Update: The GOP Make-a-Scandal Committee Locates Its Next Victim

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen

On Sunday I shared a story on Facebook under my Political Pollution banner about the GOP clearing IRS' Lois Lerner of the accusation that she targeted conservative non-profits.

Update:

The Republican led investigative committee is not, however, willing to concede defeat. (Surprise!) 

Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) held a press conference on Monday to announce that his committee has filed four articles of impeachment against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen and has asked President Obama to remove him from office.  Mr. Chaffetz claims that the commissioner "failed to testify truthfully.  The statements that he made to Congress were false... (He failed) to preserve and produce up to 24,000 emails relevant to the investigation."

what eye thynk:  #1 - Oh, great, another e-mail "scandal."  That worked so well last time.  

#2 - After enduring the Benghazi Select Committee debacle, one can't help but wonder if "failed to testify truthfully" is simply Republican-speak for "He didn't say what we wanted him to say."  

#3 -  This is my favorite:  John Koskinen didn't become Commissioner until after the so-called IRS "scandal" occurred.  That would be after the period that Mr. Chaffetz' committee just finished investigating--the same period for which they raked Lois Lerner over the GOP coals but could find no wrong-doing.  

But, hey, they couldn't hang Ms. Lerner, so it makes perfect sense to go after the guy who wasn't even around when this terrible thing they can't find happened. 

Good governing, Republican style.