Posted on 05/17/2013 10:43:46 AM PDT by Biggirl
The IRS under the Obama administration painted targets on the backs of conservatives beginning in 2010, and ousted acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller apologized to the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday. But members on both sides of the aisle were furious, and castigated him for the mismanagement and political gamesmanship the IRS engaged in on his watch. Texas Republican congressman Kevin Brady had the harshest criticism for Miller. Is this still America?' he asked him.
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One of her few good sayings.
I have to wonder if the outrage exhibited by the Dems on this panel is more from the angle of: “How stupid of you to get CAUGHT!!!
I don't think so. The Democratic party, now known simply as "the Party", has learned to leverage the most powerful force in politics. Apathy.
Is this still America?’
***almost tagline worthy
A funny about Brady: He came to the county I was in at that time, for a parade, and my husband was the County Chair. This was the Christmas Parade. We had our people all lined up in various cars/trucks. Brady was there in his convertible so he was sitting up on the top of the back seat along with someone else.
The wife of our district attorney was going to drive his convertible with the two guys on it. I was standing by the car as the DA’s wife started the car. She began to move the car forward and at the same time reached down to pull the front seat closer to the steering wheel. It is natural to pull up on the steering wheel when you are moving the seat forward.
THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF IN HER HANDS. The car was moving forward and she was holding the steering wheel in the air, not connected to the car. She was so startled, she slammed on the brakes. That jerk threw Brady and the other guy off balance and they were struggling not to fall off the car and hit the street.
Brady's comment after he recovered his balance was, “Yeah, I need to get that fixed.” He KNEW the steering wheel was just sitting on there, not fastened down. Unbelievable.
The steering wheel was set back where it belongs, still not really attached, and off the car went in the parade.
The moral of this story is, when you drive someone’s car, don't assume the steering wheel is permanently attached to the car.
Maybe not today or tomorrow, but in time. Seeds take time to grow including seeds of distruction.
Omexiacans.
And the absolute killer is that Shelly Hall Ingram, the Leftist czar who profiled conservative groups filing for tax exempt status, was paid $103,000 of our tax dollars in bonuses for doing such a great job and has been promoted.....to being head of the IRS division in charge of ObamaCare!
Be extremely afraid of your future well being with this witch at the helm of your family’s health care.
This could also be why the Tea party seemed “missing in action” during the 2012 campaign.
How many orgs were effectively neutured by the IRS threats and intimidation?
This all goes back to Obama and the DNC.
“...saying you need to put a mirror to his face to see if he is still alive.”
See my post #25.
I keep reading about these smackdowns, but unless some of these IRS big shots end up in jail, none of it matters. It’s just spitting into the wind.
What a story, Marcella!
That’s incredible.
I thought the moral was going to be: “When you vote for a congressman don’t assume he has a brain.”
lol!
Open to any idea other than keeping the present corrupt agency.
My daughter’s best friend works for the IRS. Yes, she carries a concealed pistol, participates in IRS raids and hits the target ranger regularly. Interestingly, one thing that my daughter keeps mentioning regarding the work she does: They got Al Capone on tax evasion.
It seems to be their moment of clarity regarding their mission.
That steering wheel looks attached - that’s a good thing.
Maybe not today or tomorrow, but in time. Seeds take time to grow including seeds of distruction.
I think we will see that event before the next presidential election. And I don’t think I’m taking much of a risk saying that.
Wait’ll the O apologists see the direct affect of Obamacare on their lives and have to live with it for a few months. Frankly, I don’t see how we make it out of 2014.
This incident with the IRS is only just beginning...and when the truth is known about how the IRS is controlled by its union and how its union is an extension of Obama and his party of thugs, there will be calls for a new tax policy and the elimination of the IRS.
The IRS was foolish to believe it could get involved in politics. It has now lost the confidence of the country and will be seen as an enemy of freedom...not a necessary evil.
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