During a town hall meeting, Obama tried to tap into the frustration most American feel toward the inaction in Washington. So, he told the audience:

Gary L. Bauer

17 hrs · 

During a town hall meeting, Obama tried to tap into the frustration most American feel toward the inaction in Washington. So, he told the audience:

"Sometimes the news that's coming on, these are just Washington fights. They are fabricated issues, they are phony scandals that are generated. It's all geared towards the next election, or ginning up a base. It's not on the level. And that must feel frustrating, and it makes people cynical and it makes people turned off from the idea that anything can get done."

Phony scandals? There are only two scandals in the news right now -- the VA scandal and the IRS scandal. Which one of these scandals does Obama think is phony: Dead vets or IRS harassment of conservatives?

Obama's lies are losing their power. The American people do not think these are "phony scandals."

More than two-thirds of Americans are "closely following" the VA scandal and 63% disapprove of the way Obama is handling it. As we reported Wednesday, 76% of voters (including nearly two-thirds of Democrats) believe that Lois Lerner's emails were deliberately destroyed to cover-up potential wrongdoing, and 74% of voters believe that Congress should continue investigating the IRS "until someone is held accountable."

Even former Clinton White House Counsel Lanny Davis thinks it is time for a special prosecutor.

There is a growing crisis of confidence in this administration. But by dismissing as "phony" the very real concerns of the American people, Obama is only fueling their frustration.

By the way, Johnnie Walters passed away this week. Most folks probably have no idea who he was. But the Washington Post ran his obituary today and reminded readers that Mr. Walters served as IRS commissioner from 1971 to 1973. During that time, he steadfastly refused to target Richard Nixon's enemies, in spite of intense pressure from the Nixon White House.

Last year, Johnnie Walters said, "I'm distressed at what's happening and particularly with the IRS. IRS must be run nonpolitical. Our tax system otherwise will fail…"