It seems like those ‘blockbuster’ White House emails about the Benghazi talking points were doctored.

Two very different responses from TPM Readers on the unfolding IRS story and my post on the politics of it earlier this afternoon, each worth a read. First, from TPM Reader BF …

Yes, the politics of the IRS scandal are just awful. And yet, it would be a terrible mistake if Obama were to respond to this as a political scandal. So far he’s saying the right things, more or less. But at this point, he has to win the outrage battle. He has to demonstrate he’s more angry about this than are the GOP.

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Attorney General Holder just said he’s asked the FBI to begin an investigation into the IRS targeting scandal. We’re getting the exact language now.