Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Obama picks restructuring expert to take over IRS
Yahoo News ^ | 08/01/2013 | Nedra Pickler and Stephen Ohlemacher

Posted on 08/01/2013 2:23:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has chosen a retired corporate and government official with experience managing numerous organizations in crisis to take over an Internal Revenue Service under fire for targeting political groups.

Obama said his nominee for commissioner of the tax agency, John Koskinen, "is an expert at turning around institutions in need of reform."

"With decades of experience, in both the private and public sectors, John knows how to lead in difficult times, whether that means ensuring new management or implementing new checks and balances," Obama said in a statement. "Every part of our government must operate with absolute integrity and that is especially true for the IRS. I am confident that John will do whatever it takes to restore the public's trust in the agency."

Koskinen came in to overhaul mortgage buyer Freddie Mac after its near collapse in the financial crisis at the end of the George W. Bush administration. The 74-year-old also helped restructure the assets of the largest failed life insurance company in U.S. history, Mutual Benefit Life, and reorganize the Penn Central Transportation Company after it became the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.

His government experience includes handling preparation for the Year 2000 challenge for President Bill Clinton and helping restore the District of Columbia to financial stability after years of mismanagement as city administrator from 2000-2003.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: benghazi; dncrico; electionfraud; fastandfurious; impeachnow; irs; irsrico; irsscandal; irsscandals; johnkoskinen; obamarico; restructure

1 posted on 08/01/2013 2:23:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

Funny how the IRS worked perfectly well for decades prior to 2009........


2 posted on 08/01/2013 2:27:09 PM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

John Koskinen must have the master key to all of the shredding machines.


3 posted on 08/01/2013 2:34:16 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (K I L L T H E B I L L !!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger

I dunno....when did the IRS become a union shop?


4 posted on 08/01/2013 2:35:28 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (K I L L T H E B I L L !!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

74 yrs old. Who says there’s no jobs for old people?

I had his brother as a college engineering prof....


5 posted on 08/01/2013 2:36:05 PM PDT by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind
And how far in arrears on his *own* taxes is *this* one?
6 posted on 08/01/2013 2:36:34 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (If Obama Had A City It Would Look Like Detroit.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

I am sure he will start by firing those who were responsible for targeting conservatives, right?

No? Then he will suspend them without pay, right?

No? He will try to slow down their promotions, right?

No?


7 posted on 08/01/2013 2:44:00 PM PDT by NEMDF
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

After the perps are all arrested and sent to prison they can restructure.


8 posted on 08/01/2013 2:46:07 PM PDT by GeronL
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

That’s like saying you’re going to have contractors come in to re-model your house while it’s being investigated as a crime scene.


9 posted on 08/01/2013 2:46:14 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: NEMDF

He was Deputy Mayor of Wash DC.
Form your own conclusions.....


10 posted on 08/01/2013 2:46:44 PM PDT by nascarnation (Baraq's economic policy: trickle up poverty)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: tacticalogic

74 year-old????? Aren’t there any more vital, younger professionals who could do this? This fellow could stroke out at any moment...and probably will at some opportune moment during testimony in front of investigators.


11 posted on 08/01/2013 2:48:40 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

It needs to be shut down permanently. Evil is rampant in that organization.


12 posted on 08/01/2013 2:49:34 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Goodbye America. Glad the majority of my years were spent during the good days.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: hal ogen
This fellow could stroke out at any moment...and probably will at some opportune moment during testimony in front of investigators.

They're probably counting on it. At the very least, they can plausibly make him "unavailable due to a medical emergency" whenever they need to, and explain away convenient memory lapses.

13 posted on 08/01/2013 2:54:00 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind
"Obama said his nominee for commissioner of the tax agency, John Koskinen, "is an expert at turning around institutions in need of reform."

But Baraq, you said it was a 'phony scandal'. Why do you need a reformer, then?

14 posted on 08/01/2013 2:55:10 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Army dad. And damned proud.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind
A great opportunity to just get rid of the IRS.

It's been needing to happen since 1934.

The added benefit of doing that is Obamacare goes away, because there is no enforcement.

Since nobody in Congress wants to attack the thing or funding of the thing, doing away with the enforcement mechanism seems like an excellent idea to me.

15 posted on 08/01/2013 3:41:35 PM PDT by elkfersupper
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

Yeah. That’s the ticket. Reform them. I have no idea how they got so corrupt./sarc


16 posted on 08/01/2013 6:43:15 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger
Funny how the IRS worked perfectly well for decades prior to 2009.......

No, it didn't. It's always been rife with corruption and egotistical bureaucrats willing to steal more of your money.

17 posted on 08/01/2013 6:59:35 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Don't think for a minute that this excuse for a President has America's best interest in mind.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: nascarnation

One heartbeat away from taking Marion Barry’s place. This is too good.


18 posted on 08/01/2013 7:08:21 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind
Must be getting mighty hot in Obama's kitchen.


19 posted on 08/01/2013 9:42:57 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson