WE COULD DO WORSE, AND PROBABLY WILL: Marsha Blackburn For President?

ED DRISCOLL INTERVIEWS Kathy Shaidle on her new book, Confessions Of A Failed Slut.

TOM BLUMER: Regulatory Tyranny Flies Under The Radar.

KIMBERLEY STRASSEL: The IRS Scandal Comes Into Focus: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp lays out damning evidence of Lois Lerner’s targeting of conservative groups.

Nearly a year into the IRS scandal, we still don’t know exactly what happened—though we are finally getting an inkling. That’s thanks to the letter House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp sent this week to the Justice Department recommending a criminal probe of Lois Lerner.

The average citizen might be dizzied by the torrent of confusing terms—BOLO lists, Tigta, 501(c)(4)—and the array of accusations that have made up this IRS investigation. Mr. Camp’s letter takes a step back to remind us why this matters, even as it provides compelling new information that goes to motive and method—and clarifies some of the curious behavior of Democrats during the investigation. . . .

n 2012, both the IRS and Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings were targeting the group True the Vote. We now have email showing contact between a Cummings staffer and the IRS over that organization. How much more contact was there? It’s one thing to write a public letter calling on a regulator to act. It’s another to haul the regulator in front of your committee, or have your staff correspond with or pressure said regulator, with regard to ongoing actions. That’s a no-no.

The final merit of Mr. Camp’s letter is that he’s called out Justice and Democrats. Mr. Camp was careful in laying out the ways Ms. Lerner may have broken the law, with powerful details. Democrats can’t refute the facts, so instead they are howling about all manner of trivia—the release of names, the “secret” vote to release taxpayer information. But it remains that they are putting themselves on record in support of IRS officials who target groups, circumvent rules, and potentially break the law. That ought to go down well with voters.

Read the whole thing.

Related: Emails Suggest Collusion Between IRS, Rep. Cummings in True the Vote Targeting.

ONLY TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS SHOULD HAVE GUNS: L.A. Sheriff’s Department Kills Victim, Mistaking Him For Assailant.

MORE OF THAT “SMART DIPLOMACY,” I GUESS: Top U.S. Diplomats Planted Anti-Israel Stories In Lead-Up To Peace Talk Collapse. Gee, I wonder why Israel doesn’t trust the Obama Administration’s guarantees?

THEY KEEP PLAYING THAT CARD BECAUSE IT’S THE ONLY CARD THEY’VE GOT: Pelosi: Race playing role in GOP’s reluctance to move immigration bill.

UPDATE: John Fund: Liberals Are Playing a Losing Game on Race: Some of them know their accusations are overstated, and their rhetoric could cost them politically. They act like they’re desperate to keep their base energized, which makes me wonder what their polls look like. And suggests that my jiu-jitsu approach might have traction.

PROFESSOR BAINBRIDGE: As The Purge Continues, Thank God For Tenure.

OBAMA’S LATEST #WARONWOMEN FRONT: Dry Cleaning Bills. While Obama focuses on these important issues, the weakling Putin is consigned to devouring Ukraine.

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REMEMBER, IF YOU SAY “CREEPY” NOW, YOU’LL BE AN UNEMPLOYABLE “ROBOPHOBE BIGOT” IN A DECADE: Robots and sex: creepy or cool?

I CREDIT RICK PERRY’S NEW GLASSES: Trust in state and local government high in small states — and in booming Texas.

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SHE WILL NOT BE MISSED: Kathleen Sebelius Resigns After ObamaCare Debacle.

ANDREW KLAVAN: ObamaCare: Lies, Or Crap? A perfect capstone to Sebelius’s tenure.

OUCH: Dear Mr. Colbert: Me so stupid. You so funny! “Question: Who are the most prominent public purveyors of Asian stereotypes and ethnic language-mocking in America? The right answer is liberal Hollywood and Democrats.”

IT’S ALWAYS A DOUBLE STANDARD WITH THESE PEOPLE: White House of selfie-loving Obama now frowns on others’ selfies.

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ON REASON TV, I talk with the lovely and talented Alexis Garcia about the Higher Education Bubble.

IS IT THE ULTIMATE HEALTH FOOD? Daily coffee habit linked to lower risk of liver cancer, study says.

I TOTALLY TRUST HIM TO RESPECT MY RIGHTS AND PRIVACY: Eric Holder Admits That, If It Wanted, NSA Could Collect Internet Searches & Emails Just Like Phone Metadata.