meat to take home to their tea party base over the recess, republicans are trying to freshen up their favorite faux scandals and conspiracy theories. joining me now to discuss the goings on on capitol hill "washington post" opinion writer dana mill banks. i do want to read the response from lois learner's attorney to the pursuit of criminal charges against her. the attorney writes the timing of today's vote is odd. we have not heard from the house ways and means committee, nor has the committee previously issued a report of its findings. this is just another attempt by republicans to vilify miss learner for political gain. talk about that, dana. it does seem like they have zeroed on lois learner, she is going to be the face of their irs witch hunt and not the white house. >> right. so this was a classic case the ways and means hearing which i was at this morning, first of all, they are saying explicitly they think the person responsible for this wrong doing was lois learner, not part of a culture of corruption in the white house but, in fact, a career employee at the irs. so leaving aside that means