Did the IRS also target groups on the left?
No. And yet I bet the left will continue the propaganda that they were targeted as well. They know their audience.
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Did the IRS target liberal groups, too?
The answer is no, not in any way that could reasonably be compared. But now the left has its talking points. For a lot of people, that will be enough.
Continue reading →A shame about that narrative
National Journal‘s Ron Fournier (who used to be Washington bureau chief at the AP), is puzzled and perturbed by the disconnect between his preferred vision and the recent news: I like government. I don’t like what the fallout from these … Continue reading →
Recommended reading
Kimberly Strassel on the IRS timeline. She’s been doing great work lately. And here’s another good one by Mark Steyn on how political correctness hampers the fight against terrorists.
Continue reading →At today’s IRS hearings
Yes, the IRS illegally provided the liberal group Human Rights Watch with lists of conservative donors to its rivals the National Organization for Marriage. Those donors included one of Romney’s political committees, a fact publicized for Obama campaign purposes. Here’s … Continue reading →
Cynicism: it depends
Ann Althouse wonders whether the result of the recent tsunami of scandals will be that “Everyone becomes cynical and dismissive and won’t even listen to the explanations or pay attention to any specific facts and answers that might emerge.” But … Continue reading →
The IRS—not the usual “scandal”
Peggy Noonan is coming along: Because people think the IRS has always, in various past cases, been used as a political tool, they think we’ll glide through this scandal too. We’ll muddle through, we’ll investigate, the IRS will right itself, … Continue reading →
Those rogue IRS agents…
…are beginning to testify, and it doesn’t seem like they’re willing to be the fall guys. This is getting interesting—although actually it was already plenty interesting: The agent in the Cincinnati office, in which the targeting took place, told congressional … Continue reading →
Using the IRS against political enemies: Nixon vs. Obama
Since the IRS scandal broke, you see it almost everywhere: statements that Nixon used the IRS to target enemies, often coupled with a claim that what he did was worse than what the IRS has been up to lately. In … Continue reading →
Douglas Shulman, former head of IRS, hearts Obama
They’re got to stop meeting like this: Publicly released records show that embattled former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman visited the White House at least 157 times during the Obama administration, more recorded visits than even the most trusted members of … Continue reading →
Mitch McConnell: milquetoast no more—at least in this ad
The only part of the ad I’d quarrel with is the use of the “law is irrelevant” quote, which I think is taken out of context and was not meant in the way it sounds. It doesn’t really add all … Continue reading →
This is the way it’s done: Noam Scheiber on the IRS scandal
You know, I feel I need to thank the left for one thing. For much of my life, I’ve studied history but wondered how it was that certain things happened. How could people be so stupid, so gullible, so shortsighted, … Continue reading →