Politicians are always being asked for "full disclosure" and potential conflicts of interest.

So, before I even begin this commentary, I want to admit I, too, have had problems with the IRS, through no fault of my own, and have been forced to accept a monthly payment plan, which should be complete in about ten years or Judgement Day, whichever comes first.

Having recently concluded my own negotiations with the IRS and receiving my share of threatening letters, it’s hard for me to believe that Bill Clinton and Congress ever put a muzzle on that junkyard dog. In my case, their bark was every bit as bad as their bite.

Only when they came to the conclusion that they could not squeeze blood out of this lowly turnip did they give me a moment’s peace.

Still, the American people believe the IRS became a "kinder, gentler" confiscation tool after a parade of tax victims walked the Congressional aisle and confessed the sins of their inquisitors. IRS figures indicate that enforcement actions have dropped 90 percent since the 1999 Washington hearings.

Was this merely window dressing? The eye of the hurricane? A taxman’s holiday?

Could be.

A recent issue of the American Sentinel newsletter indicates a leaner, meaner IRS is looming directly over the tax horizon. Like a bad penny, the retooled reven-ooers may be planning round two of looting and ravaging the American taxpayer.

The Clinton bunch has rearmed the IRS, adding over 600 extra auditors and nearly three thousand new enforcement employees, while pouring millions of dollars into modernizing IRS collection operations.

Thousands of additional IRS personnel have undergone a retraining process to teach them how to aggressively refer tax cases to the agency’s Criminal Investigative Division. The main targets will be small businesses and private citizens owning domestic and foreign trusts.

If you think the "tax watchdog" has been tamed, guess again. Soon, the IRS will be back, badder than ever, wanting more and more of your hard-earned dollars.

After all, somebody has to pay for Christie Brinkley’s champagne and caviar at those posh White House receptions. And you can’t imagine the cost of Monica’s dry cleaning bills.

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