Who’s the mystery man at the IRS who issued the directive to focus on conservative groups?

Hot Air ^ | 5/20/13 | Allahpundit

[Nachum]

Ed’s “WaPo versus WaPo” post spotlighted a quote from an IRS employee claiming that there had to be a “directive” issued to the Determinations Unit to get them to focus on tea partiers. Was there? Actually, yes — and, via Mickey Kaus and Sean Higgins, we know that from the lede of an NYT article that was designed to exculpate the agency. Quote:

During the summer of 2010, the dozen or so accountants and tax agents of Group 7822 of the Internal Revenue Service office in Cincinnati got a directive from their manager. A growing number of organizations identifying themselves as part of the Tea Party had begun applying for tax exemptions, the manager said, advising the workers to be on the lookout for them and other groups planning to get involved in elections.

Who was their manager, and at whose behest did he issue the directive? That’s what Rand Paul was getting at yesterday, despite CNN’s best efforts to make him look like a conspiracist for wondering. Per the Times, there are still no answers:

[Nachum]

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[Viennacon]

The man at the root of everything is Bozo the Clown.

[Java4Jay]

Valerie Jarrett

[hoosiermama]

Who was the manager and how are they connected to the union and its leaders ?

[Tenacious 1]

My guess is that the person that ordered the IRS focus was the same person that gave the stand down order and requested the AP phone record deal.

Where does the buck stop again?

[LucianOfSamasota]

Shhhhhhhhh!

The directive was issued by Seigfreid. Don’t mention his name or you will disappear.

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[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Who’s the mystery man at the IRS who issued the directive to focus on conservative groups?

Hmmmmm.....

[Billthedrill]

Valerie Jarrett

That would be my guess. She was, after all, the one promising "payback" shortly thereafter. This one needs to go up the chain and where the buck stops, that individual needs to be in prison. That has a way of clarifying memories and opening firewalls.

[hoosiermama]

Fyi

[no-to-illegals]

Just you wait left / liberals / progressives. One day the left / liberals / progressives will be praying I wish we had let the Conservatives kick obama and his crowd out. We have to pray for our left / liberals / progressives friends. One day (soon) their day will come.

[hoosiermama]

They’re no their there

[MrB]

Brings to mind the JFK statement on non-violent revolution...

They’ll wish we’d settled this through a fair election process.

[Redleg Duke]

At the Truman Musseum. That is where the desk sign is.

[hoosiermama]

They’re no their there

[no-to-illegals]

The left / liberals / progressives haven't figured out they too shall ride the trains once they realize the truth about the zer0 crowd. Gonna be plenty of company on the trains.

[ErnBatavia]

My money's on this vile puke...

[chris37]

-Barack Hussein Obama-

[bert]

Rahmn emanuel