The Liberal Union Behind the IRS

The American Spectator ^ | 5/16/2013 | Jeffrey Lord

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The IRS?

It’s about a union: the National Treasury Employees Union. The NTEU. A left-wing union representing 150,000 employees in 31 separate government agencies, including the IRS. A union that not only endorsed President Obama for election and re-election, but a union whose current president, Colleen Kelly, was a 14-year IRS agent and now is both union president and Obama administration appointee (of which more in a moment).

It’s about 94% of NTEU union contributions going to Democrats in the Senate and House in 2012 — candidates who campaigned as vociferous opponents of the Tea Party.

And the recently released report from the Treasury Inspector General? You will not find a single reference to the NTEU. Whose members are both player and referee in the exploding controversy over the IRS targeting of conservative groups.

Which raises the obvious question: how many NTEU members were involved in the writing of the Inspector General’s report?

Even more to the point, what contact — what coordination — has the Obama White House had with their allies in the NTEU leadership as both the White House and the NTEU race to get on top of a scandal that is rapidly engulfing both?

Did I mention that the NTEU has no comment on all of this? And that when President Obama went in front of cameras to make his statement on the IRS scandal — he never once mentioned his very powerful union buddies that have the run of the IRS? Right down to the control of who gets a Blackberry? Literally.

Let’s first see how the IRS/NTEU game with the Tea Party and conservatives is played, shall we?

[Rapscallion]

a union whose current president, Colleen Kelly, was a 14-year IRS agent and now is both union president and Obama administration appointee

This stinks of political coercion through the union thugs that backed Obama. The relationship between Obama, White House, IRS and thugs reeks. It stinks out loud. In itself it is an impeachable offense.

[demkicker]

This is a scandal in itself! I had no idea about this and bet most conservatives didn’t as well.

God has given us several opportunities to set our country straight with the exposure of these democRAT scandals. The Republicans better put the pedal to the metal and use these golden opportunities to right some very evil wrongs.

Warning to Boehner and the GOP establishment: We’re watching!!!

[mazda77]

With Steven Hayes’ excellent work on Benghazi to be followed up by this very detailed expose, the American Standard is shining at this point. Be it totally counter to Bill and Fred who are the poster children for elitist GOPe dogma.

It will be interesting to see how this revelation gets any additional talk and editing space.

FDR was entirely correct about one thing, unions have no place in civil service.

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It's also astonishing that the IRS is actually controlled by a liberal, Obama-loyal union, the NTEU...whose very president is, in a separate matter, an Obama appointee to a committee which decides the salaries of federal employees.

This article exposes something so mind-boggling as to cause one to wonder if the entire Obama government might fall.

[mazda77]

make that American Spectator

[RoosterRedux]

This was the American Spectator...who is also known for great work.

[RoosterRedux]

This is a scandal in itself! I had no idea about this and bet most conservatives didn’t as well.

A major scandal...we must shout it from the rooftops.

[SC_Pete]

Public workers unions should all be outlawed, at every level.

[MrB]

This is really approaching pitchfork and torch time...

This kind of abuse of power cannot stand, and someone, preferably our elected representatives, need to do something about it.

[gusty]

This is the crux of the matter. The involvement of left wing unions with the permanent bureaucracy. Unless they are removed permanently from government, we will never make any progress, no matter who wins elections. Every aspect of government at Federal, State, and Local levels is dominated up and down by Democrats, even where Republicans control the executive and legislative branches. In the current situation, did Obama or Holder give the order to go after Conservatives, I'm 99% sure they did not. However, they did not have to. The MSNBC watching moonbats who populate the bureaucracy do not need orders, their biases dictate what they will do. Unless the government at all levels is deunionized, any investigation here will be a waste of time.

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I’m gonna email this story to Bret Baier.

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I’m gonna email this story to Bret Baier.

DONE

[SueRae]

BTTT - Jeffrey Lord, great article.

Man are we in trouble. End the IRS but end the NTEU even more. Leaking individual tax information is supposed to be a jailtime offense. Get them. Get them all.

[sickoflibs]

Great point!

[RoosterRedux]

This is breaking news and really should be treated as such.

[SueRae]

http://www.nteu.org/NTEU/

They’re in everything gubmint...

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My God!

[RoosterRedux]

Jim, you should see this article. Amazing that the IRS is actually controlled by a liberal, Obama-supporting union.

[meyer]

Just posted a link to my local Tea Party’s facebook page.