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IRS-Rogue-Employees
2013-05-16
[WYFF4] Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven Miller has said his agency has pinpointed two "rogue" employees in the agency's Cincinnati office as being principally responsible for "overly aggressive" handling of Tea Party requests for tax-exempt status over the past two years, a congressional source told CNN on Wednesday.
So there. It's all over now. Leave Brittany Barak alone!
Posted by:Fred

#15  Of course Bambi told them to do it - he didn't have to say the words "audit everyone who doesn't worship agree with me."

"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?"
Posted by: Barbara   2013-05-16 19:33  

#14  Military in service centers 4 of them in a elevator go figure!
Posted by: Marilyn Lover of the Hatfields1778   2013-05-16 17:41  

#13  Austin service center Dallas and and some lame spooks down there also worked for Clinton Chicago Machine bunch of phucking dorks left evidence all over the place been going on for years! Peace
Posted by: Marilyn Lover of the Hatfields1778   2013-05-16 17:40  

#12  Two employees to run all those applications; sounds pretty efficient. I'd say the IRS only needs to be 1/3 its current size then.

Rogues go to jail, same as the ringleaders.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-05-16 14:27  

#11  Yep. It seems the "smells like bullshit" lady is all booked up.
Posted by: RandomJD   2013-05-16 13:10  

#10  Needs an elephant graphic
Posted by: Muggsy Mussolini1226   2013-05-16 12:39  

#9  Two Rogue Presidential terms.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2013-05-16 11:21  

#8  Two rogue employees -- yet the harassment of Obama's "enemies" was carried out by the DOJ, Labor, Education, EPA, and SEC as well as the IRS.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2013-05-16 11:17  

#7  Not just Cincinnati . There's also two offices in SoCal that were spotlighted yesterday.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-05-16 11:13  

#6  Just as he said he was going to 'get in their faces' - the IRS was his tool for that. He didn't have to know the details - just give general direction that getting in the faces of conservatives and Tea Party groups would be 'much appreciated' (wink-wink, nudge-nudge).
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-05-16 10:39  

#5  Lawfare and other methods of strangulation are hallmarks of this regime and it's "culture of intimidation". The EPA actions against the American coal industry are but one example. Champ indicated in his 2007-2008 campaign that he would put the coal companies out of business. The EPA is his tool.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-05-16 09:35  

#4  I'm amazed they didn't throw a single lefty group under the bus to give themselves deniability. "No we didn't target conservative groups, we did a full rectal-level audit of Media Matters as well" that sort of thing.

I also think specific directions probably didn't come from the White House. They didn't have to. Folks involved knew what team they were on and felt they could do their part without thinking at all about the blowback if things were exposed.

Lastly I agree with the article the other day that those calling for impeachment (from the left) are doing so to lay some kind of trap or provide themselves protection from the next election and the GOP should let this play out as long as possible before doing anything. See which way the wind blows and force the left to choose their defense before you get involved so they can't pervert a standard sexual harassment trail into a sex-based witch-hunt in the public perception.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2013-05-16 08:56  

#3  The Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck, Jim.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-05-16 08:26  

#2  Two rogue employees, my ass. This has policy written all over it, and policy isn't made by a couple of rogues.
Posted by: Spot   2013-05-16 08:06  

#1  Mr. Miller was a loyal and very useful apparatchik. We'll no doubt be hearing from him again within the regime. Enjoy your well earned sabbatical.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-05-16 05:03  

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