I love Congressional hearings. The perpetrator badgers everyone to try to prove their preconceived notion, the congressmen all wake up just long enough to make their political points, and they drag on until everyone forgets why they were there in the first place. The only problem is they are getting paid.
Ignorance I can understand. Aggressive ignorance coupled with arrogance is dangerous. Issa is an arrogantly ignorant ideologue, who instead of fulfilling his responsibility in a hearing, set one up purely as political theater.
The question NO ONE in Congress asks is, why should ANY political organization get favorable tax treatment. -The actual law states that organizations with any political activities do not qualify for favorable tax treatment.
When your groups’ “social welfare” spending is proportionally dwarfed by the “political” component – particularly when you loudly vocally advocate against government, in general (let alone the present office holders of a particular philosophy / party, you are sorta like the intoxicated driver, wobbling around next to his wrecked car, yelling at the police that he’s being “Profiled”. The groups, in large part, drew attention to themselves, perhaps attempting to create a controversy to distract / delude the voter and gin-up the party base, when support seems to be waning. Issa should be glad he could find employment where his historic ethics and character would be accepted.
It’s appalling what the left wants to minimize, just sickening, between this and Benghazi. They used to spit at veterans coming home from Vietnam; now they do these kinds of things. The left today is so out of whack, and much of the media lets them get away with it, knowing the lo-info crowd absolutely falls for it.
Darsan54 Premium Member about 10 years ago
Oooooh, this is sarcasm on so many levels !! Not to mention so totally true.
Dtroutma about 10 years ago
Hmm, just the lights being on would set it off.
DoctorUmmmNo about 10 years ago
Hillary doesn’t want you to look in the trunk.
Christopher Shea about 10 years ago
With every hearing Issa holds without actually turning up any evidence of wrongdoing, “nothing to see here” looks more and more like the right answer.
Theodore E. Lind Premium Member about 10 years ago
I love Congressional hearings. The perpetrator badgers everyone to try to prove their preconceived notion, the congressmen all wake up just long enough to make their political points, and they drag on until everyone forgets why they were there in the first place. The only problem is they are getting paid.
Motivemagus about 10 years ago
Ignorance I can understand. Aggressive ignorance coupled with arrogance is dangerous. Issa is an arrogantly ignorant ideologue, who instead of fulfilling his responsibility in a hearing, set one up purely as political theater.
braindead Premium Member about 10 years ago
The question NO ONE in Congress asks is, why should ANY political organization get favorable tax treatment. -The actual law states that organizations with any political activities do not qualify for favorable tax treatment.
Robert C. Premium Member about 10 years ago
When your groups’ “social welfare” spending is proportionally dwarfed by the “political” component – particularly when you loudly vocally advocate against government, in general (let alone the present office holders of a particular philosophy / party, you are sorta like the intoxicated driver, wobbling around next to his wrecked car, yelling at the police that he’s being “Profiled”. The groups, in large part, drew attention to themselves, perhaps attempting to create a controversy to distract / delude the voter and gin-up the party base, when support seems to be waning. Issa should be glad he could find employment where his historic ethics and character would be accepted.
Robert C. Premium Member about 10 years ago
For those making claims of knowledge and understanding of the “IRS” issue (and, perhaps some misguided actions were taken) here is the link to relevant regulation (for 501© (4), but the contrasts with -© (3) are noted): http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicm95.pdfIf you wish to avoid attention (to your evasion / infraction of a privileged status)…don’t call it to yourself by your actions.
SClark55 Premium Member about 10 years ago
It’s appalling what the left wants to minimize, just sickening, between this and Benghazi. They used to spit at veterans coming home from Vietnam; now they do these kinds of things. The left today is so out of whack, and much of the media lets them get away with it, knowing the lo-info crowd absolutely falls for it.