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Impeach Obama?
By Bob Robinson
Well, the media’s at it again. Just when I thought they were finally
beginning to take Obama to task, they are lauding him for firing IRS
Acting Commissioner Steven Miller when he would have been out of the
office in two weeks anyway. Under the law as I understand it, Miller
had to be appointed Commissioner, or removed by June 1 and a new acting
commissioner appointed.
It was all over CBS News Thursday morning. “Obama: Acting IRS
Commissioner has resigned over scandal.” That was the headline in the
Chicago Tribune. Broadcast media has been mimicking it. No mention that
he’d be out anyway.
I can’t really take Pres. Obama to task for using this to his
advantage. He’s the guru of politicking and public relations; I fault
the media for not telling the complete story. I also give the president
credit for finally expressing outrage over one of the ongoing
outrageous actions of his administration.
Obama’s press secretary Jay Carney needs to find a rock to hide under.
He has continually referred to IRS as an independent agency. If I
recall correctly, it is under the purview of the Treasury Department
and is probably the most powerful agency in the federal government.
Then there’s his “tweaking” comments about the role of the White House and State Department in the Benghazi attack.
On Nov. 28, he said: “The White House and the State Department have
made clear that the single adjustment that was made to those talking
points by either of those two institutions were changing the word
‘consulate’ to ‘diplomatic facility’ because ‘consulate’ was
inaccurate.”
We know differently now. That story is still unfolding and I credit ABC
for finally bringing it to the forefront. The fact that Fox News and
conservative bloggers have been “trying” to push it for months I guess
is irrelevant. Will we finally get to hear from the survivors of the
attack?
Finally, we have the hacking of Associated Press journalist accounts by
Attorney General Eric Holder’s office. Needless to say, the media is
furious. This is the most flagrant violation of the First Amendment the
Obama administration has managed to date. Just ask any journalist,
supposed purveyor of the Fourth Estate.
So have Obama and Holder been taken off their Christmas card lists yet?
Oops. Forgot. Christmas is no longer politically correct. Do they have
Seasons Greetings lists?
The Obama Administration’s list of flagrant violations of the law and
the Constitution is almost endless, but these three have finally gotten
the attention of his adoring media.
Some Reps in Washington are taking advantage of it for one of their pet projects… calling for Obama’s impeachment.
When asked about the comments, Obama reportedly smiled and said…
“Two words… President Biden.”
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