Freedom Caucus Demands Impeachment Of IRS Commisioner

Apparently there just is no controlling the Freedom Caucus in the House. They are trying to force Paul Ryan’s hand by getting him to set a date to vote to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Republican House leaders have no interest in impeaching Koskinen, perhaps because they have some political antennae that tells them historic impeachment proceedings over a minor management issue are probably not the best optics when you can’t get a budget passed, don’t display any interest in tackling the actual problems the country faces, and have Merrick Garland still waiting for a hearing over in the Senate to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. But the Freedom Caucus will have their way. If Ryan does not schedule a vote, they will file a “privileged resolution” that will bypass Ryan and bring it to the floor for a vote. Of course, the vote will not succeed so it will all come to nothing. But, for some reason, this waste of time will make the Freedom Caucus happy – well, maybe not happy; how about less grumpy.