....when you really consider what is happening in Washington D.C. it's very apparent to even a casual observer that the Republicans are in attack mode. They see a weakness in the Obama administration and they are going exploit it the facts be damned.

Warning to the faithful - This may be too much for you to handle. Best to stay on the White Board where the biased will lead the willingly blind.

White House defends IRS handling, McConnell asserts 'culture of intimidation'

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18353594-white-house-defends-irs-handling-mcconnell-asserts-culture-of-intimidation?lite

By Michael O'Brien, Political Reporter, NBC News

President Barack Obama's team emerged on Sunday to defend his handling of revelations that the IRS had targeted conservative groups for scrutiny, as senior Republicans conceded they lacked evidence — so far — that the president directed the abuses.

So far....but they will keep digging.

Republicans appeared on the Sunday talk show circuit with hopes of sustaining their political momentum generated during this past week, one of the toughest weeks of Obama's presidency. A series of controversies — that the IRS had targeted conservative groups, new questions about the administration's response to last year's terrorist attack in Benghazi, and news that the Department of Justice seized phone records of Associated Press journalists as part of an investigation regarding national security leaks — have forced the White House onto the defensive.

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell said the IRS controversy amounted to evidence of a "culture of intimidation" by the administration. But he and Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., admitted they lacked evidence that the targeting of conservatives was ordered by the White House.

"We don't have anything to say that the president knew about this," said Camp, who chairs the House committee looking into the IRS controversy, on NBC's "Meet the Press."

McConnell also could not point to evidence of presidential involvement in the IRS's scrutinizing of conservatives, though the Kentucky senator argued that a need for more information justified emerging investigations into the controversy.

"I don't think we know what the facts are," he said, appearing separately on "Meet the Press" on Sunday. "The investigation has just begun, so I'm not going to reach a conclusion about what we may find."

But good 'ol Mitch will state categorically that this points to a culture of intimidation by the administration. He's got nothing to go on but, wait for it.....talking points.

Republicans have used the IRS controversy, along with the administration's other struggles as of late, to unify their party in Congress, and gain political traction against Obama. But their ability to sustain this momentum hinges on their ability to weave together these missteps into a more damning, overarching story about the administration.

And there you have it. The Grand Plan against President Obama. Looks like an amended revival to Mitch's statement after Obama was elected the first time around where he stated that the Number One priority was to deny Obama a second term. That was THE Number One priority of the Republican Party at a time when the country's economy was imploding. And now? When millions are still out of work and a wealth disparity that threatens almost half of the national population the number one priority of the Republican Party is to gain political traction against President Obama. It's almost personal in nature.

But the White House has begun to push back. A top White House adviser, Dan Pfeiffer, emerged on Sunday to assert that the administration had handled the IRS fiasco properly.

"There is no question that Republicans are trying to make political hay here," Pfeiffer said on "Meet the Press" of the IRS controversy.

Pfeiffer sought to undercut Republicans' criticism by asserting that Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., a top GOP critic of the administration who is in charge of White House oversight, was actually aware of an inspector general's investigation into the IRS abuses as early as last fall. To that end, Pfeiffer argued that even if the president were aware of the investigation of the IRS at an earlier point, it would have been inappropriate to become involved with or interfere with the inquiry.

There's that name again, Issa, the bottom feeder. He knew about the IRS abuses but didn't say anything about it? But now he and a chorus of the Oh-So-Noble are pointing accusing fingers at the President stating he is responsible for the culture of intimidation? Please!

Pfeiffer also sought to push back on Republican criticism of the administration's response to last year's terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans dead, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens. The White House aide argued that Republicans had essentially circulated "doctored" versions of emails — original copies of which the administration released this week — that they had known about for months in order to ding the administration. Pfeiffer said the ploy was a sign that Republicans were "getting desperate."

Doctoring released e-mails from the White House means nothing to the faithful who know the TRUTH. It's just a means to an end is all. No lies here, move along.

McConnell said he thought it was clear that the administration had "made up a tale" about Benghazi last fall, so close to the presidential election, because admitting to having presided over a terrorist attack would have been politically inconvenient for Obama.

"The talking points clearly were not accurate, and I think getting to the bottom of that is an important investigation," he said.

News Flash to the Minority Leader - so is taking care of the immense problems we face in this nation sir. The Wall St. bubble is about to burst and there is nothing behind it. This will put us back decades. Meanwhile your Number One Priority is still to oppose President Obama.

The Faithful seem utterly blind here while they accuse others of drinking the Kool Aid. Pathetic!