Rubio calls on current temporary IRS head to resign, not Bush Appointee who was in charge
when all this happened.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/rubio-calls-on-irs-commissioner-to-resign?ref=fpb
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Monday called on the IRS commisioner to resign in the wake of the agency's admission that staffers in the Cincinatti branch targeted conservative political groups for extra scrutiny in the run-up to the 2012 elections.
"t is clear the IRS cannot operate with even a shred of the American people’s confidence under the current leadership," Rubio wrote in a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew. "Therefore, I strongly urge that you and President Obama demand the IRS Commissioner’s resignation, effectively immediately. No government agency that has behaved in such a manner can possibly instill any faith and respect from the American public."
Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman, who was appointed by President Bush in 2008 and held by President Obama, left the agency in Nov. 9, 2012. Any pre-election misconduct would have had to occur on his watch. The current acting commissioner is Steven T. Miller -- a permanent replacement has not been nominated.
In response to TPM's query, Rubio's spokesman Alex Conant noted that Miller was deputy commissioner when the misconduct took place. He did not suggest the IRS acted inappropriately under Miller's watch as acting commissioner.
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OOPS. Well, GOPers, there's always Benghazi.
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Anyway, I'm *sure* that the Republicans will quickly act to confirm a replacement nominee, particularly considering that that is probably why we still have an *acting commissioner* and not a regular one.
