IRS Audited Liberal Groups Under President Bush, No Outrage from GOP

[ashling]

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/politics/obama-presidency/irs-audited-liberal-groups-under-president-bush-no-outrage-gop

“I wish there was more GOP interest when I raised the same issue during the Bush administration, where they audited a progressive church in my district in what look liked a very selective way,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) told MSNBC on Monday (video below).

One of the liberal groups targeted by the IRS under the Bush administration was All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California, reported the Los Angeles Times.

The IRS actually threatened to revoke the church's tax-emption because Pastor George Regas said: ‘Mr. President, your doctrine of preemptive war is a failed doctrine," on the Sunday before the 2004 election.

Ironically, conservative churches that actively campaigned for President Bush in 2004 were not audited by the IRS, reported the New York Times.

[SoCalDem]

1. Outrage always originates from within the aggrieved parties

Democrats are slow to crack open the nuclear codes when we are attacked...we are usually on defense for just about every issue, and timidly so.

Republicans are like Border collie/Rottweiler dogs who are always aggressive and always are working to unearth the outrage (against them) du jour.

[Kath1]

2. I really hope this gets some attention.

‘Mr. President, your doctrine of preemptive war is a failed doctrine." Truer words were never spoken.

[leftyohiolib]

3. attention? by whom the "liberal" media? this will be ignored like the march on monsata(n)