One lesson that Watergate teaches us is that nothing says “scandal” better than prison sentences. And prison sentences are on the table in a long-developing scandal involving the IRS, but apparently not Lois Lerner.  In the words of John Hinderaker of Powerline, “…there is strong reason to believe that one or more White House political appointees have illegally accessed private taxpayer information and used it for political gain.” This is a serious crime, punishable with serious prison sentences. Bad though the abuses of the IRS tax-exempt section may be, they pale in comparison with the exploitation of confidential taxpayer information for political purposes. Hinderaker does an excellent job of covering a lot of ground and explaining the latest developments that could explode in the face of the Obama administration, so I recommend you read his article here. However, in sum, the incident started when: [Chairman of Obama’s Council of...(Read Full Post)