Posted on 05/23/2013 1:02:01 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Pelosi: Obama 'Doesn’t Know About Everything That Is Going on in Every Agency of Gov't’ May 23, 2013 By Elizabeth Harrington
(CNSNews.com) - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday during a press conference on Capitol Hill that the buck doesn't stop with President Barack Obama on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scandal, because he cannot "know about everything that is going on in every agency of government."
"Well, the president doesn’t know about everything that is going on in every agency of government," Pelosi said in response to a reporter asking, “Doesn’t the buck stop with him (Obama)? Shouldn’t he have known about all of these things, but he says he didn’t know about any of this?”
"Should Mr. Boehner have known, because this is his neighboring district in Cincinnati where the IRS office is? I don’t think you can hold him accountable for what happened in that IRS office," Pelosi said.
Pelosi was asked whether the IRS's targeting of conservative groups will hurt the Democrats in the 2014 elections, since the scandal happened on Obama's watch.
Pelosi pointed to President George W. Bush, who appointed IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, who served at the agency until November 2012.
"You say it happened on his watch. It happened on the appointment of the head of the IRS, who was appointed by President Bush," Pelosi said. "His length of stay extended into President Obama’s stay, but I think that that points to the fact that, why is this a politicized issue, because we all are concerned about how the IRS does what it’s supposed to do, supports the law, but does not do it in a selective way.
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Substitute “any” for “every” in the above statement and I think it acquires massively more relevance.
She would have said Bush should have and must be held accountable.
Pelosi: Obama ‘Doesn’t Know About Everything That Is Going on in Every Agency of Gov’t’
“O” doesn’t know ANYTHING and neither does SHE!
That’s his job....
Yeah, but if any agency’s IG is investigating something at the Executive level, that may be a matter you may want to tell the big guy about.
He does if he is the one directing it
When Obama met with Shulman 118 times, you would think he might have a clue.
We are. Vote the bastards OUT!!
No but he knows how to ask for the IRS to go after his critics.
The progressive/submissive response of blaming Bush for appointing a Democrat hardly bodes well for across the aisle cooperation.
Boehner is in the legislative branch of the federal government. The president is supposed to head the executive branch.
I don't know why I have to explain this to a member of Congress. Can she really be that dumb?
....which is a perfect reason for smaller gov.
Its amusing the way the Dems will eat their own when it comes time to oust a CEO of some corp that sez they didn’t know whats going on with in there company but its OK for the CEO of the nation to not know shit..The hypocrisy is amazing
no but he’s fully responsible for the executive branch. That’s the job he ran for.
Neither Nazi (No OIL for YOU!) nor Zer0 know anything of value.
“O” doesn’t know ANYTHING
Now THAT I believe. Senior Administration officials know that Obama cannot handle a crisis. He is incompetent.
THEN CUT GOVERNMENT IN HALF!
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