{"id":202,"date":"2013-05-19T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highplainsblogger.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/19\/jindal-shoots-first-may-ask-questions-later"},"modified":"2013-05-19T18:26:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-19T18:26:00","slug":"jindal-shoots-first-may-ask-questions-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=202","title":{"rendered":"Jindal shoots first \u2026 may ask questions later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is so sure of himself these days that he believes those responsible for the Internal Revenue Service scandal should go to prison.<\/p>\n<p>Never mind a couple of key facts. One is that we don\u2019t even know yet at which level the IRS matter emanated, let alone who did it. Two, we don\u2019t even have all the facts.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2013\/05\/bobby-jindal-irs-91577.html?hp=f2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2013\/05\/bobby-jindal-irs-91577.html?hp=f2\">http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2013\/05\/bobby-jindal-irs-91577.html?hp=f2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jindal is considered a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, so he\u2019s going to get his licks in while he can. Sure, there\u2019s plenty to hit.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS matter involves the behavior of the taxing agency regarding conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status under federal law. It\u2019s been revealed that the agency got pretty tough with conservative groups seeking such status, kind of like what happened to liberal groups seeking the status during the Bush administration.<\/p>\n<p>The current stink has brought about a couple of forced resignations, as well as a pledge from President Obama to work with Congress to fix the problem. That\u2019s not good enough for some key GOP leaders, who want to see folks tried, convicted and imprisoned.<\/p>\n<p>Jindal seems to want to get right to the imprisonment part, which is what suggested to a group of political activists recently.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m aware, along with the rest of the nation, that this story is an important one. I don\u2019t like the notion of The Taxman dropping the hammer unfairly on a group based on that organization\u2019s political leanings.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t we just hold off on the jail talk until we get some more facts sorted out? <\/p>\n<p>Who did it? Who ordered it? When did the authorities know and what did they do when they learned about it? Was there a cover-up? <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m all ears regarding those key questions.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is so sure of himself these days that he believes those responsible for the Internal Revenue Service scandal should go to prison. Never mind a couple of key facts. One is that we don\u2019t even know yet at which level the IRS matter emanated, let alone who did it. 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