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Acting IRS Chief Resigns

The acting director of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) resigned his post this week as the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama continued its damage control efforts in the face of a flood of scandals. The resignation of IRS acting chief Steven Miller comes less than a week after the…

The acting director of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) resigned his post this week as the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama continued its damage control efforts in the face of a flood of scandals.

The resignation of IRS acting chief Steven Miller comes less than a week after the agency admitted it illegally targeted limited government groups for additional scrutiny – often delaying approval of their tax-exempt status for years.

This admission – which the agency initially (and unsuccessfully) tried to downplay – has mushroomed into a major scandal for Obama. And if the president thought the resignation of his top IRS appointee was going to quell the storm, he was sorely mistaken.

Republicans in the U.S. Congress – led by fiscal liberal John Boehner – are literally foaming at the mouth in response to the scandals (IRS, USDOJ and Benghazi). That’s understandable. We’re sure they are eager to be focusing at long last on something other than the GOP’s perpetual accommodation of Obama’s tax-and-spend policies.

“The IRS admitted to targeting conservatives,” Boehner said this week. “My question isn’t about who is going to resign. My question is: Who’s going to jail over this scandal?”

For once, we agree with the Speaker.

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16 comments

Uncle Remus May 16, 2013 at 8:11 am

When can we start the impeachment hearings on O’Bozo?

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Uncle Remus May 16, 2013 at 8:11 am

When can we start the impeachment hearings on O’Bozo?

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Smirks May 16, 2013 at 8:32 am

A bit ironic since this guy was put in as of November 10th, 2012, which is after all this had gone on, and after the 2012 election. Douglas Shulman, the guy who actually sat as the head honcho while all of this went down, was put in in March 2008. That resignation doesn’t make much sense unless the guy found out or already knew about the selective targeting and didn’t react. Even if that is the case, Shulman should really be shitting his pants.

What also makes little sense is condensing all of the responsibility of this crap into one office, which has apparently been the case for a decade now. The fewer hands that work on something, the easier it is for incompetence, bad following of policy, or outright corruption to pretty much work its way into the entire process and fuck up everything.

What would be better is to pass legislation to overturn Citizens United so that the IRS doesn’t have to piss away time and resources heavily scrutinizing nonprofits, and to also pass legislation so that the IRS can’t hide behind a cloak so much on things like this.

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A Friend May 16, 2013 at 8:34 am

Stop making sense, Smirks. It doesn’t fit the narrative.

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ed May 16, 2013 at 4:24 pm

Don’t worry pals, Holder isn’t going anywhere. The Brownshirts need him to keep Justice blind to the illegal persecution of Republicans…

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shifty henry May 16, 2013 at 10:33 am

Smirks, this is always the way – pissing on the other guy. This makes potus think he his “fixing” the problem. But paraphrasing an old saying, “his piss does stink.”

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Frank Pytel May 16, 2013 at 1:15 pm

Correction Shifty:

It makes the potus think that YOU/I/WE are thinkimg he’s fixing the problem.

Have a Great Day!! :) There won’t be many left with the Demlicans and Republicrats in charge.

Frank Pytel

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Smirks May 16, 2013 at 8:32 am

A bit ironic since this guy was put in as of November 10th, 2012, which is after all this had gone on, and after the 2012 election. Douglas Shulman, the guy who actually sat as the head honcho while all of this went down, was put in in March 2008. That resignation doesn’t make much sense unless the guy found out or already knew about the selective targeting and didn’t react. Even if that is the case, Shulman should really be shitting his pants.

What also makes little sense is condensing all of the responsibility of this crap into one office, which has apparently been the case for a decade now. The fewer hands that work on something, the easier it is for incompetence, bad following of policy, or outright corruption to pretty much work its way into the entire process and fuck up everything.

What would be better is to pass legislation to overturn Citizens United so that the IRS doesn’t have to piss away time and resources heavily scrutinizing nonprofits, and to also pass legislation so that the IRS can’t hide behind a cloak so much on things like this.

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A Friend May 16, 2013 at 8:34 am

Stop making sense, Smirks. It doesn’t fit the narrative.

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ed May 16, 2013 at 4:24 pm

Don’t worry pals, Holder isn’t going anywhere. The Brownshirts need him to keep Justice blind to the illegal persecution of Republicans…

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shifty henry May 16, 2013 at 10:33 am

Smirks, this is always the way – pissing on the other guy. This makes potus think he is “fixing” the problem. But paraphrasing an old saying, “his piss does stink.”

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Frank Pytel May 16, 2013 at 1:15 pm

Correction Shifty:

It makes the potus think that YOU/I/WE are thinkimg he’s fixing the problem.

Have a Great Day!! :) There won’t be many left with the Demlicans and Republicrats in charge.

Frank Pytel

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shifty henry May 16, 2013 at 9:30 am

A Jewish synagogue was being audited for the third year in a row. This year a new auditor was sent who was extremely annoying and nitpicking.

At the exit interview the auditor asked the Rabbi about the candles and
crackers used during the year. He wanted to know what the synagogue did with the leftover cracker crumbs and candle stubs. The Rabbi explained that they were sent to the suppliers and in return the synagogue received a new box of each.

The auditor then sarcastically asked about the snippets from the circumcisions performed during the year. The Rabbi explained, “Oh, we send them to the IRS and they send us a new prick.”

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shifty henry May 16, 2013 at 9:30 am

A Jewish synagogue was being audited for the third year in a row. This year a new auditor was sent who was extremely annoying and nitpicking.

At the exit interview the auditor asked the Rabbi about the candles and
crackers used during the year. He wanted to know what the synagogue did with the leftover cracker crumbs and candle stubs. The Rabbi explained that they were sent to the suppliers and in return the synagogue received a new box of each.

The auditor then sarcastically asked about the snippets from the circumcisions performed during the year. The Rabbi explained, “Oh, we send them to the IRS and they send us a new prick.”

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ed May 16, 2013 at 1:43 pm

No one is going to jail, Silly! Obama isn’t just above the law…He IS the law! So just shut up…get back to work…the IRS has more important things to do…like making sure Republicans get the healthcare they ” deserve.”

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ed May 16, 2013 at 1:43 pm

No one is going to jail, Silly! Obama isn’t just above the law…He IS the law! So just shut up…get back to work…the IRS has more important things to do…like making sure Republicans get the healthcare they ” deserve.”

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