Lois Lerner - Defiant and Arrogant

For the last four plus years we have witnessed on the part of the Obama administration behavior described as arrogant and defiant. These characteristics seem to be a job requirement. The president himself has displayed these traits on numerous occasions.

Wednesday, they were on display again in the form of Lois Lerner, head of the IRS department responsible for granting (or denying) tax exempt status' to organizations. She is the

Obama's IRS

face of the current IRS scandal in which her department, since 2010, has targeted numerous conservative groups for over-the-top scrutiny and undue harassment during the tax exempt process.Many of these groups have had their applications before her department for more than two years, while liberal leaning organizations have an approved status within a few short months.

Ms. Lerner was called before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. She gave a short statement saying she "did nothing wrong" and broke no laws, then took the 5th Amendment. Click Video:

                                                                     Lois Lerner
                                      
Needless to say, members on the committee were not to happy with Ms. Lerner stonewalling the committee. Click Video:

                                                                  Rep. Trey Gowdy

Turns out, Mr. Gowdy was right. Lois Lerner lost her 5th Amendment privileges when she gave an opening statement saying she did no wrong. Read More: Chairman Issa To Drag Lerner back Before The Committee. Will she return to the hearing with same arrogant demeanor displayed in her brief stay on Wednesday? Probably. It seems to be a personality disorder common to most high ranking Obama officials.

Taking the 5th is her right, as it is with any American. But it automatically begs the question,"If she's not guilty as she claims and broke no laws, why take the 5th. What is she hiding? What has she done that answering questions might incriminate her?"

The answer might lie in the fact that she has testified before Congressional committees before, under oath, and some of that testimony might come back and bite her.

This apparently is on the first time Ms. Lerner has been in a position of harassment and intimidation. Read More: Lerner Had Issues While At The FEC


Many think this scandal will not touch the president. Only his staunches supporters and apologists believe he knew nothing of this, despite it going back to 2012 and was kept quiet so he could get re-elected last November. Should the trail lead to Obama by way of some document or whistle

President Obama

blower come forward, the president would face impeachment charges. Not exactly the legacy he wants to be known for. So far it looks like his administration will have the distinction of being one of the most scandalous in history.






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