As Twitchy reported, yesterday, IRS official Lois “I Plead the Fifth” Lerner was placed on administrative leave. Paid administrative leave. And all she had to do, apparently, to score that sweet deal was refuse to resign:
Sen. Grassley stmt: "My understanding is the new acting IRS commissioner asked for Ms. Lerner’s resignation, and she refused to resign."
— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) May 23, 2013
Grassley says his "understanding" is new acting IRS commish asked for Lerner resignation +she refused. Put on administrative leave instead.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 23, 2013
Grassley: The..acting #IRS commissioner asked for Ms. Lerner’s resignation & she refused to resign. She was then put on administrative leave
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 24, 2013
So, the moral of the story is: preside over government corruption, dig in your heels, and get a paid vacay?
Why is Lois Lerner still being paid? She wouldn't resign so why pay her? She has a history of partisan hackery. #draintheswamp
— sam henry (@gubanok) May 24, 2013
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If this is indeed how it happened, it hardly seems fair, does it?
As far as we know, Lerner still has to answer to a higher authority — someone who can pull the plug on this farcical “paid administrative leave” business.
https://twitter.com/redhotliberty/status/337952001679839232
https://twitter.com/carolinagirl63/status/337928580908601344
Exactly. And then when they’re through giving her the boot:
IRS's Lerner Placed On Paid Vacation… and Refuses to Resign! Call her back up & if she refuses to testify, put her in JAIL! Enough games!
— Richard Bleuze (@247wagering) May 24, 2013
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