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In reply to the discussion: Exclusive: Woman Who Asked IRS's Lois Lerner Scandal-Breaking Question Details Plant [View all]timdog44
(1,388 posts)46. That is what I thought.
The only person that should have been let go was Lerner. Did not do her job and then squealed about it. The old one finger pointing away but 4 pointing back.
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Exclusive: Woman Who Asked IRS's Lois Lerner Scandal-Breaking Question Details Plant [View all]
notadmblnd
May 2013
OP
Clearly the GOP Congressional delegation conspired to make a big deal out of this.
Buzz Clik
May 2013
#24
Speaking as a career civil servant, I must disagree that there's nothing wrong with this. At a
24601
May 2013
#22
Just because we do not like what she did and how she did does not make her actions wrong.
Buzz Clik
May 2013
#25
It's really that the Treasury Report IG was going to reveal it and she moved to get ahead of the
24601
May 2013
#43
What about the requirment that these 501c(4) groups do no political endorsements?
brush
May 2013
#45
I've read on Crooks and Liars where Rove said he has gotten about 25 letters from the irs and ignore
okaawhatever
May 2013
#28
Gee, I visit the Crooks & Liars blog quite often and have seen no such thing........
rdharma
May 2013
#33
Here: It's from back in January, I think this is the one. They have been watchiing this way b4 now
okaawhatever
May 2013
#36
I never said an audit took place, just that crossroads had received letters from the irs probably
okaawhatever
May 2013
#41
I don't know how you can "ignore" a letter requesting additional information from the IRS. eom
rdharma
May 2013
#42
I don't know if the President appoints people @ her level to the IRS but the ....
Botany
May 2013
#18
No, Bush did not appoint her. Bush appointed the guy that selected her for that position
notadmblnd
May 2013
#27
I'm the one that said that based on an article I read early on. It said the position was new I
okaawhatever
May 2013
#38
I've read she's a dem, but alot of that was old info. She is a civil servant and had been with two
okaawhatever
May 2013
#29
Adelmam made enough money in the us to pay for those election dollars BUT I say that because he has
okaawhatever
May 2013
#30
I disagree with the clause "the agency was inappropriately targeting conservative groups."
John1956PA
May 2013
#21
You and I agree 100%. As an aside, here is my LTTE of yesterday to a local newspaper.
John1956PA
May 2013
#31
I agree with your analysis that the IRS "took the expedient route focusing on names."
John1956PA
May 2013
#37
Part of the problem we have with this is the bogus hearings in congress. Their questions are very
okaawhatever
May 2013
#32