By now, most Americans have heard of Lois Lerner, the senior IRS official in charge of the tax-exempt office at the heart of the agency’s recent scandal. After planting a question to reveal the scandal and subsequently pleading the 5th during yesterday’s House committee hearing, she’s well on her way to becoming America’s favorite bureaucrat. ...
Chairman Greg Walden’s Statement on Congressman Jo Bonner’s Retirement Announcement
NRCC | May 23rd, 2013
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement today in response to Rep. Jo Bonner’s (R-AL) announcement that he will retire from office on August 15 to take a newly created position at the University of Alabama System. “While serving the people of Alabama’s First District for the past decade, Jo ...
IRS’ted Development: 15 Arrested Development Quotes that Could Have Come From Democrats
Digital | May 23rd, 2013
If you think about it, Washington Democrats are a lot like the Bluth family. They’re a bunch of out-of-touch, elite big spenders ensnared in scandal who have no concept of fiscal responsibility. To illustrate that, we give you IRS’ted Development: a collection of 15 quotes from Arrested Development that could have come from Democrats: ...
Polling Memo: The Truth about that Generic Ballot
Kayla Sulzer | May 23rd, 2013
Washington Post, Round 2: About That Generic Ballot Today’s headline from The Hill touts an eight point lead for Democrats on the generic ballot for Congress according to Tuesday’s Washington Post poll. A few things about that. One: As pointed out yesterday, Washington Post has the partisan spread pegged at 33 % Democrat and 22% ...
The IRS has been in the news recently for improperly targeting conservative groups. But it’s worth remembering that come next year, the IRS will have a “dominant role” in ObamaCare. You heard that right: the same agency that is currently under investigation for targeting ordinary Americans for their political beliefs will now act as ...
Rick Nolan’s Keystone Disappointment
NRCC | May 22nd, 2013
FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01), Ron Barber (AZ-02), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09), John Garamendi (CA-03), Ami Bera (CA-07), Lois Capps (CA-24), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Raul Ruiz (CA-36), Scott Peters (CA-52), Jim Himes (CT-04), Elizabeth Esty (CT-05), Alan Grayson (FL-09), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman ...
Four People Like Lois Lerner Who Pleaded the Fifth
Digital | May 22nd, 2013
Today, top IRS official Lois Lerner asserted her constitutional protections against self-incrimination today, refusing to answer for the agency’s targeting of conservative political groups: IRS Official Lois Lerner Pleads 5th Amendment Here are four other times people pleaded the fifth during Congressional hearings: Solyndra Executives: GSA Western Official Jeff Neely MF Global Treasurer Edith O’Brien ...
7 Gift Ideas for Jay Carney on his Birthday
Digital | May 22nd, 2013
It’s White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s birthday today. Here are seven gift ideas for Jay: 7. Dodgeball DVD – To help him remember his Five D’s: Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge: 6. Yak Bak – So he never has to worry about keeping his story straight: 5. Pinocchio – The administration’s favorite ...
6 Things You Missed From Today’s Hearing On The IRS Scandal
Matt Gorman | May 22nd, 2013
Today, senior IRS officials testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about their role in the agency improperly targeting conservative groups. Witnesses appearing before the committee included former IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman and Lois Lerner, the IRS’s Director of the Exempt Organizations division. Because, unlike us, you probably don’t have the time to sit ...
