Paul Mirengoff: Lessons from the IRS scandal | Power Line.
President Obama tried today to catch up with the IRS scandal, condemning the IRS officials who targeted conservatives. Obama clearly perceives the threat this scandal poses to trust in government, and hence to his project of vast expansion of governmental power. It’s possible too that he feels genuine outrage about the IRS’s targeting of conservatives.
But neither presidential outrage nor condemnation can mitigate the central concern that this scandal reinforces — that the federal government is dominated by leftists who, quite apart from what the executive may desire, are eager to use their power to promote liberalism and harm liberalism’s opponents. (emphasis added)
Which is exactly why the media’s reporting of big government screw ups always has the background of “there’s nothing to see here, move along”. Of course, the Associated Press is getting a taste of what happens when you “cross the line”.
Paul goes on to investigate the expansion of government power via Obamacare. Follow the link…
