"The sinews of war are an infinite supply of money" -Marcus Tullius Cicero
Trump is getting hammered in the press for "weaponizing" the Internal Revenue Service.
My perspective is that Trump is merely leveling the playing field. Lois Lerner aggressively launched audits against every conservative group who she felt was not in alignment with Obama's agenda. Since she was allowed to do this, we can only assume it was done with the approval and tacit backing of IRS management. Since she was never prosecuted, for all we know she was tasked to do that by her management.
Since a significant portion of Lerner's chain-of-command still exist and presumably still endorse the IRS meddling in politics, Trump found it necessary to ensure that "the rules" also be applied to the organizations (many of them NGOs who claim non-profit status) that are funding the violent demonstrations that are cratering the quality-of-life in many cities.
Yep, turn about IS fair play!
ReplyDeleteLerner played a critical role in destroying the momentum of the Tea Party. If she wasn't Told to ,she was certainly protected from the consequences . Heads Need to roll.
ReplyDeleteThe IRS has been weaponized for a while now. It was one of Clinton's favorite moves to order multiple tax audits on people and companies that had the audacity to give to his opponents. The difference is that the internet was in its infancy then, and the media was correspondingly stronger.
ReplyDeleteWhen the left "levels the playing field" it's "justice". When the right does the exact same thing it's magically " the most heinous crime". More if the lefts "rules are for thee, never for me". F**k em.
ReplyDeleteThis is yet another example of 'there will be no peace'.
ReplyDeleteNot taking sudes or saying its right or wrong. What I'm saying is it is evidence that civil war is in fact fomenting on our doorstep.
FAFO at its finest.
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