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2014-06-19 Government

Lois Lerner's IRS computer has been recycled, hard-drive gone forever.

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-19 08:19|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 So have the other 6 people's hard drives.

And the server drives.

And the backup tapes.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-06-19 09:13|| 2014-06-19 09:13|| Front Page Top

Cease FIRE! Cease FIRE! Pedro sez the missing computers are now insurance. He will lead us to them.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-19 09:24|| 2014-06-19 09:24|| Front Page Top

#3 It'll be interesting to see who the sacrificial lamb (squirrel?) will be for this one.

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-06-19 09:33|| 2014-06-19 09:33|| Front Page Top

#4 No one Uncle Phester. Unless the polls look really bad in November.

The government and Obama are basically giving us the finger and saying, "What you gonna do about it?"

Posted by DarthVader 2014-06-19 09:43|| 2014-06-19 09:43|| Front Page Top

#5 Neither the Donks or the Pubs would have allowed such pig slop excuses to go on during the Nixon administration. Both sides would have been calling for impeachment. Unfortunately for us, the current criminal siloviks seem to be of one party. One side stonewalls and the other side doesn't do anything about it.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-06-19 10:14|| 2014-06-19 10:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Not even mass corruption -- not even a smidgen of corruption.

Posted by DepotGuy 2014-06-19 12:40|| 2014-06-19 12:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Gvernment mail server in the facility of the email sender is backed up.
Government mail server at the facility of the email recipient is backed up.
Government client computer in the facility of the email sender is backed up.
Government client computer in the facility of the email recipient is backed up.

If serveral people are cc'ed who are located at various facilities, numerous servers and client pc's have copies.

If all of the servers and pcs in all of the facilities have been wiped clean, you have a major criminal syndicate throughout the Executive branch starting with the Oval office. These criminals need to be prosecuted, starting at the Oval office. Then see how the pigs squeal and canaries sing.

Posted by Galactic Coordinator Ghibelline1627 2014-06-19 12:45|| 2014-06-19 12:45|| Front Page Top

#8 As an IT guy that used to be in charge of government computer operations, I would start the other way on the chain.

Arrest the lower level IT backup guys, since if they didn't report the erasure or helped they broke the law, offer them immunity for testimony and continue up the chain. Go through management all the way to the top. I guarantee the lower and mid-level guys will squeal quick to keep out of jail.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-06-19 13:04|| 2014-06-19 13:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Hardware may come and go, but that has nothing to do with the document retention policy. Or a lame-ass cover-up.

Posted by SteveS 2014-06-19 13:15|| 2014-06-19 13:15|| Front Page Top

#10 Good procedure, Darth.

My thoughts earlier today.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2014-06-19 13:29|| 2014-06-19 13:29|| Front Page Top

#11

One side stonewalls and the other side doesn't do anything about it.

One side stonewalls and the other side doesn't do anything about it because the NSA has all sorts of dirt on them that they turned over to the first side.

Fixed!

Posted by 3dc 2014-06-19 13:32|| 2014-06-19 13:32|| Front Page Top

#12 Pubs SHOULD go. Lost confidence in EPA.

Will setup land value maximisation agency and bin EPA.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-06-19 14:37|| 2014-06-19 14:37|| Front Page Top

#13 What DV says sounds like standard police procedure and it makes perfect sense. The only problem is there is no one in DC with the authority to follow the procedure who is actually gonna do it. The House could vote for impeachment but the Senate wouldn't convict. There will be no pressure from the MSM and no general outcry. So we're stuck with a government that has lost its credibility and legitimacy and you still have to pay your taxes. Have another drink.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-06-19 15:29|| 2014-06-19 15:29|| Front Page Top

#14 All the bureaucrats know that e-mails could be the death of them. That is why they are destroyed, by policy, as soon as the mandatory retention period expires.

NSA may be our only hope of these emails seeing the light of day. Strange how an Obama anti-liberty move like IRS targeting of conservatives could be countered by another Obama anti-liberty move, domestic spying.

Posted by Squinty 2014-06-19 16:22|| 2014-06-19 16:22|| Front Page Top

#15 Tin Foil Hat time:

I've heard several mention the NSA's capability to sort out the Lois Lerner e-mail debacle. What if the roots of this thing go much deeper than a handful of Dem [or Pub] politicians? I'm not certain if it's still in operation, but the IRS used to have something called the IRS Financial Center or FINCIN. IRS FINCIN had a global financial intelligence and crime prevention mission which enjoyed a broad liaison capability within each of the national agencies. Lerner was obviously placed high enough to leverage the capabilities of FINCIN if necessary.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-19 16:43|| 2014-06-19 16:43|| Front Page Top

#16 Ebbang agreed atm, but this could change with a new Congress. A Senate subpoena has a certain panache the House can't quiet match. Immunize, grill 'em and thrill 'em.

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-19 16:45|| 2014-06-19 16:45|| Front Page Top

#17 To faithfully execute

Posted by Squinty 2014-06-19 16:59|| 2014-06-19 16:59|| Front Page Top

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