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Atman

(31,464 posts)
Mon Jun 3, 2013, 05:37 PM Jun 2013

We all "hate" the IRS...what is so special about his 2-year old "scandal?"

Oh, wait...yes, this was settled a long time ago. The administration apologized for the policies which allowed it to happen, the policies were stopped, funding was cut...TWO YEARS AGO.

So why does Issa still have a boner?

Oh, wait...I just looked at all the crap he spewed before Obama was elected and then re-elected...It's pretty obvious what he's up to. "Poison the jury pool." And he expects us to be the jury.

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We all "hate" the IRS...what is so special about his 2-year old "scandal?" (Original Post) Atman Jun 2013 OP
It's a 100% deflection by Koch front groups Warpy Jun 2013 #1
You nailed it n/t emulatorloo Jun 2013 #3
issa = asshole spanone Jun 2013 #2
The IRS scandal is very important to teapublican backers, in one word Obamacare................... wandy Jun 2013 #4

Warpy

(111,359 posts)
1. It's a 100% deflection by Koch front groups
Mon Jun 3, 2013, 05:51 PM
Jun 2013

The real scandal is that these obvious political groups got tax exempt status as "social welfare" groups since they're obvious political money laundering rackets.

If they get enough dumb people screaming "politically motivated investigations targeting the right!" they'll have deflected everyone away from the real scandal, their approval by a Bush appointee at the IRS.

wandy

(3,539 posts)
4. The IRS scandal is very important to teapublican backers, in one word Obamacare...................
Mon Jun 3, 2013, 06:14 PM
Jun 2013
A growing number of GOP lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Dean Heller (Nev.), Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Bachmann, have suggested that the IRS simply cannot be trusted to implement its portion of Obama’s health-care law.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/05/29/the-irs-role-in-obamacare-and-how-republicans-are-using-it/

Conservative groups are preparing to use the deepening public distrust of the Internal Revenue Service to discredit the Affordable Care Act, and the Democrats who support it, in the 2014 election cycle.
Now that the IRS has admitted to unfairly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, Republicans plan to make the agency, which is responsible for carrying out much of President Obama's health care law, the poster child for dysfunctional government, and a giant liability for Democrats.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/05/29/the-irs-role-in-obamacare-and-how-republicans-are-using-it/

Not convinced yet? Just google irs oboamcare republicans

Read enough articles and you'll find out that if you're a teapublican the IRSSoup Nazi will say 'no health care for you'!
Darn, Obamacare must be going to eventually hurt the insurance companies bottom line big time.
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