When the IRS scandal first broke I went to the IRS web site to find out the name of the person who oversaw the tax exempt division. I was surprised to see that the position had been filled on May 8 by Joseph H. Grant. Today Mr. Grant has been fired after 8 days on the job. Pardon me if I seem a bit cynical but maybe this poor bastard was set up but on second thought his pension will reflect that promotion. The short time line is; Grant is promoted on May 8, Lois Lerner confesses on May 10 and on May 16 Grant is cut loose.
Mr. Grant's predecessor was Sarah Hall Ingram who late today was named to head the section of the IRS that will oversee the enforcement of Obamacare. Ms. Ingram oversaw the TE/GE from 2009 until 2012 and her work must have been stellar. Ingram received a $7,000 bonus in 2009, then a $34,440 bonus in 2010, $35,400 in 2011 and $26,550 last year, for a total of $103,390. Her annual salary went from $172,500 to $177,000 during the same period.
Yesterday Obama fired Steven Miller whose interim term will be up in a few weeks, but who won't be leaving right away, and who will retire in August. Today Obama fired Grant, who will retire June 3 with his pension secured, who had only held the job for 2 weeks while the person most responsible gets a promotion. If you're keeping score that's 2 artificial scapegoats and in Ingram's case, possibly the biggest PR gaff since "you didn't build that".
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