At IRS Pseudoscandal Hearing Shulman Shines

     Who would guess that a Bushie would steal the show? Shulman was appointed by Bush though it looks like he donated $800 to the 2004 DNC. Whatever. He's about the only person that has impressed me at all in this witch hunt  disinterested search for the truth.

     Ok, Lois Lerner didn't do too bad. She got the better of Issa-at least according to Rush Limbaugh-in proclaiming her innocence and then taking the fifth. Issa was left sputtering that she can't take the fifth after claiming her innocence.

    http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/rush-limbaugh-darrell-issa-lois-lernrer-irs-hearing-91758.html?hp=r3

   I like Shulman's style though. Of course, the very serious media who can't get over the fact that there has been no drop in the President's approval rating-in fact the GOP's numbers are dropping like a stone-is calling him a smirker. That's what they call someone who they're trying to torment but somehow manages to maintain his good humor. 

   I think the White House-including Jay Carney-could learn from Shulman how to conduct yourself in the face of a witch hunt disinterested search for the truth. 

   "He was a serial smirker, grinning or furrowing his brow when he thought the questions were going overboard. To Michael Turner (R-Ohio), who asked if he agreed that it “doesn’t represent American values” to target Americans for their political beliefs, Shulman suppressed a laugh: “I do not see those words in the report, Mr. Turner.”

    "When asked why he might visit the White House, his first response: “The Easter egg roll, with my kids.”

When John Mica (R-Fla.) asked Shulman whether he had ever given political donations, he looked puzzled, as if it was the dumbest question in the world. (He was appointed by President George W. Bush, but The Washington Post has reported that he gave $500 to the Democratic National Committee in 2004.)

    “Have I in the past? To the best of my recollection, I have,” Shulman said — but not in a long time, and not while he was IRS commissioner.

    "And when Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked if “the American people are supposed to believe that” when Shulman said he never discussed the situation with the White House, Shulman just gave him an icy stare."

    Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/irs-scandal-hearing-best-moments-91765_Page2.html#ixzz2U4Eg4RoR

    Shulman's performance is a welcome breath of fresh air after debacles like these. 

    http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2013/05/et-tu-greg-sargent-he-piles-on-lois.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DiaryOfARepublicanHater+%28Diary+of+a+Republican+Hater%29

    Maybe he reads Diary of a Republican Hater-not that we want to impose political views on him, that's the last thing Darrell Issa needs to hear. In tough times like these I have recommended that you read me twice as often.

    http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2013/05/i-go-there-democrats-should-try-diary.html

    Also bone up on Media Matters.

    http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2013/05/i-go-there-democrats-should-try-diary.html 

    I'm glad to see that at least someone is giving this witch hunt I mean search for the truth the dignity it deserves. 

    P.S. You tell me how much respect to treat people who ask questions like this:

    "If Shulman couldn’t keep his attitude in check, though, some committee members couldn’t restrain themselves from some over-the-top comparisons — like the time Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) compared the IRS Cincinnati employees to a dangerous, armed intruder."

   “If there’s someone wielding a knife in the parking lot, are you going to wait for the inspector general?” Gowdy asked.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/irs-scandal-hearing-best-moments-91765_Page2.html#ixzz2U4IMRovl