(Video) RNC on the Obama IRS scandal: The Buck Stops Where?

While the Obama White House excels in blaming George W. Bush whenever they feel they can get away with it, they just can't take responsibility for their actions.

From the Republican National Committee:

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(Photo) Painted turtle at the Skokie Lagoons

Great blue herons weren't the only wildlife I spotted while kayaking at the Skokie Lagoons on Sunday. I found many painted turtles as well.

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(Photos) Great blue herons at Skokie Lagoons

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(Video) Nixon and Obama: Like brothers from another mother

While I've been making comparisons between Barack Obama and Richard Nixon, I'm amazed by the similarities in their responses to their respective scandals that RevealingPolitics found.

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Obama in 2013: "I am not a dictator." Nixon in 1973: "I am not a crook."

On this day 40 years ago: Senate Watergate hearings begin, "What did the president know and when did he know it?"

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(Photos) Great blue herons at Skokie Lagoons

On Sunday the Marathon Pundit family went kayaking in the Skokie Lagoons north of Morton Grove. We saw plenty of wildlife, including Great blue herons.

Great blue herons consume mostly fish, but also snack on amphibians, insects, and small rodents. This bird is found throughout North America.

Near the end of our two hour voyage--I sneaked up on this heron.

And I was able to capture its escape.

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