Amid the sound and fury of yesterday's IRS hearing were a few small tidbits which raise significant questions about who knew what and when within the Obama administration. While getting the answer (the real honest truth) is highly unlikely, as the Wall Street Journal notes, the IRS's watchdog told top Treasury officials around June 2012 (when Republican lawmakers were complaining publicly about alleged IRS targeting of tea-party groups) he was investigating allegations the tax agency had targeted conservative groups, for the first time indicating that Obama administration officials were aware of the explosive matter in the midst of the president's re-election campaign. The revelation nonetheless raised a fresh set of questions about who was aware of the problem within the Obama administration. However, the hearing left numerous other fundamental questions unanswered, including who ordered the targeting and why it continued so long, pointing to a protracted investigation ahead as Rep. Paul Ryan exclaimed, "how can we not conclude that you misled this committee?" As Doug Ross' full timeline below suggests, this is fascism on the part of the IRS and White House...
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He fostered and coordinated it. Why would anyone expect any less?
ReplyDeleteI don't think he did. I'm pretty sure the IRS was fostered during the Civil War when Washington was fighting the French slaves
ReplyDeleteHe is the leader, which makes him ultimately responsible.
ReplyDeleteHe read it in the paper, I thought! Riiiiiiight?
ReplyDelete3:56 What is truly sad is the fact that many would believe your absurd statement as historical fact.
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