The IRS Scandal, Day 17

• American Spectator:  Ben Stein on the IRS Scandal
• American Thinker:  Cincinnati IRS Office Has a History of Aggressive Scrutiny
• American Thinker:  Dear IRS: Concerning the Content of My Prayers
• American Thinker:  Lying to Congress -- the IRS vs. BP
• Center for Public Integrity:  Conservative Nonprofit Seeks to Oust IRS Official
• Cincinnati Enquirer:  IRS Tweaked but Didn't Transform Cincinnati Office
• Cincinnati Enquirer:  Rob Portman Demands Answers in IRS Targeting
• Daily Caller:  Lois Lerner Takes Five
• Forbes:  Creation Science Hall of Fame Granted 501(c)(3) Status
• Fox News:  Pat Buchanan: IRS Is a "Rogue Agency'
• The Hill:  GOP: Energy High on IRS
• The Hill:  Republican Lawmakers Hear Complaints About Wider Abuses from IRS
• Late Night Laughs:
• Jay Leno:  “This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Watergate hearings. For those of you too young to remember, back then the administration had an enemies list. They were spying on reporters, and they used the IRS to harass groups they didn’t like. Thank God those days are gone forever.”
• Jay Leno:  “This week will mark the 37th time House Republicans have tried to repeal Obamacare. If Republicans really wanted to do away with Obamacare, they should just endorse it as a conservative non-profit and let the IRS take it down.”
• Jay Leno:   "White House officials insist that President Obama knew nothing about the IRS scandal until we all heard about it in the news last week. They said because there was an investigation under way, it would have been inappropriate to tell him. And besides, he was too busy not knowing anything about Benghazi."
• Seth Meyers:  “President Obama this week denied that he knew about the inspector general’s report detailing the IRS’s increased scrutiny of conservative groups. So nothing to worry about, America, there’s just a bunch of stuff happening that the president doesn’t know about.”
• Conan O'Brien:  "President Obama is in a lot of hot water lately. Despite the scandals, 53 percent of Americans say they approve of the job he's doing. The other 47 percent are being audited."
• Conan O'Brien:  "A new report just came out. It says someone close to the president knew about the IRS scandal and kept his mouth shut. In other words, we can rule out Joe Biden."
• Amy Poehler:  "Really, Tea Party? Really? You're surprised that you're targeted by the IRS? You named yourself after a group of people who proudly and historically violated tax laws! Look, if I had a vanity license plate that said 'Weed 420,' I might expect to get pulled over now and then."
• North Coast Times Standard:  The IRS: A Political Tool Since the Start
• Philadelphia Inquirer:  Lawmakers Take Audit of IRS Leadership
• Rush Limbaugh:  The IRS Suppressed the Romney Vote
• Real Clear Politics:  The IRS Had the Right Idea
• Washington Times:  The Real Source of Blame for the IRS Scandal
• WizBang:  New York Times: IRS Scandal Ignored Because of Rush Limbaugh

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• IRS Admits to Targeting Conservative Groups in 2012 Election (May 10, 2013)
• WaPo and WSJ Agree: IRS Targeting of Conservatives Is Appalling (May 11, 2013)
• Schmalbeck on the IRS 'Targeting' of Conservative Groups (May 12, 2013)
• The Deepening IRS Scandal (May 13, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 5 (May 14, 2013)
• Jon Stewart and Vic Fleischer on the IRS Scandal (May 14, 2013)
• Inspector General: Ineffective IRS Management Allowed Agents to Target Conservative Groups (May 14, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 6 (May 15, 2013)
• Ellen Aprill, The TIGTA Report on the IRS Scandal: Questions About the IRS and About the Report (May 15, 2013)
• Phillip Hackney, The TIGTA Report on the IRS Scandal: Be on the Lookout for False Partisan Witchunts (May 15, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 7 (May 16, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 8 (May 17, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 9 (May 18, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 10 (May 19, 2013)
• SNL on the IRS Scandal (May 19, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 11 (May 20, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal: Really?! (May 20, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 12 (May 21, 2013)
• Steven Colbert on the IRS Scandal (May 21, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 13 (May 22, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 14 (May 23, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 15 (May 24, 2013)
• Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert on the IRS Scandal (May 24, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 16 (May 25, 2013)
• Jason Jones on the IRS Scandal (May 25, 2013)