Posted on 05/23/2013 1:17:07 PM PDT by Beave Meister
Every day brings new revelations about who knew what about the IRS targeting conservative groups during President Obama's re-election campaign, but the overall impression is of a vast federal bureaucracy run amok. While the White House continues to peddle the story of a driverless train wreck, taxpayers are being treated to a demonstration of the dangers of an unwieldy and unaccountable administrative state. Look, Ma, no hands!
In his press events, Mr. Obama has said that while he learned about the Cincinnati rogues on the news, he plans to "hold accountable those who have taken these outrageous actions." But the White House began its response by pushing the line that the IRS is an "independent agency," and Mr. Obama has since given the impression that he sits atop a federal government which he does not, and could not possibly, control.
White House senior adviser Dan Pfieffer encouraged that fable on this Sunday's news shows, implying that the Treasury's internal process for handling the unfair treatment of political targets trumped the President's right to know. When CNN political correspondent Candy Crowley asked Mr. Pfieffer why the White House and top Treasury officials weren't notified, he explained that Treasury's investigation was ongoing and "Here's the cardinal rule: You do not interfere in an independent investigation."
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I think it was the POS Prize.
It was the Nobel Peace Prize, they have transformed it into the POS prize.
Well, the Norwegians are only responsible for the Piece Prize, Swedes for the rest.
If politicians would be held responsible for their personal actions, nobody would want to become one.
One at a time.
Responsibility has to be learned. That’s why children will immediately reply “It’s not my fault” when they do something wrong, even if they are 50 years old.
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