I read elsewhere that the size of their contract with the IRS was $13,000. If that is true, then they could not have provided service to the entire agency.

 

Not sure what could be done with $13,000. Certainly nothing of substance.

IRS missing emails in prime time tonight.

 

Gowdy never disappoints:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avfm2urqdHM

 

Reference that was part of discussion:

 

Spoliation of evidence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

The theory of the spoliation inference is that when a party destroys evidence, it may be reasonable to infer that the party had "consciousness of guilt" or other motivation to avoid the evidence. Therefore, the factfinder may conclude that the evidence would have been unfavorable to the spoliator. Some jurisdictions have recognized a spoliation tort action, which allows the victim of destruction of evidence to file a separate tort action against a spoliator.

Some more from last night...

 

This from Jim Jordon of Ohio.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoZgvPPN6aM

With a mustache, few extra pounds and a helmet Mr. Koskinen has resemblance to a well known figure who was famous for claiming the same things he did last night....

 

IRS missing emails in prime time tonight.

 

Gowdy never disappoints:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avfm2urqdHM

 

Reference that was part of discussion:

 

Spoliation of evidence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

The theory of the spoliation inference is that when a party destroys evidence, it may be reasonable to infer that the party had "consciousness of guilt" or other motivation to avoid the evidence. Therefore, the factfinder may conclude that the evidence would have been unfavorable to the spoliator. Some jurisdictions have recognized a spoliation tort action, which allows the victim of destruction of evidence to file a separate tort action against a spoliator.

 

 

The ole' Aaron Hernandez, destroy all the physical and virtual records before they go into evidence trick. Seen that one when I was a rookie. It's right up there with the ole' Billy Gillispie "I'll resign before you can fire me" trick in some playbooks.

The ole' Aaron Hernandez, destroy all the physical and virtual records before they go into evidence trick. Seen that one when I was a rookie. It's right up there with the ole' Billy Gillispie "I'll resign before you can fire me" trick in some playbooks.

 

After ripping Koskinen for claiming there was no evidence of crime when Mr. Koskinen has not reviewed what criminal acts were in play the end of the clip turns to the White House involvement. Gowdy points out who proactively inserted themselves into this scandal - the White House did with statements from Carney and Obama.

 

It reminded me of a memorable exchange from All The President's Men:

 

Howard Simons: Did you call the White House press office?

 

Bob Woodward: I went over there; I talked to them. They said Hunt hadn't worked there for three months. Then a PR guy said this weird thing to me. He said, "I am convinced that neither Mr. Colson nor anyone else at the White House had any knowledge of, or participation in, this deplorable incident at the Democratic National Committee."

Howard Simons: Isn't that what you expect them to say?

Bob Woodward: Absolutely.

Howard Simons: So?

 

Bob Woodward: I never asked about Watergate. I simply asked what were Hunt's duties at the White House.

This scandal is far worse than Watergate. Far worse.

 

Watergate was about political-on-political targeting and sabotage. It was candidate-vs-candidate. One candidate has the Justice department, CIA and other powers of the government at his disposal - and used them. Then there was the cover-up. At the end of the day the targeting and sabotage were directed at a political opponent. It is somewhat like mobsters in the 1920s. If they just killed each other and kept the bloodshed inside their business the police did not intervene too much.

 

The IRS powers were not used only against actual political opponents. These enormous powers were directed at ordinary people trying to participate in the process of First Amendment free speech activity. And many, if not most, of the activity was non-partisan - though threatening to a party that relies on corrupt tactics. Training of poll watchers, teaching of the Constitution, etc. brought the wrath of the IRS or their lack of approval or ruling for months to over a year. Names of individuals in these groups were passed to in-office staff members of Congress (Cummins). In short, unlike the corrupt activities of the Watergate era - the American people have became the target of their own powerful government. Ordinary people.

 

What Nixon did was like a mobster acting against another mobster. What is happening with the IRS actions is that they are directed at us - ordinary citizens - just trying to participate in the process. So its worse, far worse.

If Watergate happened today would we know about it?

 

According to James Carville (the Rajun Cajun) - no. Interesting view.

 

2:10 to 2:25 of this clip:

 

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:lol:

If Watergate happened today would we know about it?

 

According to James Carville (the Rajun Cajun) - no. Interesting view.

 

2:10 to 2:25 of this clip:

 

I agree with Carville. The Obama administration has committed far worse crimes and shredded the Constitution in ways Nixon could not have dreamed of, and for nearly six years, he has gotten away with it.

 

In Nixon's day, the media tried to project an objective image but now they do not even bother to try to hide their bias.

 

I have joined a Meet-up group that had its first meeting last night at the Gannet/USA Today corporate headquarters. What is clear is that the media's focus has shifted from breaking big news stories to generating good circulation numbers and grabbing and holding the attention of visitors to their web sites.

 

One of the examples shown during last night's presentation was an animated graph of U.S. drone strikes. It is a superb application of technology, but it left me wondering about who categorized the data to present such a biased conclusion. In other words, is a 17-year old terrorist toting an AK-47 in a terrorist camp a "child?" Are the people walking within spitting distance of targeted terrorists classified as "civilians?" The graphic was not produced by the USA Today staff, but nobody questioned the bias of the person who created it. Below is a link:

 

 

Carville is absolutely right. Few journalists today have the time and budgets to do what Woodward did during the Watergate investigation. (I consider Bernstein a clown who was just lucky to have been along for the ride.)

related article:IRS Prematurely 'RETIRED' Data Storage Devices | The Daily Caller

A trend? Maybe a catch all excuse?

 

EPA now missing emails from failed hard drives....

 

More missing emails, crashed hard drives, this time at EPA | Fox News

 

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy on Wednesday cited a similar cyber snafu during a House Oversight Committee hearing.

“Another missing hard drive?” Rep. Mark Meadows, R-NC, asked McCarthy.

She responded, “We are having trouble acquiring the data.”

Wednesday’s hearing was called in response to allegations of rampant employee misconduct as well as a pattern of obstruction of oversight efforts by the committee.

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., threatened to hold the EPA in contempt of Congress over subpoenaed documents he claimed her agency was purposely withholding.

“You have not complied with the subpoena,” Issa charged. “I’m informing you today that it is my intention to hold the Environmental Protection Agency in contempt.”

Though worse than Watergate it still has common elements. Like going after political figures as well as ordinary people.

 

Lerner apparently wanted to audit Senator after she received an email showing that they offered to pay for his wife. She assumed that was 'illegal' and wanted an investigation. When in actuality the cost of the spouse would likely or potentially be considered income subject to taxes.

 

IRS's Lois Lerner Tried To Audit GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley | The Daily Caller

 

REVEALED: GOP Senator Targeted by Lerner | House Committee on Ways & Means

If Democrats want to bring the IRS investigation to a close quickly and save taxpayers some money to boot, then they will support this bill. In other words, this bill has no chance of passage.

 

TEXAS CONGRESSMEN INTRODUCE BILL OFFERING $1 M FOR IRS EMAILS

 

An additional $500,000 would be given in exchange for information regarding the destruction of the emails. The Identify and Recover Sent E-mails (IRS) Act (H.R. 4958), if passed, would cut the salaries of IRS employees by 20 percent until the emails are recovered.

If Democrats want to bring the IRS investigation to a close quickly and save taxpayers some money to boot, then they will support this bill. In other words, this bill has no chance of passage.

 

 

It should never have been brought up anyway.