A good point and I'd forgotten about that allegation; thanks. My thoughts: My memory is that the IRS was legitimately investigating illegal campaign finance, w

A good point and I'd forgotten about that allegation; thanks. My thoughts: My memory is that the IRS was legitimately investigating illegal campaign finance, which happened to be among some Republican groups. GOP members of Congress used their power to shut down a legitimate law-enforcement investigation. (Note that the GOP has a history of this: They also have effectively disabled the Federal Election Commission by appointing members who veto almost every enforcement action against Republicans.) If my memory is accurate, it's further abuse of state power for the party's interests. As a result, the U.S. has no campaign finance enforcement AFAIK. The IRS won't get near it, fearing Congressional Republicans, and the FEC has been hobbled. Finally, even if my memory is false, it doesn't match up to the GOP pattern of behavior.