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marshall

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17. But it's better to be informed than to be ignorant

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #15)

Fri May 24, 2013, 08:39 AM

May 2013

Regardless of what the GOP does or does't do, it's the staff's job to keep their boss informed about what is going on! At least what they know--they couldn't have informed him about anything before they themselves knew it. But had the President known about this earlier than watching it on the news reports with the rest of us he possibly could have done something to put a better face on it. At the very least he could have put Lois Lerner on leave before it all hit the fan.

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IRS official Lois Lerner put on administrative leave [View all] DonViejo May 2013 OP

With pay, I assume. Laurian May 2013 #1

Of course. sulphurdunn May 2013 #4

Lerner is a Bush appointee, FWIW n/t liam_laddie May 2013 #2

And donated $2,500 to Romney in the last election. nt DonViejo May 2013 #3

Where are you getting that from? former9thward May 2013 #7

Lerner is not a Bush appointee. former9thward May 2013 #6

No, she's a civil hire who started in the late 1980s. n/t Psephos May 2013 #8

Career civil service - not a temp SES or Sched C. 24601 May 2013 #9

Lerner was doing her job. sulphurdunn May 2013 #5

No, the scandal is that the WH staff didn't inform the President that there was the scandal. The 24601 May 2013 #10

He ought to be livid with his staff marshall May 2013 #14

Let's see ... JoePhilly May 2013 #15

But it's better to be informed than to be ignorant marshall May 2013 #17

But that's the fundamental problem - placing political gamesmanship above running the Executive 24601 May 2013 #21

The captain can delegate sulphurdunn May 2013 #16

The most shocking part of her testimony was that she Jesus Malverde May 2013 #11

The IRS was doing it's job, reviewing "nonprofit" application status. xtraxritical May 2013 #12

It is another example, John2 May 2013 #13

She was asked to resign but refused marshall May 2013 #18

I think refusing to resign is an indication of vindication. xtraxritical May 2013 #19

No, being put on administrative leave casts apsersions marshall May 2013 #20