BREAKING: The IRS (acting) commissioner has resigned at the request of Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.

[marmar]

Per my HuffPost updates on Facebook.

[gateley]

1. Yes -- Obama just gave a short statement. I don't think anybody is surprised.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. I was a bit surprised when Obama said " and I am angry"

thought his brief update was well said.
Of course, the Repub. will find something about it to criticize.

[Tx4obama]

2. This is sad. It was Douglas Shulman, not Miller, that was the head of IRS when targeting occurred.

Shulman was a Bush appointee, and left the IRS in November 2012.

Miller should not have had to resign.

[Common Sense Party]

4. It should have been the person in charge of auditing non-profits.

[onpatrol98]

6. I think it's the notion of a fresh start

I think a fresh start helps. It lets others know he's serious.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Actually, he should have been fired.

Because of this:

CBS News has confirmed that Miller was informed of the IRS's targeting policy in May 2012.
On July 25, 2012, Miller testified before a House Ways and Means Oversight subcommittee, but he did not mention the agency's heightened scrutiny for the applications of conservative groups.
After learning of the controversial IRS practice, he also wrote at least two letters to Congress explaining the process for reviewing tax-exempt status applications; in neither of those letters did he mention the targeting.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57584707/acting-irs-commissioner-steps-down-obama-announces

so he had 3 chances to stop the behavior and/or to bring it to light.

[grasswire]

3. you mean the "acting" commissioner.

Important distinction.