Pat Oliphant for June 26, 2014
Transcript:
IRS DIR: ...AND WHAT DO WE SAY WHEN PEOPLE ASK ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF MISSING EMAILS? AGENT: WE SAY THE DOG AT THEM SIR. IRS DIR: CORRECT, BUMWORTHY -- NO LET'S HEAR YOU RECITE THE IRS CREED." AGENT: UMM, TO IRRITATE NEEDLESSLY, HARASS, MALIGN, DISCREDIT, DISALLOW, DISCOMFORT, DISMAY AND WHERE POSSIBLE RUIN ALL CITIZENRY WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, FAITH, OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION, SIR! IRS DIR: AND? AGENT: NOT GET CAUGHT, SIR. TINY MAN: ON THE TAXPAYER, OF COURSE. AGENT BUMWORTHY OF THE I.R.S. IS CALLED IN BY THE DIRECTOR... SO BUMWORTHY WON HIS USUAL BONIS AND EXTRA DAYS VACATION (WITH PAY)
The story is quite credible. Hard drives are mechanical and often self destruct after a few years. As far a backups, just ask how often you back up your home computer with all of your important documents and pictures. Businesses are no better. It is one of those thankless jobs that rarely get IT into trouble when the process fails. But of course to the true conservative it has to be a conspiracy.