Mitigating the actions of the low level IRS workers is the fact that the Democrats AND the MSM have consistently characterized the TEA Party as racist, hateful, dangerous, etc. It takes an effort to be unaffected by the running narrative (and the Democrats and the MSM know it).

Good point!

I find it troubling that we don't hear the word "liar" used nowadays. As I recall, many had NO trouble shouting that "BUSH LIED!" For example, algor's "HE LIED TO US! HE PLAYED ON OUR FEARS!" (And if anyone knows about lying to us, playing on our fears, it's algor!) Even if Bush were merely incorrect, he was charged with lying. As in, he lied to us about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So why is the current administration merely "misspeaking"?

Maybe, but I reject the contention that 47% of Americans just can't make it on their own, must have cash from The Rich in order to survive. It seems more like most of that 47% are taking Cash for Votes (then every day but election day, sitting home watching soap operas and eating bon bons, as I used to joke).

Anyone who votes for any candidate based solely on his/her position on abortion is an idiot. It is unlikely that abortion law will be changed either way in the future. But 0 has shown us that EVERYTHING else can be changed, and not necessarily in a way that is good for America and her long-term survival. How pro-abortion are your sisters? Do they wish to live in a China-like abortion climate? Yeah, I think it could happen, given the totalitarian mindset of 0 and his minions.

I think you meant, "using the word 'teabaggers' is passe." And yes, it's getting boring, but it does identify the mindset of certain leftists, so in that way it is helpful.

Nana's comment makes me wish Townhall had a "Like" option.

The Dems DO seem to love plaintiffs' lawyers. I wonder if they would appreciate the irony of such a lawsuit.

The federal government's main true, constitutionally-assigned duty is to protect us from foreign invaders. Sadly, 0 and Hillary have largely muffed it, as exemplified by Benghazi--the before, the during, and the after. I wonder why 0's IRS targeted groups who were educating on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It's probably related to the reason they targeted religious groups. Frankly, the TEA Party should be proud to be included in such company (though obviously the crushing ability of the IRS shown far too brightly in all of those cases).

All that is currently happening (or has been happening for years) confirms my belief that, as David Axelrod said, government is just too big. My most fervent wish is that the federal government would shrink to a size so small that most of the lobbyists would have to seek honest work or sign up for food stamps (THOSE food stamps I'd gladly finance!). It's true that George W. Bush let the Left define him and thereby ushered in the era of 0, so we obviously need candidates willing to fight--and articulate enough to do it. But if government slows to a crawl, it can only be good for America--IF the Rs can avoid being termed "evil," and if they can avoid having everything defined as bad, then having it all the "bad" stuff blamed on them.