Peggy Noonan

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Peggy Noonan is a columnist for the Wall Street Journal and the author of eight books on American politics and culture.

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If what happened at the IRS is not stopped now—if the internal corruption within it is not broken—it will never stop, and never be broken.
A dead serious investigation is needed. The IRS has colorfully demonstrated that it cannot investigate itself. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…

A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall

online.wsj.com — "I don't know." "I don't remember." "I'm not familiar with that detail." "It's not my precise area." "I'm not familiar with that letter." These are quotes from the Internal Revenue Service officials who testified this week before the House and Senate.
This was a political operation. If it had not been, then the statistics tell us left-wing groups would have been harassed and abused.
A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall: The IRS's leaders refuse to account for the agency's corruption and abuse. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…

A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall

online.wsj.com — "I don't know." "I don't remember." "I'm not familiar with that detail." "It's not my precise area." "I'm not familiar with that letter." These are quotes from the Internal Revenue Service officials who testified this week before the House and Senate.
The purpose, obviously, was to overwhelm and intimidate—to kill the opposition, question by question, audit by audit. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…

This Is No Ordinary Scandal

online.wsj.com — Political abuse of the IRS threatens the basic integrity of our government, write
The IRS's actions constitute the use of governmental power to intrude on the privacy and shackle the political freedom of American citizens.
If the president is too partisan, too disrespecting of political adversaries, that spreads too. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…

This Is No Ordinary Scandal

online.wsj.com — Political abuse of the IRS threatens the basic integrity of our government, write
A president sets a mood, a tone. He establishes an atmosphere. If he is arrogant, arrogance spreads. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…

This Is No Ordinary Scandal

online.wsj.com — Political abuse of the IRS threatens the basic integrity of our government, write
This Is No Ordinary Scandal: Political abuse of the IRS threatens the basic integrity of our government. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…

This Is No Ordinary Scandal

online.wsj.com — Political abuse of the IRS threatens the basic integrity of our government, write
We are in the midst of the worst Washington scandal since Watergate. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…

This Is No Ordinary Scandal

online.wsj.com — Political abuse of the IRS threatens the basic integrity of our government, write
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