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Democrat congressman to IRS commissioner: 'You deserve better'

Posted on 6/21/14 at 9:57 am
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 9:57 am
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Several Democratic congressmen struck a very apologetic tone at Friday’s House Ways and Means Committee after several Republican congressmen aggressively questioned IRS Commissioner John Koskinen about missing e-mails and Koskinen’s opening remarks noting that he felt no need to apologize to Congress.

California Congressman Xavier Becerra coddled Koskinen and apologetically told him that “you deserve better.”

Becerra gave the IRS commissioner tips about breathing and handling the GOP’s difficult questions.

“This hearing has been conducted as less of a hearing then it might have been as an inquisition. You deserve better. You certainly are obligated to give truthful answers, and we appreciate your trying to,” he told the IRS commissioner at Friday’s hearing. “If you find that you are being badgered or not given an opportunity to respond, take a breath and then try to get your answer out. If you are not given the opportunity, then recognize that again this is maybe not a hearing but an inquistion.”


Statists gonna state
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
49031 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 9:58 am to
This country is going to shite

Vote every one out
Posted by EST
Investigating
Member since Oct 2003
17843 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 9:59 am to
quote:

California Congressman Xavier Becerra


Man I hate these types of politicians.
Posted by KeyserSoze999
Member since Dec 2009
10608 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:05 am to
Don't know why those mean republicans have to keep hasslin those kind folk who are 'for the people'
Posted by Wolfhound45
Hanging with Chicken in Lurkistan
Member since Nov 2009
120000 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:06 am to
"We the People" deserve better.

ETA: KeyserSoze999 beat me to it.
This post was edited on 6/21/14 at 10:10 am
Posted by Tigerlaff
FIGHTING out of the Carencro Sonic
Member since Jan 2010
20887 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:09 am to
Disgusting.
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
80219 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:09 am to
quote:

California Congressman Xavier Becerra coddled Koskinen and apologetically told him that “you deserve better.”


God, I want to be a representative.... I would have opened my allotted time with "And to Rep Becerra, I'd just like to say that your constituents deserve better than you..."
Posted by bamafan1001
Member since Jun 2011
15783 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:10 am to
I wonder if even the IRS commish laughs at how these congressmen actually believe the things they are saying.
Posted by Rickety Cricket
Premium Member
Member since Aug 2007
46883 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:13 am to
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You certainly are obligated to give truthful answers, and we appreciate your trying to

What the hell does that even mean? He needs to be coddled and thanked for TRYING to be truthful at a congressional hearing, that's you know, part of his job?
Posted by mauser
Orange Beach
Member since Nov 2008
21724 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:14 am to
Did any Republican ask Kiskinen to provide a list of the heads of the IRS IT department since 2008 by the end of the day? Ask for the IT org charts since 2008 by the end of the day? Ask for the IT disaster recovery procedures and data backup procedures since 2008 by the end of the day?

There needs to be a little less preaching from the pulpit. The Reps need to dig into this like a detective would in checking out a murder suspect's alibi.

I would call the pertinent IT employees before the committee and I would grill them with my own IT specialist leaning over my shoulder giving me the questions to ask?
Posted by 90proofprofessional
Member since Mar 2004
24445 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:18 am to
just like when that republican apologized to that BP guy
Posted by GoBigOrange86
Meine sich're Zuflucht
Member since Jun 2008
14486 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:18 am to
The so-called party of the people predictably going to bat to coddle the political elites in the IRS. But they care so much!
Posted by S.E.C. Crazy
Alabama
Member since Feb 2013
7905 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:20 am to
Both deserve an azz kicking, as does anyone who voted for this marxist POS.
Posted by southernelite
Dallas
Member since Sep 2009
53177 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:23 am to
quote:

“This hearing has been conducted as less of a hearing then it might have been as an inquisition


THAN! frickING THAN!


geez
Posted by jlc05
Member since Nov 2005
32899 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:27 am to
He's a fine Obama yes man.
Posted by mtntiger
Asheville, NC
Member since Oct 2003
26661 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 12:49 pm to
quote:

this is maybe not a hearing but an inquistion.”


Ummmm, isn't a Congressional hearing a type of inquisition by its very nature?

Congress is 'inquiring' about certain issues at the hearing.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
99123 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 4:46 pm to
back in the 1770s, that guy would have been tarred and feathered...literally.
Posted by TG
Metairie
Member since Sep 2004
3061 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 7:53 pm to
Really! We all deserve better than this president and his administration!
Posted by Sentrius
Fort Rozz
Member since Jun 2011
64757 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 9:45 pm to
Coddling people who steal our money and ignore our objections to what's being done with it.

I love it.
Posted by Jbird
In Bidenville with EthanL
Member since Oct 2012
73479 posts
Posted on 6/21/14 at 10:32 pm to
Deserves better tar and better feathers then the assholes in the past. Start with this a-hole.
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