Playing politics with tax records

Playing politics with tax records May 11, 2013 12:07 pm TB

“Mistakes were made,” the agency said in a statement. IRS official Lois Lerner explained that staffers used a “shortcut” to sort through a large number of applications from groups seeking tax-exempt status, highlighting organizations with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names. The IRS insisted emphatically that partisanship had nothing to do with it. However, it seems that groups with “progressive” in their titles did not receive the same scrutiny.

Just a sidebar: by TB 2013-05-14 20:18:51
- You're hyperventilating, Tom. by ER 2013-05-14 21:56:04
Steven T. Miller, by TB 2013-05-14 19:48:51
- The commissioner at the time it happened was appointed by W. by alcaray 2013-05-14 20:32:20
  - "Fast & Furious" first started on W's watch, too. by ER 2013-05-14 22:31:39
    - No, it didn't. by TB 2013-05-14 22:51:01
      - Yes it did. It was called "Wide Receiver" by Tony 2013-05-17 10:45:27
        
        Are these the same sources... by alcaray 2013-05-17 17:29:40
        
        Careful, Al. by ER 2013-05-17 19:06:34
        
        Sorry for two things: by alcaray 2013-05-17 17:31:34
        
        So next time fix it. by TB 2013-05-17 20:09:51
        
        This implies that I have powers that I did not know I had. by alcaray 2013-05-17 20:56:15
        
        you've got the power by podrock 2013-05-18 06:49:00
        
        There may also be issues if someone has already replied to a comment you want to move. by TB 2013-05-18 10:40:47
        
        Sorry for two things: by alcaray 2013-05-17 17:30:11
        
        Other pedants: by TB 2013-05-17 13:12:42
And the problem is? by bowser 2013-05-13 20:38:38
The reason this happened by BuckGalaxy 2013-05-13 19:26:20
More: by TB 2013-05-11 18:37:28
- Congratulations, TB. It looks like you guys have finally got yourself a genuine scandal. n/t by ER 2013-05-11 19:54:01
  - I'm finding the singular there, "a scandal," amusing. by TB 2013-05-14 13:54:53
    - You guys have been sniffing drainpipes for 5 years now, by ER 2013-05-14 14:28:03
      - Somebody's obviously sniffing something. by TB 2013-05-14 15:39:43
        
        Actually, I think Jon Stewart was right on target. by ER 2013-05-14 16:58:03
        
        Conservatives pointing out something doesn’t mean it exists. by ER 2013-05-14 16:34:28
        
        Again, "scandal" and "crime" are not synonyms. by TB 2013-05-14 16:59:23
        
        No, courts can be influenced or bought, too. by ER 2013-05-14 17:03:38
I'm in total agreement with you on this one. by ER 2013-05-11 12:48:04

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