Good Morning Greg, I don't doubt that the IRS was just as conniving and corrupt during the Bush Administration, but nothing in your article leads one to believe this....Is there somethng else that you are aware of; e.g.; "The Smoking Gun", which shows that the IRS under the Bush Administration was politically influenced?
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 10:20 AM, GregfromBoston <[email protected]>wrote: > It's Bush's fault. > > I wish I were kidding > > On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:04:55 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: >> >> >> >> >> All Democrats lack principles and ethics.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> B**** >> >> ** ** >> >> **** >> >> http://www.breitbart.com/Big-**Government/2013/05/14/** >> Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-**Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-** >> On-Conservative-Groups<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups> >> >> **** >> Progressive Group: IRS Gave Us Conservative Groups' Confidential Docs**** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> ------------------------------ >> >> Email Article **** >> >> Print ArticleSend a >> Tip<http://www.breitbart.com/System/Breitbart%20Send%20A%20Tip?page=%2fBig-Government%2f2013%2f05%2f14%2fProgressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups> >> **** >> >> by Wynton Hall <http://www.breitbart.com/Columnists/Wynton-Hall> 14 May >> 2013, 7:59 AM PDT >> 1205<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups#disqus_thread> >> post >> a >> comment<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups#comments> >> **** >> >> **** >> The progressive-leaning investigative journalism group ProPublica >> says<http://www.propublica.org/article/irs-office-that-targeted-tea-party-also-disclosed-confidential-docs>the >> Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office that targeted and harassed >> conservative tax-exempt groups during the 2012 election cycle gave the >> progressive group nine confidential applications of conservative groups >> whose tax-exempt status was pending.**** >> >> The commendable admission lends further evidence to the lengths the IRS >> went during an election cycle to silence tea party and limited government >> voices.**** >> >> ProPublica says the documents the IRS gave them were “not supposed to be >> made public”:**** >> >> The same IRS office that deliberately >> targeted<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/irs-apologizes-for-inappropriately-targeting-conservative-political-groups-in-2012-election/2013/05/11/ea5d5790-ba0e-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html> >> conservative >> groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election >> released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to >> ProPublica late last >> year<http://www.propublica.org/article/what-karl-roves-dark-money-nonprofit-told-the-irs>... >> In response to a request for the applications for 67 different nonprofits >> last November, the Cincinnati office of the IRS sent ProPublica >> applications or documentation for 31 groups. Nine of those applications had >> not yet been approved—meaning they were not supposed to be made public. (We >> made >> six<http://www.propublica.org/article/what-karl-roves-dark-money-nonprofit-told-the-irs> >> of >> those<http://www.propublica.org/article/controversial-dark-money-group-among-five-that-told-irs-they-would-stay-out>public, >> after redacting their financial information, deeming that they were >> newsworthy.)**** >> >> The group says that "no unapproved applications from liberal groups were >> sent to ProPublica.”**** >> >> According to Media Research Center Vice President for Business and >> Culture Dan Gainor, ProPublica’s financial backers >> include<http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/05/11/dont-hear-george-soros-ties-30-major-news-organizations/>top >> progressive donors: >> **** >> >> ProPublica, which recently won its second Pulitzer >> Prize<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups>, >> initially was given millions of dollars from the Sandler Foundation to >> “strengthen the progressive infrastructure”–“progressive” being the code >> word for very liberal. In 2010, it also received a two-year contribution of >> $125,000 each year from the Open Society Foundations. In case you wonder >> where that money comes from, the OSF >> website<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups>is >> www.soros.org. It is a >> network<http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/Progressive-Group-Says-IRS-Gave-Them-Confidential-Docs-On-Conservative-Groups>of >> more than 30 international foundations, mostly funded by Soros, who has >> contributed more than $8 billion to those efforts.**** >> >> On Friday, the House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to hold a >> formal hearing on the IRS conservative targeting scandal. IRS Commissioner >> Steve Miller and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. >> Russell George are slated to testify.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> **** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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