Obama cartoon, IRS is Obama's attack dog, Internal Revenue Service targets Tea Party, Patriot, conservative groups, winning elections with help from the IRS, editorial cartoon by John Pritchett

In 2013, the IRS revealed that it had selected political groups applying for tax-exempt status
for intensive scrutiny based on their names or political themes, mostly targeting conservative groups.
It's much easier winning reelection if you can use the IRS as a weapon.