CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: You know, Obama ran as a man who would not only change Washington but change the essence of politics itself in America as a kind of Olympian historic figure. He can't even run the bureaucracy, that's what we're seeing. There's arrogance here, of course, but there is incompetence of the highest order. You know, it's not surprisi

LAURA INGRAHAM: It kind of pains me to say this, but I think people are kind of treading lightly on what's going on here with Marco Rubio because they had all kinds of hopes in Marco Rubio. We put all our hopes in a person, instead of in principles. And i think conservatives get in a lot of trouble when they do that. We're not supposed to be a move

SEN. RAND PAUL (R-KY): I think there was a cover-up or a misdirection campaign by the president and his people. I'm still unsure why they were trying to do it -- did they think anybody was going to believe this had nothing to do with terrorism? But I guess the thing that troubles me is when Hillary Clinton came before our committee, she said she ha

CHUCK TODD: "It is important to note that this [Ben] Rhodes e-mail which talks about all sorts of issues regarding the talking points, via a government source, is in itself a selective leak just as the earlier portrayal of the e-mail chain was a selective leak. This only puts pressure on the White House to release all of these e-mails. You can't st

TED OLSON: "In this country, it’s fundamental to our Constitution, to our society, and to our government that we be able to criticize our government. For the government then to send its tax agencies after organizations or people that are critical of government is very, very scary."

CHARLIE ROSE: You have seen lots of second terms. This one came in on a big political victory, wanting to do things. And you have this picture, one, of intrusive government and yet a president who seems like a bystander in his own government. BOB SCHIEFFER: People were talking in Washington about -- some people were saying, "Are we back to the N

MICHAEL GOODWIN: He's never built the bridges of personal relationships. Whether it's good or bad, that is how the world works, you know? And so when you don't build those friendships when you have the opportunity, now when you need them, nobody trusts you, nobody believes in you. And there's nobody trying to help him because he's never played ball

MARTHA MCCALLUM, Fox News: Are these criminal offenses at the IRS, as you see them? SEN. MARCO RUBIO: They are. Well they are criminal offenses under existing law for supervisors, not for the ground-level employees. I have, actually, a bill that makes it a criminal offense for them as well. Let’s understand what we’re talking about here. Weâ

WOLF BLITZER: So when the president said he only heard about the IRS scandal when he heard about it from the news media, the White House Counsel was told about the Inspector General's report? DAN PFEIFFER, OBAMA SENIOR ADVISER: There are dozens and dozens Inspector General reports happening at a time. We didn't have any details about what actual

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) to Congress: "It's a sad commentary that Republicans are so dead set on embarrassing the President that they would actually lie to a news organization about the contents of an email and let that news organization report their lies as facts."

Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he is preparing for another run, hasn't pulled trigger yet. TAPPER: Are you planning on running for president again? SANTORUM: I'm planning on doing everything consistent with putting yourself in a position to make a decision that is a viable decision. TAPPER: So preparing bu

Colbert Report: Congresswoman Gwen Moore talks about growing up on welfare, getting to know Scott Walker and posing on an imaginary Harley.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: "I make no apologies and I don't think the American people would expect me as commander-in-chief not to be concerned about information that might compromise their missions or might get them killed. And the flip side of it is, we also live in a democracy where a free press, free expression and the open flow of information helps hold

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX): "If the AP story has taught anything it should be, to the media, that when there is a tyrannical despot, the media will be one of the early victims - you will be used as helpful savants for awhile, and then when you're no longer needed, you will be pressured and put out of business as well."

"My main concern is fixing a problem, and we began that process yesterday by asking and accepting the resignation of the acting director there," President Obama said about the IRS probe. "I can assure you that I certainly did not know anything about the IG report before the IG report had been leaked through the press," Obama said.

A lot of questions are being raised as a result of these revelations and, as Speaker Boehner said at a press conference today, "This House will stop at nothing to get to the American people the answers and the accountability that they expect."

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld discusses the troubles facing the Obama administration on "CBS This Morning." RUMSFELD: They're in crisis mode. There's no question about that. And they're still in a mode -- if you're a Navy pilot, and you're lost, the first thing you know is, you climb, get some altitude, take a deep breath, conserve an

Daily Show: Donald Rumsfeld accuses the Obama administration of promoting a self-serving narrative to fit its Middle East agenda. Stewart says Cheney can not call Obama the "l-word."

NBC’s Peter Alexander reports on the White House’s release of emails on Benghazi talking points. (Hardball)

Inside the Benghazi e-mail document release.

Sam Stein, Huffington Post White House Correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about the steps outlined by President Obama for dealing with the IRS scandal, including securing the resignation of the acting commissioner, and whether the IRS is irreparably damaged by revelations of political targeting. (msnbc.com)

Scandal surrounds the Obama Administration on all fronts.