I found a couple of scapegoats ... and they fell on their swords ... so you stupid Freepers can rest assured that the problem is behind me now!!
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
Lois Lerner needs to go also.
Steven Miller has not held the position for a full year yet, has he? I haven’t looked it up. But I thought he was just appointed in 2012. This conspiracy dates back to 2010.
He can still be required to testify, no? If he broke the law, he’s not suddenly exempted from it.
“The Buck Stops Over There.”
He wasn't acting director yet, but he was Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement, which put him directly over the Commissioner of the Tax Exempt Entities Division. Before that, he was the Commissioner of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division.
Plus, last year he told Congress that the IRS was not targeting conservative groups after he knew that the IRS was in fact targeting conservative groups.
Just because he resigned, that shouldn't let him off the hook for testifying on Friday.
It’s a stop-gap move designed to buy time.
The only path to truth and full disclosure is with a Special Prosecutor.
.... WHEW ..... that was close.... Obama saved us from harm once again ..... we can now sleep easier cuz we're all safe now.
This guy had been in charge for 6 month and before that he handled large industry and international stuff. Talk about your sacrificial lamb.
Big hairy ass deal.
Now who goes to jail?
The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow may be under the bus.
He held a news conference just to say that?
It’s time to name the names! Who and what offices were doing this.
Only the victims can provide this to the public because the Treasury Dept. or the White Hut never will.
Miller took over 11/10/2012. He is the goat.
I found a couple of scapegoats ... and they fell on their swords ... so you stupid Freepers can rest assured that the problem is behind me now!!
Resignation is a step. Imprisonment is also REQUIRED.
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Are you talking about the IRS Chief or Obama? :)
Actually the Kenyan /Marxist should be the one to resign.
When I was in the Navy many years ago, the ship failed an important engineering inspection.
The C.O. was forced to resign his command even though it was the engineer's fault.
The same holds true here, the commander in chief is ultimately responsible, not because I despise 0bama (I do),
but because this was a case of using government power to silence political opponents simply
because they had an opposing view.
This is banana republic territory.
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