Just in case you missed the news last Friday, the IRS publicly admitted that it targeted conservative groups during the 2012 election … and then shielded itself behind a George Castanza defense.
Here is the WSJ summary of the IRS disclosure:
Yesterday,an Internal Revenue Service official disclosed for the first time, and by way of apologizing, that the agency that wields the taxing power of the federal government had targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny during the 2012 election season.
A spokeswoman acknowledged that the agency had flagged groups with the words “tea party” or “patriot” to have their tax returns inspected.
In addition, the agency was targeting groups raising “issues regarding government spending, government debt or taxes”, or … how to ‘make America a better place to live’. WSJ update
She added the tax inspections were carried out entirely by low-level workers in Cincinnati without any direction from Washington.
Here’s my take on the IRS revelations:
First, a couple of weeks ago Obama bristled at the thought that some (many ?) folks don’t trust the government.
What does the jabrone expect if his administration turns its bulldogs on its political opponents?
Can you imagine the outcry if George Bush had told the IRS to key word search “Muslim”, “Islamic”,”Progressive” or “choice” and then said to go get ‘em.
All hell would have broken loose.
Second, about the “don’t blame me, it was somebody in my organization” defense …
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