ANOTHER ANTI-TEA-PARTY TALKING POINT DIES: IRS: Threats of violence are overblown:

The country’s chief tax collector pushed back Monday against assertions that working for the Internal Revenue Service has become more dangerous as a result of growing anti-government sentiment and the recent passage of President Obama’s health care plan.

“No, the risk has not increased,” IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman said. “There has been a lot of stuff in the press about increased threats, which is actually inaccurate.”

Accuracy hasn’t been their strong suit on this subject.