Yesterday WE ran a post about Politicos love letter, er, interview with Lois Lerner, and one commenter was so taken aback with our commentary that he issued a virtual manifesto of support for her and for Politico. So lets rehash, with this piece from The Federalist: This is about all a person reading Politico’s new exclusive “interview” with the former head of the I.R.S. division that oversees tax-exempt groups, might take away. “I didn’t do anything wrong” claims Lerner, who, like any innocent person, is flanked by a major law firm’s partner, two personal attorneys and her husband – a lawyer. “I’m proud of my career and the job I did for this country.” And in around 3,700 obsequious words, Politico seems to agree. What exactly did she do for her country, you ask? Well, sitting in her $2.5 million house in Bethesda, Maryland, this question, like most others, goes unanswered. But even before Lerner fails to respond to queries about corruption or cover-ups, the most obvious problem with the piece is the lack of perspective. A few very obvious things to remember: • Lerner is already guilty ... • Of course, Lerner is political ... • Of course, Lerner is hiding something ... The only conceivable reason, after all, that Lerner won’t talk to Congress or the media is because she is faced with the unenviable choice of lying or fessing up to something. Not that you’d know any of that reading Politico’s puff piece. What I did learn, though, was that Lerner gets revolting emails from some random people. So please reserve your empathy for her, dog-lover and public servant, rather than groups that were denied the right to participate in the political process because of her actions. The meat is represented by those ellipses, so do click through and read it all.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 14:11:02 +0000
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