The
Republicans in the House are finally moving to impeach John Koskinen, the IRS
Commissioner. Not that I have any
influence, but I called for Koskinen’s impeachment in a blog post on July 8,
2014. Even now, some Republicans are nervous
about adverse reaction to impeaching Koskinen.
Personally I don’t see much downside.
People
argue that Koskinen was a turnaround specialist for Republicans and Democrats
both. When Koskinen was turning things
around for Republicans, did he allow evidence to be destroyed and lie under
oath then also? Under the Scooter Libby doctrine, somebody has to have done
something we can get them for. Koskinen lied under oath, and it wasn't about
sex, so he seems to be fair game. Koskinen is part of the most opaque
administration in history. We need to memorialize that in some meaningful way. (Animal
House movie reference) Consider it a
symbolic gesture towards telling the truth, our version of blaming guns for
Islamic terrorists when there's no real connection. We're just trying to play
by liberal rules. We've picked an unattractive defendant, who happens to be guilty,
and we're making an example of him. I think the part that's throwing liberals and
RINOs off is that Koskinen is actually guilty. Liberals usually just choose
somebody belonging to a hated ethnic or religious group, like Evangelical
Christians, to persecute. Anyway, Koskinen is an old white guy, so he should
check his privilege. Republicans in Congress don't think he has any, unless
he's willing to make a deal in exchange for immunity. It's about time
Republicans showed bureaucrats that that liberals can't protect people who lie
to Congress.
The fact
that Democrats will never convict one of their own, no matter how guilty, needs
to be publicized. The fact that the IRS targeted groups for political reasons
and then covered it up needs to be publicized. People hate the IRS and, by
extension, they hate the IRS Commissioner. This is the most unsympathetic
defendant possible. Even if it truly is a waste of money, voters would like the
IRS to suffer half as much as they do in an audit. Koskinen is an old white guy
who should check his privilege. It will cost the Republicans nothing to take
this shot at corruption in the IRS.
The
Pravda Press has not and will not cover any of the IRS political corruption
seriously without an impeachment vote. When they cover the impeachment and try
to spin it as a waste of money, the Republican response is that Koskinen lied
under oath. It wasn't just about sex. Koskinen allowed evidence to be
destroyed. He should have been indicted, but the Justice Department is crooked.
When the Pravda Press is also trying to spin the lack of an indictment against
an obviously guilty Hillary Clinton, it becomes a pattern. Low information
voters suddenly might get it. The Obama Justice Department is the most partisan
Justice Department in history! They won't indict any Democrat for any offense.
There's no downside to harassing a white IRS Commissioner, but there's a
possible big upside. Why not take the chance?
Preemptive
surrender is only for the French. It's definitely not for me. Impeachment is
not the same kind of coverage as an ordinary hearing. The timing of an
impeachment now is great, because it will coincide with the pass on indicting
Hillary. Koskinen is the weakest link. He's a physically unattractive, old,
white IRS Commissioner. Everybody who has every had a problem with the IRS will
want to see him sweat, even if he doesn't get convicted, and yes even if they
are liberals. If Republicans don't have the stomach to make a run at Kosinen,
then they don't have the stomach to defend the Constitution at all.
We have
to be as obnoxious as liberals are. We have to play by the rules liberals use
for themselves, not the rules they make for us. The only reason Trump is our
presumptive nominee is because he is eager to challenge the Pravda Press, while
none of the other candidates except Cruz came even close. You should notice
that Cruz came in 2nd. The narrative is never going to favor us. We have to
make our own news, or decide to allow America to become a large dictatorship.
That's not what I want my 6 grandchildren to have to live with. This is a
tipping point. I'm not going to let the a**holes who spit at me for wearing a
US Air Force uniform in the Vietnam era win without a fight
Original Article:
My call
for Koskinen’s Impeachment