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June 3, 2013

"Nevermind the appeasers--the IRS scandal IS a big deal."

It’s such a big deal, it could ruin the agency forever, and take a few others down with it. And sure, it’s a lot of fun on the right to be clamoring for scalps -- like, who should be fired and how many. But pink slips are small potatoes. The end game is way, way bigger than that stuff. What we are witnessing is a collapse of trust in big government, which ultimately -- to our benefit as small-government types -- leads to a permanent undermining of the whole system. -- The Grounding of Big Government

Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 3, 2013 8:21 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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That is a heap of wishful thinking. It was confirmed in 2008 that we either have too much faith in ordinary people, or in their numbers.

The IRS operates on fear, not moral authority, as does all permanent government. The message is intimidation. Being caught at it only saves them individual effort.

Posted by: james wilson at June 3, 2013 9:16 AM

National decline IS the Liberal Agenda.
Mission Accomplished.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 3, 2013 12:53 PM

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