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Friday, February 7, 2014

This is Not a Smidgen

Would you bench your star player during the big game? Would you send the smartest guy in the room out for coffee while you are trying to solve a problem? Would  you refuse to allow the lead IRS scandal investigator to testify before a Congressional Oversight Panel that is overseeing... the IRS scandal investigation?

Well, in the crazy messed up, cats and dogs living together, diet Dr. Pepper tastes like regular Dr. Pepper, knowing the difference between butter and 'I Can't Believe It's Not Butter' world we live in the answer to at least one of the aforementioned questions is, YES!

Most Transparent White House... EVA!!
This news comes shortly after the FBI's internal investigation that was led by an interestingly hand picked DOJ civil rights attorney, and Obama donor, gave the Internal Revenue Service a clean bill of health after the Investigator General's office charged them with singling out Tea Party organizations for political gain.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) had asked Justice attorney Barbara Bosserman to appear before the panel on Feb. 6, 2014. Rep. Jordan received a response from Deputy Attorney General James Cole saying she would not be available.

Rep. Jordan wrote back to Deputy Attorney General Cole asking him to reconsider.

“The committee recognizes that there may be particular law-enforcement aspects of the investigation that the department is unwilling to discuss publicly. However, there is no legitimate basis for a blanket refusal to answer questions about an apparent conflict of interest and the overall integrity of the investigation,” Jordan wrote in his letter.

I tried this tactic once, I was assigned to read a book and write a book report for my English Literature class back in grade school. I refused to subject myself to the oral presentation part of the book report on grounds that having to orate a scripture that was clearly intended to be consumed through the written word would make the piece of work that was my report loose some of it's intrinsic meaning and profoundness. The Teacher gave me and 'F'.

Last Sunday, Obama gave a grade of 'A+' to the investigation saying that there was not a “smidgen of corruption” surrounding the IRS scandal before a national audience during the Super Bowl pregame. Unfortunately for his narrative, there is a decent amount of evidence that suggests otherwise. Back door dealings to re write 501(c)(4) rules. The White House knowing 5 months before the election of the investigator generals findings. And a narrative that dates back decades that depicts a systematic use of the IRS to dissuade conservative groups. 

On a side note, how about that prediction of Obama before the big game? The only thing he was willing to predict about the outcome was that "It's going to be close." Talk about a guy that doesn't have a clue until after it's reported in the papers.

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