Get Ready for Obamagate!

[Xiahou]

(1) None of these groups actually needed permission to assume 501(c)4 status; their request of status from the IRS was voluntary and "on them."

Why are you so quick to drink the kool-aid? These are the latest librul talking points, but they don't pass muster.
Tell me, how many 501(c)4 groups claim that status without first seeking IRS review? Do you think the IRS would "review" this status when they filed their taxes and take punitive action if they disagreed with the status? Would it make sense for any organization to risk IRS prosecution instead of seeking IRS approval in advance?

I know the left wants this to go away, and maybe it will, but they need to do better than this.

All of these political groups could have had their tax-exempt status without any problem by filing for 527 status. The only reason to file for 501(c)4 was to prevent disclosure of their donors.

Sort of like Move-on.org? There's scads of 501(c)4s that fall on both the liberal and conservative sides of the issues. Why were only conservative ones singled out for additional scrutiny?

I love the "blame the victim" approach that's being employed here. Classy.
I know the left wants this to go away, and maybe it will, but they need to do better than this.