tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post3542559643353368851..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: IRS’s Lerner Caught Using Personal E-mail to Hide Official Business From CongressFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-55798254235251938782013-08-13T17:35:24.664-07:002013-08-13T17:35:24.664-07:00"Yep just another one of President Obama'..."Yep just another one of President Obama's phony scandals." This will likely depend upon what Mr. Obama knew and when he knew it. In the case of the IRS, this organization has always had it in for Conservatives and Conservative groups for at least the last 30 years and probably longer. In other words, actions like this predate Mr. Obama by a long time.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I'm pleased it is finally coming to light. The people act so shocked though. I thought it was a given that everyone knew this. I'm not optimistic we are going to see reform in this area though for two basic reasons. 1.)Republicans and Democrats hate the tea party and conservative groups. This is one of the only areas they actually agree on. 2.)America today is a left of center nation politically. As such, while they don't like injustice, they don't generally like the tea party or other conservative groups either. The result of this is there is unlikely to be enough dismay at the situation by the American people to stick at the process long enough to force real change in how the IRS and other government organizations conduct business in this regard. <br /><br />This situation by itself is unlikely to cause any significant damage to Mr. Obama, however, this in combination with other things could cause significant issues. On the one hand, there seems to be much more illegal activity going on with the Obama Administration than there was with the Bush Administration. On the other hand, Mr. Obama has managed to remain relatively popular with the American public while Mr. Bush was the most hated man in the history of the republic when he left office. B.Posternoreply@blogger.com