The politicization of the Internal Revenue Service is the worst kind of scandal for a president. The accusation is so simple you can tweet it, but to defend it you need a lawyer. And it comes with the post of IRS Commissioner vacant, leaving an unpopular federal agency less able to handle a widening crisis. [...]
A political consultant, writer and family man, Jason Stanford writes columns for MSNBC and the Austin American-Statesman and is nationally syndicated by Cagle Cartoons. He's also a political analyst for KTBC and coauthored "Adios Mofo: Why Rick Perry will make America miss George W. Bush."







