":"2013-12-17T03:09:58","slug":"the-daily-gouge-tuesday-december-17th-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=24268","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge, Tuesday, December 17th, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Tuesday, December 17th, 2013…though we’re writing this Monday night while suffering through another opposition drive extended by a senseless Ravens roughing penalty.\u00a0 Way to be gansta, Mr. Smith!\u00a0 More on what is unfortunately an increasingly prevailing proclivity in the Sports Section.<\/strong>
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Now, here’s The Gouge!<\/strong><\/p>\n

First up, as Keith Koffler writing at White House Dossier<\/em> details, in a rare fit of uncontrollably honest journalism, the WaPo<\/em> reports…<\/strong><\/p>\n

White House Delayed Rules Until After 2012 Campaign<\/span><\/h1>\n

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The White House \u201csystematically\u201d delayed regulations\u00a0on the environment, worker safety and health care to prevent them from becoming issues during the 2012 election, according to the Washington Post<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ah yes, the post-political president<\/em><\/span>. The man corrupted the policy process in order to get reelected, essentially deceiving voters about what he would be up to once he had the presidency safely in his pocket again, disguising his true intentions by putting them off.\u00a0(Though to not realize precisely what The Dear Misleader was up to you had to be an absolute idiot…or a dyed-in-the-wool Dimocrat; but we’re waxing repetitive!)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From the story, a great piece of journalism by veteran reporter Juliet Eilperin:<\/p>\n

Some agency officials were instructed to hold off submitting proposals to the White House for up to a year to ensure that they would not be issued before voters went to the polls, the current and former officials said.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The delays meant that rules were postponed or never issued. The stalled regulations included crucial\u00a0elements of the Affordable Care Act, what\u00a0bodies of water deserved federal protection, pollution controls for\u00a0industrial boilers\u00a0and limits on dangerous silica exposure in the workplace.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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And of course, they lied about it<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong> <\/span>It\u2019s getting to the point where I wouldn\u2019t believe this White House if they said night had fallen.<\/p>\n

The Obama administration has repeatedly<\/span> said that any\u00a0delays until after the election\u00a0were coincidental and that such decisions were made without regard to politics<\/span>. But seven current and former administration officials<\/span> told The Washington Post that the motives behind many of the delays were clearly political, as Obama\u2019s top aides focused on avoiding controversy before his reelection<\/span>.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And not everybody did this<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The number and scope of delays under Obama went well beyond those of his predecessors<\/strong><\/span>, who helped shape rules but did not have the same formalized controls, said current and former officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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At the time, \u201cRegulatory Czar\u201d Cass Sunstein was heading up the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which oversees the implementation of federal rules. It seems the operation was thoroughly politicized under Sunstein, a prominent liberal theorist who was Obama\u2019s colleague and friend at the University of Chicago law school and who advised Obama\u2019s 2008 campaign.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunstein, unsurprisingly, declined to comment for the article<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And who, inquiring minds might want to know, is Cass Sunstein’s wife?\u00a0 Only the latest liar…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…to join The Obamao’s pack of Progressive prevaricators!<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a related item, it’s the “Turnabout Is Fair Play” segment, courtesy of (GASP!) The New York Times<\/em>…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Laws on Gun Control<\/span><\/h1>\n

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When Sheriff John Cooke of Weld County explains in speeches why he is not enforcing the state\u2019s new gun laws, he holds up two 30-round magazines. One, he says, he had before July 1, when the law banning the possession, sale or transfer of the large-capacity magazines went into effect.<\/span> The other, he \u201cmaybe\u201d obtained afterward.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He shuffles the magazines, which look identical, and then challenges the audience to tell the difference.<\/span> \u201cHow is a deputy or an officer supposed to know which is which?\u201d he asks.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Colorado\u2019s package of gun laws, enacted this year after mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., has been hailed as a victory by advocates of gun control. But if Sheriff Cooke and a majority of the other county sheriffs in Colorado offer any indication, the new laws \u2014 which mandate background checks for private gun transfers and outlaw magazines over 15 rounds \u2014 may prove nearly irrelevant across much of the state\u2019s rural regions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Some sheriffs, like Sheriff Cooke, are refusing to enforce the laws, saying that they are too vague and violate Second Amendment rights.<\/span> Many more say that enforcement will be \u201ca very low priority,\u201d as several sheriffs put it.<\/strong><\/span> All but seven of the 62 elected sheriffs in Colorado signed on in May to a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the statutes.<\/p>\n

The resistance of sheriffs in Colorado is playing out in other states, raising questions about whether tougher rules passed since Newtown will have a muted effect in parts of the American heartland<\/em><\/span>, where gun ownership is common and grass-roots opposition to tighter restrictions is high.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If America’s to follow Der Obafuhrer’s example, what would lead any<\/em><\/span>one to follow any<\/em><\/span> law?!? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Since we’re on the subject of guns and the law, or in this case, the “law-abiding”, here’s another revelation you won’t learn from the MSM:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Armed School Resource Officer Confronted Arapahoe High School Shooter<\/span><\/h1>\n

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On December 13, 2013, 18-year-old Arapahoe High School student Karl Pierson entered his school armed with a shotgun, a machete, and molotov cocktails intending on killing his former debate coach and possibly others. After firing three shots down a hallway and injuring one of his classmates, Pierson killed himself in a classroom. Today it was revealed why he did this: a “good guy” with a gun had him cornered<\/em><\/span>. <\/strong><\/span>Fox News<\/em> reports:<\/p>\n

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When an armed school resource officer entered the room, Pierson believed he was cornered and turned his gun on himself, Robinson said. The entire attack lasted approximately 80 seconds and was captured by security cameras.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…Investigators have said that they believe Pierson was planning a large-scale attack at the school due to the amount of ammunition he was caring. …Good guys with guns save lives<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span> I shudder to think what would have happened had the resource officer not intervened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Just ask the patrons in this Florida internet cafe:<\/strong><\/p>\n