Democrats SUCK!!

[Locutus]

Does anybody else on this board have any experience with working with the government?

I do. And you would be shocked at just how backward and archaic many government IT departments are. No backups. No email archiving. Systems that are woefully short on power and storage. So short on storage that old data is routinely wiped just to keep systems functioning.

I see it every single day.

I dealt extensively with the FDA a few years ago and found them to be exactly as you say. 

As to my tempest in a teapot comment (or in this case, tempest in a Tea Party), I was referring to the entire brouhaha of the targeting to begin with and not specifically the emails. 

I do know what you're saying though but you'll never convince 'me' or any others of the validity of your statements despite the fact that they're true.   

[Henry Hawk]

You got to admit, at the least, it looks very suspicious....

[Locutus]

The whole thing isn't very suspicious if you ask me.  Remember how all of this shit started?

1.  Obama becomes president and almost immediately, the tea party related groups applying for non-profit status with the IRS skyrocket.

2.  Non-profits are prohibited from engaging in political activities by IRS regulations.

3.  Now, who would have ever thought that tea party related groups might be engaging in political activities given the very names of their organizations?  Certainly not me.  </sarcasm> 

4.  These groups draw extra scrutiny (deservedly so) from the IRS because of the reasons cited above.

5.  The IRS says that conservative groups weren't the only ones applying for non-profit status to receive the extra scrutiny.   

Occam's razor.  Enough said?

[Henry Hawk]

    Okay... 

[Locutus]

   Okay... 

Case in point.  --v

I do know what you're saying though but you'll never convince 'me' or any others of the validity of your statements despite the fact that they're true.   

[Henry Hawk]

Its easy to say that on this forum.  90% of the people think like you do.

Many polls are showing a strong drop in the POTUS polls in his approval ratings...there is a reason for that.

[Bo D]

Its easy to say that on this forum.  90% of the people think like you do.

...there is a reason for that.

Yep. Stupid people breed like rabbits.

[Henry Hawk]

Yep. Stupid people breed like rabbits.

Well, that makes sense as to why Obama is a two-time POTUS then.....

[Bo D]

Well, that makes sense as to why Obama is a two-time POTUS then.....

You can't have it both ways, Hank! The middle of the road is a dangerous place to stand.

[Henry Hawk]

You can't have it both ways, Hank! The middle of the road is a dangerous place to stand.

I didn't get to be the 1982 Sega's "Frogger" champ for nothing!!.....

[Bo D]

I didn't get to be the 1982 Sega's "Frogger" champ for nothing!!.....

That's quite a life accomplishment to be proud of!

[Henry Hawk]

That's quite a life accomplishment to be proud of!

George Costanza and I are like brothers because of that game.

[Exterminator]

Yep. Stupid people breed like rabbits roaches.

Fixed this for you!   

[me]

Does anybody else on this board have any experience with working with the government?

I do. And you would be shocked at just how backward and archaic many government IT departments are. No backups. No email archiving. Systems that are woefully short on power and storage. So short on storage that old data is routinely wiped just to keep systems functioning.

I see it every single day.

Guess the printer wasn't working either then.  How convenient.

The whole thing isn't very suspicious if you ask me.  Remember how all of this shit started?

1.  Obama becomes president and almost immediately, the tea party related groups applying for non-profit status with the IRS skyrocket.

2.  Non-profits are prohibited from engaging in political activities by IRS regulations.

3.  Now, who would have ever thought that tea party related groups might be engaging in political activities given the very names of their organizations?  Certainly not me.  </sarcasm> 

4.  These groups draw extra scrutiny (deservedly so) from the IRS because of the reasons cited above.

5.  The IRS says that conservative groups weren't the only ones applying for non-profit status to receive the extra scrutiny.   

Occam's razor.  Enough said?

For some reason ACORN comes to mind here..... Weren't they tax exempt and didn't they also participate in political activities? 

Yep. Stupid people breed like rabbits.

Typical, can't contribute anything useful so attack the person/people. 

[Bo D]

Guess the printer wasn't working either then.  How convenient.

How many trees do you kill every day by printing every piece of garbage that shows up in your inbox?