>>On the "but this happened during the Bush years"....totally irrelevant. When someone says that, they are saying, "well, since Bush did it, the new administration can do it as well". Rubbishy, bloody rubbish. Remember, this president campaigned on a change from the corruption of the prior administration - that was a theme that resonated very deeply. And so when he winds up in the same situation, he deserves the characterization of hypocrisy.

The issue is not that 2 wrongs make a right, the issue is that if it's wrong, it's not only wrong when the other side does it. People despise politicians and politics because of the hypocrisy - or do they? Some seem to think it's business as usual in 2014. No wonder the kids aren't eager to vote.

Glad Gowdy wasn't around, makes it easier to believe he might be genuine. What a shame you have to wonder just because he's a politician.

FWIW, the IRS has already admitted targeting and has committed it won't happen again. Not sure what the digging is supposed to be about- if they're hoping to implicate Obama, seems to me that's a lost cause. As Bill has suggested, unless they move on to more pressing topics, the public will assume it's just more partisan politics.