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[credit: Michael Ramirez, Investors Business Daily]
Wackydoddle sez; An' he ain't no crook neither! |
B. O'Drama is playing defense these days as a triple whammy of scandal continues to occupy Washington's chattering classes. He was forced to
publicly defend his morally ambiguous drone war* this week while the IRS's tax exempt division chief, Lois Lerner, chose to take the Fifth when summoned by Congress to explain her division's scrutiny of right-wing groups claiming tax-exempt status. Her refusal to testify earned her an administrative leave from the agency while drawing her six-figure salary; she is a career federal employee. Her reliance on constitutional protection against self incrimination has enraged Rep. Darrell Issa (R), who said he will recall the witness to his subcommittee because "she did not properly take the Fifth". The Congressman argues she waived her right against self-incrimination by protesting her innocence of any wrongdoing in her opening statement. The President demanded the resignation of acting Commissioner Steven Miller over the revelations of alleged targeting of "Tea Party" organizations by the Cincinnati office of the IRS. Treasury's inspector general for tax administration reported that the IRS more closely examined groups claiming tax exempt status whose names included words such as "tea party", "9/12 project" and "patriot". Their applications were held up for more than a year by the agency.
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[credit: Randy Bish, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
Wackdoodle sez: Y'all lookin a mite peakid! |
*despite his claim that each drone strike is carefully vetted to prevent killing innocent civilians, estimates are that over 4,000 people including four American citizens have died by drone attacks. Obama has signed off on more than six times the number of drone strikes authorized by the Charlatan, and he intends to continue using his weapon of choice.
