TAX NOTES: The IRS Is In Big Trouble.

UPDATE: Mickey Kaus: NYT Story Not-So-Exculpatory: “Maybe I’m missing something, but how does this squelch the scandal? An IRS ‘manager’ told the lower level agents to give extra scrutiny to Tea Party groups. What more do you need? Smoking gun, hiding in plain sight. Who was this manager person, and did someone higher up direct him to give that “directive”? The NYT‘s piece’ proceeds to mostly ignore these questions. But wherever the chain of command stops–-that’s where you can look for politicization, no?” A fish rots from the head.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Irony Alert: Scandals Revive Tea Party, Threaten ObamaCare.