Nixon only talked about using the IRS that way. Of course to a liberal, a Republican talking about it is far far worse than a Democrat doing it wholesale.Nixon was also facing resistance from the solidly Democrat and statist nature of the entire bureaucracy, especially in IRS and State.
What people really need to wrap their head around is how Obama care will make the IRS an enforcement arm of Obama.
Denying 502 status to some teapartiers is nothin.
They are coming for ALL OF US.