Huh. Strange, that.
Ms. Lerner’s smug Obama-like smug face didn’t help her any, evidently. NRO now reports that sources say the IRS official has been placed on “administrative leave.” Oh, if only she had thought of the old “spend more time with my family” excuse first!
HHhmmm. RT @AndrewStilesNRO: Lois Lerner placed on administrative leave, per IRS source.
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) May 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/AndrewStilesNRO/status/337672449372082176
It’s being confirmed by other outlets as well.
Breaking: Lois Lerner of the IRS who took 5th amendment at hearing placed on administrative leave.
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) May 23, 2013
Per @ChadPergram – IRS Lois Lerner placed on administrative leave
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) May 23, 2013
Lois Lerner placed on administrative leave by IRS.Isn't that something? Probably with pay. The rest of us normal folks would be fired.
— HardTruthPreacher (@H_TruthPreacher) May 23, 2013
Yep, with pay.
Lois Lerner of #IRS will be paid during her leave, says a Democratic aide.
— Richard Rubin (@RichardRubinDC) May 23, 2013
Update per @ChadPergram: Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave from the #IRS WITH pay
— Ashley Moir (@ashleymoirDC) May 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/andylevy/status/337680607796686848
Heh.
It's a great gig when you can get it. #CorruptIRS RT @seanagnew #IRS is placing Lois Lerner on administrative leave WITH pay.
— Ron Futrell (@RonFutrell) May 23, 2013
Our tax dollars at work! Lois Lerner will be put on administrative leave WITH PAY! #TheFive
— TG (@TGWhitter) May 23, 2013
Absurd!
My taxes must be paid by 4/15. So why was the IRS so late in putting Lois Lerner on leave?
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) May 23, 2013
Yes, why?
Recommended
Tuesday: Liberals meet at WH
Wednesday: Liberals call for Lois Lerner's firing
Thursday: Lerner placed on admin leave #IRS— Jean R. Ewing (@GenNerd) May 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/337674078733365248
Zing!
How very convenient. Ace of Spades catches a whiff of a little something: Pivot ™.
I was such a conspirasaurus to ask whether the WH had tipped them this was their next gambit, and asked them to "call for it"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 23, 2013
@AceofSpadesHQ I think certain jurnos are going to be getting jelly filled donuts tomorrow
— leslie (@essiejoe) May 23, 2013
@AceofSpadesHQ @ezraklein @joshmarshall SHOCKED FACE:O
— Mara (@maramasu) May 23, 2013
Now that a low-level bureaucrat has been given a vacation with pay, It's Time to Get Back to the Business of This Country (and Middle Class)
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 23, 2013
Do you smell that…?
That smells like A Pivot to Jobs to me.
With a whiff of Because Middle Class.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 23, 2013
With some added “laser-like focus,” natch.
It's Now Time To Put These Scandals Behind Us (TM) so that the President Can Get Back to the Job He Was Elected to Do (TM) (which is Golf)
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 23, 2013
Obama's going to be saying Because Middle Class more than @anthonyweiner's hacked computer sends out Erection Tableaux.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 23, 2013
Ever notice that Obama's been saying the Economy's pretty good for years, but now that he's faced with scandal…
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 23, 2013
…he's going to start admitting its in poor shape, and that poor shape Requires His Full Attention (TM)?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 23, 2013
Because I'm psychic, here's my prediction. Headline:
Obama To Meet With Jobs Council
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 23, 2013
Brilliance.
Of course, President Obama also put his Jobs Council out of work. Will it be resurrected? Stay tuned!
You really can smell the pivot attempt, can’t you? It smells suspiciously like fear.
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