Gabriel Malor
Ace of Spades HQ
5/19/2013
…There is a fundamental disconnect between the White House’s actions and the White House’s words on the IRS scandal. The White House has repeatedly claimed that the President is “outraged” over the targeting — but there are surprisingly few actual consequences for outraging the leader of the free world. One of the folks involved in harassing conservatives got a promotion. Another got several thousands of dollars in bonuses. Even the thought of legal consequences is tossed aside as “irrelevant.”
There seems to be a concerted effort to suggest that nothing illegal occurred at the IRS. For example, the Washington Post’s Aaron Blake suggests that nobody is going to jail over the IRS thing because he cannot put their finger on just what crime occurred. Astonishingly, he misses the most obvious of crimes related to the IRS scandal — the public release of confidential information, something punishable by up to a year’s jail time.
Far from being irrelevant, the legality of IRS behavior is a key issue….
Read the entire post at Ace of Spades HQ.
Althouse has the video of Dan Pfeiffer on ABC‘s This Week discussing the IRS scandal and Benghazi, “saying ‘I don’t remember what room the president was in on that night, and that’s a largely irrelevant fact.’ ”
CAJ note: Except it isn’t.
Drudge Report. Sunday, 19 May 2013
A larger view of Drudge’s page is here.
Related: The ‘wink, wink, nod, nod’ style of governance
…Trace the appointment chain and the trail will lead to the culprits. It will reveal the epicenter of a nefarious mindset imbedded in this current administration and thus also yield those truly responsible.
Also, If the law is irrelevant, accountability is non-existent
WH: Republicans ‘Owe Ambassador Rice an Apology’ for Benghazi Criticisms
Full Spin Mode on IRS, Benghazi, AP Scandals as WH Advisor Does ‘Full Ginsburg’
Update: Integrity Crumbles within the “Nixonian” Obama Administration
Update 2: Shorter White House Spokeshole: Shut-the-f***-up, peasants …
King Barry’s toady, Dan Pfeiffer is making the rounds of Sunday shows and is clearly demonstrating the abject contempt this administration has towards anyone who does less than lick the King’s ankles.
“Republicans owe Susan Rice an apology”…
