Marshall and Klein have portrayed all the scandals as faux scandals. Ezra Klein notoriously predicted -- wishcast, actually -- last week that the wheels were coming off the scandal wagon and that everyone would see how silly all of this is.

But today, they sing a different tune:

John McCormack
@McCormackJohn

Josh Marshall (10:15a.m.): Lerner Must Go http://
talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/05/she_has_to_go.php
… Ezra
Klein (9:45a.m.): Heads should roll at IRS http://www.
washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/22/yes-heads-should-roll-at-the-irs/
…
10:40 AM - 22 May 2013
Yes, heads should roll at the IRS

It's hard to fire civil servants. But that doesn't mean it can't, or shouldn't, be done.
Washington Post @washingtonpost

Both of those tweets argue that Lerner should be fired.

I imagine they're arguing for this because Obama has already decided to fire her.

Thus, they put out a Possible Solution Which Will Completely Solve This Whole Scandal-Business, Obama implements this Solution, and then there's no more scandal!

What I glean from this is that the previous White House position -- nothing more needs be done, this is all a "partisan fishing expedition" -- is now inoperative, and a new defense -- fire Lois Lerner and then claim that nothing more needs be done, this is all now just a partisan fishing expedition, again -- is now in effect.

Lerner needs to be in jail.

Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #2

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Lerner needs to be in jail.

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