The last thing you want to do, Obama, is anger senior Republican leadership:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is calling on the Obama administration to conduct a government-wide probe in the wake of an admission by the Internal Revenue Service that it targeted conservative groups.
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McConnell says the admission is proof that his earlier concerns were well founded, adding the White House needs to review the agency’s actions.
“Now more than ever we need to send a clear message to the Obama administration that the First Amendment is non-negotiable, and that apologies after an election year are not an sufficient response to what we now know took place at the IRS,” he says. “This kind of political thuggery has absolutely no place in our politics.”
And the way we’ll do that is strongly worded calls for the perpetrators to investigate those working on their behalf — then, if necessary, punish them for their loyalty. With severity!
So. Take that, scoundrels. We demand show trials! And the heads of flunkies! Which means you either agree to investigate what is essentially yourselves, else Mitch will be forced to thrash you once more with his strongly worded words.
And that’s a nightmare you don’t wish to revisit, let me assure you.
I SAID GOOD DAY, GENTLEMEN!
(h/t JHo)
Perhaps some brave soul could defund the IRS Medical Corps until such time as they can prove they’re capable of handling the duties they already have.
I expect Leonard Pince Garnell to show up at any moment.
I think we’re on the same page, and likely the same paragraph, with respect to guys like McConnell.
GOP representatives like him are beyond useless to us. They are in many ways worse than those who would do nothing.
Which means you either agree to investigate what is essentially yourselves, else Mitch will be forced to thrash you once more with his strongly worded words.
That reminds me of what Labour deputy leader Denis Healey said of being questioned by Tory Geoffrey Howe, “Like being savaged by a dead sheep”.
“A strongly worded letter”
thug culture cont.
HHS Secretary Sebilus Is Extorting Money From Health Care Industry To Promote ObamaCare
“Subpoenas should be issued to everyone of them . . . and it’s my understanding that’s being done now. Should have been done a year ago,” says Levin just now.
Uh oh … even the BBC (yes that BBC) is grudgingly admitting there is some there there.
In the interests of full disclosure I have to say that Mark Mardell is a leftist sack of shit who pumps Oborg propaganda out by the metric tonne, all on money extorted from me and every other TV watching sap in the UK.
SW
Yeah, but when even leftist sacks of shit are publicly proclaiming their shock!! SHOCK!! at finding
gambling going onObama & Company lied in order to be re-elected [..with a few sobs thrown Hillary’s way] it looks like finally the shit is hitting the fan.the commies
“One document in particular especially delighted us. It was a report from the ambassador to Moscow. The Grenadans had been begging for agricultural aid from the Kremlin, but it never came. Finally, at a diplomatic reception, the ambassador was approached by his Bulgarian counterpart, who said (these are not his exact words) “you’ve been asking our Soviet comrades for help with agriculture. But they have found that their methods do not work well in your part of the world. Thus whatever assistance you receive will fail. Thus you will receive that assistance from Bulgaria, and not from our Soviet comrades. That way, we will be blamed for the failure.”
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I expect some more reluctant, hesitant, alternative possibility columns from our Washington correspondent. A complete repudiation of his lying leftist ways is beyond the bounds of possibility.
“The IRS denies having conducted a partisan witch-hunt against tea-party groups in the run-up to the 2012 election, arguing that its improper targeting of conservative groups was the result of a series of procedural errors rather than a political attack with malice aforethought.
But the IRS is keeping the relevant evidence secret, so you will just have to take the agency’s word for it.”
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more fresh friday outrage
Biometric Database of All Adult Americans Hidden in Immigration Reform
Yeah, what did they do with all of that illegally obtained donor list data? Did the big donors get audited, too? Did any other govt. agencies use those donor lists for other projects, say, surveillance, etc.?
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I seem to have missed why the IRS is admitting this – did they get caught red-handed on video or something? The Obama admin never admits it’s made a mistake, so why the announcement & “apology”.
They’re admitting it on the assumption — probably correct — that nothing of consequence will result from the admission, so they can do it again in future election years.
And if Democrats ever lose the White House and Republicans do payback, the Democrats know this admission neutralizes any hypocrisy charge against them for complaining.
“Democrats know this admission neutralizes any hypocrisy charge against them for complaining.”
you stop playing “the game” someone doesn’t have a chair. never mind orangeman and mitchy are goto guys. seriously you guys.
I see a big problem for the IRS. Let’s consider … Title 18, U.S.C., Section 242, Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law and Title 42, U.S.C., Section 14141 Pattern and Practice.
“I see a big problem for the IRS.”
no prob under the O!2012 bus
Honest to God, Leftists are following Carney’s lead … I’m seeing the Benghazi spin on Twitter blaming Bush (or saying if Benghazi then why not war crimes for BOOOOSH & Darth Cheney) or Republicans or ..ANYONE but Obama & Hillary.
sheesh!
Benghazi Bob Carney must really love eating shit sandwiches in front of a live audience.
#JayCarneyExcuses My dog ate my talking points. And The President ate my dog.
i don’t care if your name IS “the united states of america” fascism is still wrong
the gayz not so much
the gayz mid east muslim guy suck hitler’s dick in ww II
the gayz are over “rated” and over the jump the snark
– Oh the Lefturds are in full metal wagon circle mode alright. Problem is, just like everything else about the cult of the cave , there’s not an ounce of character in the entire Bumblefuck Utopian scum bucket.
– I braved the echo chambers of the enemy, and anything they post on Benghazi at HuffPoop is getting hammered with bad news for Bozo. It appears the Proggs are cutting and running, and everybody else is slicing Waffle ears and Hildebeast up like Swiss cheese.
this is #659 Mr. newrouter you’re thinking of #573
fu “blacks” , “lesbians”, “tgifdarwindudes”, the whole ahole proggtard coalition
and fu pickachu
– Wouldn’t it be ironic, true poetic justice, if the Progturds had to throw Bumblefuck under the bus to try in desperation to save Billery.
what is the immigration status of castro cleveland?
“if the Progturds had to throw Bumblefuck”
not in commieland.
Glenn Beck Compares Michael Bloomberg to Hitler at NRA Convention
– Not so sure of that nr. Thunder thighs is their last great hope . Even that admit that.
– What do you do if you’re a Progturd and your fearless leader has just gotten his weinie caught in the political mix master? Why what else, you take a poll.
– Opps.
– Notice they avoid coming right out with the results that show Chocolate jesus has the same 27% support he has always had, which still begs the question of how he got elected. Oh wait, Mittens.
(Part 2) Lenin: Revolutionary – Documentary
power to the soviets!
(Part 4) Lenin: Revolutionary – Documentary
– One thing that’s coming to light in all of this DC meltdown is that the bastiches obviously don’t trust each other even more than we don’t trust any of them if that’s possible.
– I’d opine we’ve just gotten started. drip…..drip….drip
“Thunder thighs is their last great hope”
They’ve been building up Fauxcahontas of late. I think she’s their backup plan.
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The FIRE: “The government has mandated speech codes on all campuses”
I could swear I’ve heard someone discuss this sort of thing at great length. Orwell, maybe?
I think it was Ace, Pablo.
Maybe it was at NRO or something.
You know who had their finger on the pulse of linguistic theory is that Patterico fellow.
READER POLL!!
That must have been it, Lee.
You guys totally missed it. Almost like you’re making a joke or something.
Althouse, obviously. I mean, c’mon.
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