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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING: The IRS (acting) commissioner has resigned at the request of Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.
Per my HuffPost updates on Facebook.
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BREAKING: The IRS (acting) commissioner has resigned at the request of Treasury Secretary Jack Lew. (Original Post)
marmar
May 2013
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gateley
(62,683 posts)1. Yes -- Obama just gave a short statement. I don't think anybody is surprised.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)5. I was a bit surprised when Obama said " and I am angry"
thought his brief update was well said.
Of course, the Repub. will find something about it to criticize.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)2. This is sad. It was Douglas Shulman, not Miller, that was the head of IRS when targeting occurred.
Shulman was a Bush appointee, and left the IRS in November 2012.
Miller should not have had to resign.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)4. It should have been the person in charge of auditing non-profits.
onpatrol98
(1,989 posts)6. I think it's the notion of a fresh start
I think a fresh start helps. It lets others know he's serious.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)7. Actually, he should have been fired.
Because of this:
CBS News has confirmed that Miller was informed of the IRS's targeting policy in May 2012.
On July 25, 2012, Miller testified before a House Ways and Means Oversight subcommittee, but he did not mention the agency's heightened scrutiny for the applications of conservative groups.
After learning of the controversial IRS practice, he also wrote at least two letters to Congress explaining the process for reviewing tax-exempt status applications; in neither of those letters did he mention the targeting.
On July 25, 2012, Miller testified before a House Ways and Means Oversight subcommittee, but he did not mention the agency's heightened scrutiny for the applications of conservative groups.
After learning of the controversial IRS practice, he also wrote at least two letters to Congress explaining the process for reviewing tax-exempt status applications; in neither of those letters did he mention the targeting.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57584707/acting-irs-commissioner-steps-down-obama-announces
so he had 3 chances to stop the behavior and/or to bring it to light.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)3. you mean the "acting" commissioner.
Important distinction.