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Posted on 05/15/2013 3:42:10 PM PDT by freedumb2003
Edited on 05/15/2013 5:28:09 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
President Obama announced Wednesday that acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller has resigned in the wake of the agency scandal in which conservative groups were targeted.
The president made the announcement in a brief statement at the White House, following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and other top department officials in which they reviewed a highly critical inspector general’s report on the practice. The report concluded poor management allowed agents to improperly target Tea Party and other groups for more than 18 months, starting in 2010.
Obama said Lew asked for the resignation and Miller agreed, after being on the job since November 2012.
“Americans have a right to be angry about it, and I’m angry about it,” Obama said from the White House.
Republicans, who along with Democrats have slammed the IRS for the practice, welcomed the resignation Wednesday but made clear they would continue to investigate and press for accountability.
Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., said the resignation "is a necessary first step but more heads need to roll."
Miller’s resignation was part of three-step plan Obama outlined to fix the problem.
The other steps are to put in place the safeguards recommended in the IG report and to work with Congress as it investigates.
“The good news is we can fix this,” Obama said.
Miller became acting commissioner after Commissioner Douglas Shulman completed his five-year term. Shulman had been appointed by President George W. Bush.
The president has proceeded cautiously since the IRS controversy was made public Friday. While he initially said the accusations were "outrageous," he also said he wanted to wait until the report was released before addressing what should be done to hold accountable those responsible.
Excerpt, read more at FoxNews/AP
That's what I was thinking. Thanks for confirming.
This might be the end of it.
I don’t believe Miller was acting director when this happened...
"What buck? I never saw a buck. The buck never got here. Bush must have taken the buck." - Barry H. Obama
It’s far more sinister than firing two agents. We The People are all in their database for future RAT plans.
DeathCare
Check out post #3.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3019748/posts?page=3
Two "rogue" agents, hmm? Must have been really, really busy folks given the stories that are coming out. We can't fire them, they're the most productive people in the entire administration.
Yeah, where’s the resignation of ole what’s her name?
Probably had their vacations reduced to six weeks (this year only),
> Resignation is a step.
Imprisonment is also REQUIRED.
We all know he was following marching orders from 0. He’s just a sacrificial scapegoat
I think this guy was supposed to testify on the Hill Friday. That is why he is out.
Charles Krauthammer said it was the minimum he could do.
BULLFLOP!
Sure, resign, now that you already secured the creep’s reelection.
Tossing one rattlesnake out of the rattlesnake den doesn’t do much.
> Two “rogue” agents, hmm? Must have been really, really busy folks given the stories that are coming out. We can’t fire them, they’re the most productive people in the entire administration.
LOL...
This has been going on for 3 years or more and Miller has only been acting commisioner for 2 year...
Something rotten.
We need to tell every congressman that we want hard tough questions asked, and we dont want anyone to get off scott free.
We all know who is responsible for this stuff!
I meant to say he has been acting commissioner for 1 year, not 2
Same pig. Different lipstick.
Lauren what’s her name? Can’t fire her, she has a working history with Holder which means she was involved!
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