More on the IRS Scandal

You remember we told you the IRS people hassling tea party and patriot groups seeking tax-exempt status are said to have reported to the agency's chief counsel, political appointee William Wilkins? And we wrote further that investigators would be looking for evidence he was in touch with the White House?

Here is that evidence. The Daily Caller reports that Wilkins met with the President two days before he issued the

“Additional comments on the draft guidance” for approving or denying tea party tax-exempt applications.

If that wasn't enough, the next day (the day after Wilkins met with Obama) Wilkins' boss at the time, former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman visited the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The EOB is where many so-called White House employees actually have offices or hold meetings.

Taken together, do these constitute a smoking gun? Basic rule of thumb: If it quacks and waddles, it is likely a duck. Hat tip to the Drudge Report for the link.