IRS illegally sent Karl Rove group's application to ProPublica

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Gutenberg wrote:
At the moment I don't think Obama even knew about it.

I dont expect he knew, not having him insulated from that kind of information would be truly idiotic. Finding somebody other in the White who did is another story....

Lemon Drop wrote:
I hope not.
But the chilling effect would be to harass these groups and delay approval of their applications, and a rejected app means they have to reveal their donor lists, which would put a damper on their fundraising efforts because donors don't want that scrutiny.

Imagine this becoming a new standard of political behavior, then going step further, then another, and another....

Obama is facing another test of his Presidency in how will he deal with responsible ideaologues. Will we see public beheadins or perfume scented letters of reprimand and retrements on overgenerous public dole.....