Posted on May 13, 2013

Rand Paul: Obama's Reaction To IRS Investigation Was "Faux Outrage"

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) says President Obama's is displaying "faux outrage" to the IRS scandal, much like his reaction to Benghazi. Paul also says Obama is "drunk on power."



SEN. RAND PAUL (R-KY): Tomorrow morning I'll introduce a resolution that says why don't we fire the IRS agents that abused their power to target people for their political activities? The president says he's going to do something if they are guilty. Well, it sounds like there has already been an investigation and no one has been fired.



I'm afraid he's going to do about as much as he did after Benghazi. The people who made decisions not to provide security were transferred temporarily and they still work for the State Department. No one was fired. So it's a bit of faux outrage and I wonder what is the president is going to do. We are going to demand tomorrow in a Senate resolution that says to the president, 'Mr. President, if someone did this for political reasons, targeted groups, they should be fired.'



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RAND PAUL: When I think of this thing I think of what Lincoln said. He said, 'nearly any man can be tested and maybe meet up to adversity, but if you really want to test a man, give him power.' I think in that sense the president is failing that test of power because he has extraordinary power and he's supposed to be able to be wise enough to restrain himself but he's using the power of government to investigate his enemies.



He's tapping the phones of the press. And it turns out last year he signed legislation that allows him to detain an American without a trial and send them to Guantanamo Bay. This sounds like a president somewhat drunk on power, not cautious about how he uses the power. (Hannity, May 13, 2013)