tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post4456204587400359997..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Your Federal BettersGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-77862912838461337842013-05-26T18:09:45.368-04:002013-05-26T18:09:45.368-04:00Ms. Lerner may yet serve a useful purpose, assumin...Ms. Lerner may yet serve a useful purpose, assuming the US Attorney's office in DC hasn't been totally corrupted by Holder.<br /><br />Ms. Lerner knows who did what and when. She could be a very informative witness if a prosecutor handles the case properly and lets her cop a plea for a reduced sentence in exchange for her testimony. While she is the face of this scandal, she was not the one pulling the strings. They lay outside of the IRS and she knows.<br /><br />That's why a special prosecutor in needed. No one thinks the Justice Department will handle this case with any enthusiasm.Corky Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16363812378536729410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-45968819506191237072013-05-25T11:26:58.780-04:002013-05-25T11:26:58.780-04:00Rather than sending Ms. Lerner to prison, where sh...Rather than sending Ms. Lerner to prison, where she undoubtedly belongs, why not simply promote her instead. Obviously there would be no additional cost to the taxpayers over what she would cost us while she sat in Leavenworth. And conceivably those of us paying her inflated salary might actually some modest value for what she cost us. I believe the post of US ambassador to Libya is currently vacant!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707974400525362949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-59434958990284437172013-05-25T10:30:56.419-04:002013-05-25T10:30:56.419-04:00Want to get people to speak in the IRS, use this t...Want to get people to speak in the IRS, use this to start.<br />From Dr. Renolds, Instapundit, “I’m quite surprised that no one has mentioned Section 1203 of the Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, which mandates terminations of IRS employees who commit any of what are known in the Service as the 10 Deadly Sins.’ . . . At any rate, you’ll notice that several of these provisions could be applicable in the present instance, notably (b) (2), (b) (3) (A), and (b) (7). If I were Ms. Lerner, Mr. Miller (who relied heavily on 6103 in his testimony), or anyone in that chain, 1203 would be a huge concern. It is for every Service employee, which is why I and others were always very cautious about taking unapproved initiative in areas that skated close to 1203.”<br />Plus, why the delays should have been noticed by higher-ups: “To have a statutory or Internal Revenue Manual deadline like 270 days to process something and to blow past without consequences is inconceivable to me. The day that thing went overage, the manager gets a report, and the employee gets asked why. The manager would keep getting reports until it was fixed, and if it wasn’t fixed soon, the SAC would be on the phone, because he or she is getting the same report, and his or her performance report (and bonuses) is on the line.”<br />http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/05/on-irc-section-1203.php amrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351633653335252003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-33423441358781561902013-05-25T00:16:17.017-04:002013-05-25T00:16:17.017-04:00How does any highly-placed federal employee keep t...How does any highly-placed federal employee keep their job after avoiding all accountability to taxpayers by invoking the 5th Amendment?<br /><br />Consider what might become of our military if our Generals and Admirals could conveniently do the same.<br /><br />Then how in the world could it be appropriate for director-level lawyers to avoid accountability? Federal employees, especially attorneys (e.g. - Lois Lerner) are certainly not underpaid except perhaps by apples-to-oranges comparisons to partners in top law firms. Sorry, Ms. Lerner, you have never in your civil service career worked half as hard as the latter, nor had 1/100th of your vested interest at stake! <br />Vigilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051789616490005367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-49674165251341325422013-05-24T22:31:53.812-04:002013-05-24T22:31:53.812-04:00Kind of puts a new slant on "old growth fores...Kind of puts a new slant on "old growth forest" doesn't it?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-55089553089374319202013-05-24T19:47:40.608-04:002013-05-24T19:47:40.608-04:00Couldn't agree more! And the revolving door i...Couldn't agree more! And the revolving door in DC doesn't help either... In government, lobby, back in government, lather rinse repeat!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com