Posted on 06/13/2013 3:13:17 AM PDT by Kaslin
Last weekend, top Democrat and Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Elijah Cummings, said the IRS scandal was "solved" and that we need to move along. Cummings cited an anonymous "conservative Republican" working in the IRS who supposedly came forward to say the White House wasn't involved in the targeting of conservative tea party groups.
Cummings then detailed an unreleased interview last week with an anonymous IRS manager who labeled himself a “conservative Republican.” The manager essentially said it was he who started the targeting of the groups and — contrary to GOP allegations — said that the White House wasn’t involved and that it wasn’t politically motivated.
“I think this interview and these statements go a long way … showing that the White House was not involved in this,” Cummings said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” adding: “Based upon everything I’ve seen the case is solved. And if it were me, I would wrap this case up and move on, to be frank with you.”
Now, Cummings is "clarifying" his remarks and has admitted that the issue in fact isn't solved while accusing Republicans who want answers of a "witch hunt."
Rep. Elijah Cummings is backing away from his assertion that the investigation into the IRS scandal is “solved” and says he still wants to work with Republicans on the probe.
In a brief interview with POLITICO on Wednesday, Cummings said that he was trying to argue that — contrary to some GOP comments — the investigation has proven the Obama administration didn’t order the IRS to target conservative groups applying for a tax exemption.
“The witch hunt needs to end,” said Cummings, who is the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “What I meant was the witch hunt.”
Cummings said the investigation isn’t over and he’s open to interviewing additional Cincinnati-based IRS employees and holding more hearings on the scandal.
As a reminder, Democrats in the House have repeatedly accused Republicans of a so-called witch hunt for demanding answers on previous scandals like Operation Fast and Furious and Benghazi in order to protect the White House.
The investigation into how and why the IRS targeted Americans for their political beliefs is far from over. Reps. Jim Jordan and Mike Turner explained where the investigation stands earlier this week on Hannity.
Professional wrestling comes to mind.
Is it just me, or is stupidity really running rampant in the US?
What *is* that on his chin?
Drool?
Translated.
OK maybe it isn’t solved but we don’t want to talk about it.
Drool?
Technically, I think it's a microphone, but I like your answer better. It's true in the scheme of things.
This was propaganda for the lofo voters. Did the corrupt media formerly known as mainstream repeat the talking points to the lofos?
Ask a lofo about the IRS scandal:
The Republicans did it!
The case is over!
Its a witch hunt!
Move on!
They know it is true they saw it on the evening news.
Starve the beast.
Cut your cable.
Buy local/generic.
Demand E-verify.
Another demagogue from the Demagogic Party.
Thanks Kaslin.
“Is it just me, or is stupidity really running rampant in the US?”
It’s not just you, but it’s more than that. Like the Stone age, and the Bronze age, we have our own ‘age’ going. It’s the age of ‘Payback’ for transgressions real and imagined. Generations of minorities now believe strongly that any lack of socioeconomic or personal success in life is attributable to traditional American culture and the ‘privileged’ in our society. Immigrants from Mexico and other Latin countries are coming here not to melt into a culture they love, but to get their ‘just due’ from the country that they see as responsible for suppressing the success of their own countries. Immigrants from fervent Islamic countries include those who come here with hatred for our ‘Western’ ways. How could this ever have ended well?
Cummings is PART of the coverup.
Under the DNC and Cummings, this is a
Government by al Qaeda, for al Qaeda, and against
the American people.
Ur right on the money!!! Cummings is part of the cover up to protect Obama!!! He knows that Obama is the direct cause of this activity!!! End of story!!! Good news..........like Obama, very few folks believe any word uttered by Rep. Cummings!!! As usual, he made a complete fool out of himself!!!
At the very least, on the dem side of the aisle. Between Cummings and Hank Johnson ("...will Guam tip over"). they've given us some pretty stunning stuff!
They just fail to recognize their leader continued for years sending out calls disguised as speeches attacking groups and individuals he despised. Put this in perspective, you work for a company and the head person waks around the work place telling everyone within ear shot they need to get a certain contract with the city or the company is toast. When the city election comes up, just whom do you think the employees are going to support, the candidate who prefers their firm or the one one who prefers someother. Ya see, he never once told them whom to vote for or bought their vote, directly, he just blew his dog whistle.
For that Dem the victim isn’t the Conservatives targeted by the IRS but its the IRS who are the victim.
Isn’t democracy grand? Cummings is a prime example of why the wise Founders never intended America to be a democracy but a representative republic.
black muslim racist enemy.
LLS
obama gravy.
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