President Obama may or may not have known that his own IRS officials were signaling out conservative groups for harassment and intimidation, but that campaign was entirely consistent with the political culture actively fostered by Obama and Democratic officialdom.
WASHINGTON -- "Horrible customer service." That's what the newly fired IRS commissioner averred was the agency's only sin in singling out conservative political groups for discriminatory treatment.
I always stand up for strong women in high places. Ask anybody. Hillary Clinton, Janet Reno, Paula Dockery, Marion Hammer -- in times of adversity, I've gone to bat for all of them and more. But Mary Jane Saunders? Not in this lifetime.
For 27 years now, Florida TaxWatch has been announcing its annual Turkey List. As a lobbyist who has specialized in putting “Member Projects,” as we like to call them, into the state budget, this is a time-honored process.