FINANCIAL TIMES: …“I will not tolerate this kind of behaviour in any agency, especially in the IRS,” Mr Obama said of the “improper screening” of conservative Tea Party groups. “We’re going to hold the responsible parties accountable.”…
The IRS has been under fire since it admitted on Friday that it had improperly targeted the Tea Party groups, as early as 2010, a time when the conservative movement was gaining traction throughout the country.
Neither the White House nor other parts of the administration outside the IRS has been implicated in the controversy. The issue has riled lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, partly because IRS officials who were aware of the improper vetting denied in testimony before Congress that Tea Party groups were being singled out. Such vetting was suspected by some Republicans but had not been confirmed… (more)
