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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
Thu May 16, 2013, 02:02 PM May 2013

At Press Conference Obama Lights a Match and Sends the GOP’s IRS Scandal Up In Smoke


At Press Conference Obama Lights a Match and Sends the GOP’s IRS Scandal Up In Smoke

President Obama has all but killed the Republican attempts to turn the problems at the IRS into a scandal by siding with the GOP, which negates any incentive that the Obama haters have for an investigation.

The president was first asked to assure the American people that nobody at the White House knew about this before April 22, and if he was opposed to a special council.

The president said, “My main concern is fixing a problem, and we began that process yesterday by asking for and accepting the resignation of the director there.” The president said that it was unacceptable for there to even be a hint of partisanship in the IRS. Obama said, “I can assure you that I certainly did not know anything about the IG report before it was leaked to the press.” The president said the actions described in that report were unacceptable. He said his administration was going to accept all of the recommendations in the IG report, and he is going to work with Congress in their investigation. “In terms of the White House and reporting…I promise you this. The minute I found out about it, my main focus was getting this thing fixed.” The president repeated that his administration is going to be working with Congress on the investigation. Obama said he was outraged by this because everyone is vulnerable to the actions of the IRS.

The whole reason why Republicans wanted to investigate this IRS “scandal” in the first place was because they thought it would lead to the White House. The answer that Republicans wanted to hear today was that the president isn’t going to work with Congress. They were hoping that Obama would take a defensive tone. They were dreaming that the president would act like his administration was hiding something, but he has done the exact opposite.

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Full article here: http://www.politicususa.com/press-conference-obama-lights-match-sends-gops-irs-scandal-smoke.html

A good article




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At Press Conference Obama Lights a Match and Sends the GOP’s IRS Scandal Up In Smoke (Original Post) Tx4obama May 2013 OP
A brilliant move by President Obama. Jenoch May 2013 #1
a good article and a good President, who filed his book self employment earnings with the IRS... Sunlei May 2013 #2
I like he way he always lets them run with if for a while before he jerks the chain. bemildred May 2013 #3
 

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)
1. A brilliant move by President Obama.
Thu May 16, 2013, 02:05 PM
May 2013

I am sure the Tea Baggers broke the campaign finance laws. I wonder how much we will here about the results of the IRS investigations?

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
2. a good article and a good President, who filed his book self employment earnings with the IRS...
Thu May 16, 2013, 02:13 PM
May 2013

the same exact way millions of self employed persons do and as romney said, "Obama paid to much taxes"

Maybe republicans can get tax advice from their own love Mrs. Bachman..she is an ex-IRS tax lawyer. perhaps she knows people back in the old home office

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