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
I would suggest it went down something like this...”Resign or be fired, take you choice. Either way, (with the extra bonus in this brown envelope), we need a scapegoat and you have been selected”.
We’ve gotta protect the “Commander in Chief”......
Hands up if you think firing the substitute teacher will improve a classroom.
Steven Miller is ousted but writes face-saving email announcing departure when his ‘assignment ends in early June.’
one small step, a first very tiny step, but the Buck Stops at the top
as everyone with even two gray cells can plainly see
so this is essentially meaningless
Mark Levin says this guy was scheduled to leave in early June .
NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!!
He lied, and this isn’t a poor bastard. He performed similar tasks for Clinton - Disbarred, impeached, esq.
Meh, everyone’s expendable...
If Holder feels the heat too much, rest assured she’ll be sacrificed.
Down till Valerie and her puppet are the only ones left.
June, why not 2016 when Obama’s 2nd term is sxcheduled to end?
I didn’t intend to imply that I had any sympathy for him. I meant it more as “one pathetic bum fired? That’s it?”
I’m pretty sure you are right.
The bad guy left. They bring in a new guy.
To make a statement O fires him
WQTF?
I wonder if I should sell tar, feathers and pitchfork franchises?
I’m stealing that for my tagline.
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Now if I can figure out how to do that....
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I didn’t think you meant that this particular conpirator should be pitied.
This is the tip of the iceberg, and Zero making sure it doesn’t happen in the future is the WRONG answer. Federal prison is the correct answer.
Spiro Agnew also resigned and that did not save Nixon.
All the President’s Men and Women all over again.
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