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2013-10-22 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by badanov 2013-10-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 You mean "BASTIDS"!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-10-22 00:13|| 2013-10-22 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Problem is the Press will sweep this under the rug for as long as possible.

Posted by OldSpook 2013-10-22 01:29|| 2013-10-22 01:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't you mean "long enough"?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-10-22 01:30|| 2013-10-22 01:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Most of these scandals end at his doorstep, but nothing will come of it. The first Kenyan president cannot be removed.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-10-22 02:47|| 2013-10-22 02:47|| Front Page Top

#5 The prez, an extreme, small and petty man.

Posted by JohnQC 2013-10-22 07:50|| 2013-10-22 07:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Not just a bad presidet. Also a bad person.

Posted by Iblis 2013-10-22 10:46|| 2013-10-22 10:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Political persecution.

Posted by Unusonter Lover of the Hatfields6496 2013-10-22 11:07|| 2013-10-22 11:07|| Front Page Top

#8 As I've said elsewhere, I would be much less concerned about the NSA revelations if it were not for the near-simultaneous IRS revelations. The fact that the NSA is spying on American citizens, coupled with the fact that the IRS is targeting regime "enemies", and that NSA shares its data is truly frightening.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2013-10-22 13:16|| 2013-10-22 13:16|| Front Page Top

#9 How is it the Left don't understand precidents and how bad things would be if the Evil Republicans were allowed to sick the IRS on their enemies.

Heck they probably believe they eat babies so that would be an improvement.

Posted by rjschwarz 2013-10-22 14:19|| 2013-10-22 14:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Over 40 years ago, someone you will recognize said this:

Posted by Besoeker 2013-10-22 16:38|| 2013-10-22 16:38|| Front Page Top

#11 rj, if a Repub president tried to sic the IRS on some Dems, the whistleblowing would be deafening in a millisecond, and the bureaucracy at the IRS would be most uncooperative.

Besides, they are hoping and planning for no more Republican presidents for the foreseeable future.

Posted by KBK 2013-10-22 20:55|| 2013-10-22 20:55|| Front Page Top

#12 ...and the bureaucracy at the IRS would be most uncooperative.

Yes, the usefulness of the Civil Service Act has long passed. Might as well be open patronage given the 'us vs them' that the civil service culture has devolved into.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-10-22 22:18|| 2013-10-22 22:18|| Front Page Top

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