I cant tell if you are trying to spin or if you really are just ignorant of the facts at play.
The facts are they specifically targeted tea party groups based solely on that basis without any regard to what they wanted to accomplish. they specifically held up applications until after the elections
they apologized for doing so and confirmed that what they did was wrong. They asked for member lists, they asked for all sorts of things that have never been asked for and instead of denying it they left these groups hanging in the wind.
I got no problem with ensuring that groups play by the rules, but I do have a problem with keeping groups in limbo until after the election rather than denying them if they were wrong, or telling them to apply under the correct terms