Lerner Called Conservatives 'Crazies,' 'Assholes;' Obama to GOP: 'Stop Hating;' Gaza Gets Uglier: P.M. Links

“Crazies” and “assholes” is how
ex-IRS official Lois Lerner described conservatives in
newly released emails.
To the Republicans threatening to sue him, President Obama has
this to say:
“Stop being mad all the time. Stop just hating all the
time.”
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict gets uglier. Israel held

four-hour humanitarian ceasefire, but also bombed a U.N. school
full of kids,
killing at least 16 people and wounding over 100.
Congressional Democrats up for reelection are
pleading with the president to tone down his immigration
rhetoric. Republicans are infighting, too: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is
coordinating with House GOPers to undermine Rep. John Boehner (OH)

costly border bill.
According to a new Associated Press poll, “53 percent of
Americans believe the United States has no moral obligation to
offer asylum to people who escape violence or political
persecution, while 44 percent believe it has that
responsibility.”
The economy
unexpectedly grew at a 4 percent annual rate in the second
quarter, compared to the 3 percent economists predicted. And, the
private sector added
218,000 jobs this month.
Hillary Clinton “regrets” claiming to have been “dead broke.”
Sort of. “It was inartful,” she said, but
“it was accurate.”