The IRS Is Politicized Because We Politicized It.

The IRS Is Politicized Because We Politicized It.
No surprises here. "But, in case you were wondering where we landed on the IRS scandal, here are the settled, clear-as-day facts that no one in the case, not even the IRS, disputes. 1) The IRS used political criteria to collect applications for tax-exempt status for groups with "Tea Party" in their names (later expanded to include 9/12 and Patriots in addition to collecting applications based on policy positions). 2) The IRS delayed those applications and served these groups with "crushing demands for 'unnecessary information.'" 3) Despite repeated court orders, the IRS refuses to hand over the key documents that could prove that they acted (or didn't act) with political intent or malice. In this particular ruling, the IRS has essentially claimed that they are the victim in all this and the court orders that they comply by simply handing over these documents were an abuse of power from the court. The Sixth Circuit essentially just laughed at them and told them to get their shit together. "