Updated: Daschle Withdraws; Didn't these guys have to fill out an application?

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by saden1

Tim Geithner failed to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes (he paid his income tax) and when he was told by the Obama people that he owed 25K he paid it with interest on top of it. I don't see how he ripped off the IRS, he paid them with fines on top of it. Even Mark Rich didn't ripoff the IRS. Wesley Snipes thought he could ripoff the IRS. You really can't ripoff the IRS.

Thats true for 2001 and 2002. He was also audited for 2003 and 2004 and failed to disclose other income for those years. He has a history of failing to pay taxes and now he is going to run the IRS.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Sorry but I do not buy any of that and feel he is lying and yes, by not paying his taxes he was ripping off the IRS.

Why would he lie about it? He was paying his other taxes. I can see a completely reasonable situation where this could happen. I just don't think he was out to avade taxes. He made a dumb mistake. The kind that would preclude me from hiring him simply based on demonstrated idiocy but nefarious it was not. My biggest problem is that once this was found Obama should have dropped him. If he really is about change he should have dropped him before it was even news. Forget politics. How about getting people who are competent? Bush got railed (rightfully so) for having a incompetent boob in charge when Katrina came around. Well now we are faced with an economic Katrina and we have a guy in charge of the Treasurery (and IRS) who screwed up his taxes royally and his excuse was "Gee man I didn't really pay any attention." Color me just as unimpressed by him as I am aboiut Brown.

[saden1]

Is there a perfect job candidate out there? Are you a perfect candidate for a job you've applied for? If you were employer would you wait for the perfect job candidate?

Tim Geithner was a harmless failure that can be overlooked. Daschle's failure to pay taxes was a blatant and loathsome.

Daschle recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest. The amended returns reflect additional income for consulting work, the use of a car service and reduced deductions for charitable contributions.

[dmek25]

oh, i agree. pork is pork. but i wish the knew the last time ANY bill was passed without any pork. probably never

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by dmek25

oh, i agree. pork is pork. but i wish the knew the last time ANY bill was passed without any pork. probably never

That isn't change, just more of the same old same old.

[SmootSmack]

Daschle Withdraws Nomination

The Note: Daschle Done: Big Blow to Obama

[SmootSmack]

More withdraw

Political Punch: Another Tax Problem for Obama Nominee

[KLHJ2]

Darn, now what do we bash the Dems about?!

[12thMan]

I'm really bothered by all of this quite frankly. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

I'm just glad he stepped down. I hate to say, but I think we're about to see more public officials, not cabinet per se, who have "fudged" their taxes. The spotlight is on this administration like no other. But deservedly so.

I think the President should make some kind of statement accounting for his choices in these two (three) instances. Even if he's not entirely at fault or was in the dark.

I bet everyone's scrambling like crazy right now at the White House making sure another shoe doesn't drop. I will see it's good to get this out of the way right now.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

I'm really bothered by all of this quite frankly. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

I'm just glad he stepped down. I hate to say, but I think we're about to see more public officials, not cabinet per se, who have "fudged" their taxes. The spotlight is on this administration like no other. But deservedly so.

I think the President should make some kind of statement accounting for his choices in these two (three) instances. Even if he's not entirely at fault or was in the dark.

I bet everyone's scrambling like crazy right now at the White House making sure another shoe doesn't drop. I will see it's good to get this out of the way right now.

I personaly do not have a problem when Obama or another President chooses someone then we find out they had an issue hidden. Its what they do when they find out these things that concerns me. I always wondered why Dem's thought it was OK to over tax the rich because most of them are also rich and now I know. They just cheat on their taxes.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I personaly do not have a problem when Obama or another President chooses someone then we find out they had an issue hidden. Its what they do when they find out these things that concerns me. I always wondered why Dem's thought it was OK to over tax the rich because most of them are also rich and now I know. They just cheat on their taxes.

Neither do I, usually. But when was the last time we saw an incoming administration with such high expectations? And when was the last time we combed through each cabinet selection with a fine tooth comb? Not in my lifetime, that's for sure.

No, I'm not suggesting that the President is responsible for these folks' actions, but I do think his theme has taken somewhat of a hit.

As far as Dems taxing the rich and cheating on their taxes? Yeah, I'm sure this is true across the board.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Neither do I, usually. But when was the last time we saw an incoming administration with such high expectations? And when was the last time we combed through each cabinet selection with a fine tooth comb? Not in my lifetime, that's for sure.

No, I'm not suggesting that the President is responsible for these folks' actions, but I do think his theme has taken somewhat of a hit.

As far as Dems taxing the rich and cheating on their taxes? Yeah, I'm sure this is true across the board.

Does anyone know how these issues have been discovered? 12th as far as I know all cabinet members are combed through pretty good I think he has just had bad luck with his last few choices. There's no way for president to know this info unless the person comes clean before they are picked.

[Miller101]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I personaly do not have a problem when Obama or another President chooses someone then we find out they had an issue hidden. Its what they do when they find out these things that concerns me. I always wondered why Dem's thought it was OK to over tax the rich because most of them are also rich and now I know. They just cheat on their taxes.

Overtax the rich? They should pay more taxes. They make more! Let them pay up!

[saden1]

If you're going to pedal transparency, good character and judgment you better make sure you're people are clean. I am glad that Obama is dumping these people, except for Timy G they're all retarded.

Did Nancy Killefer really think she could apply for a job that promised to make the government "more effective, more efficient, and more transparent" and no one would find out she has a 1 million dollar lien against her? What a f*cking moron!

[Trample the Elderly]

Originally Posted by saden1

If you're going to pedal transparency, good character and judgment you better make sure you're people are clean. I am glad that Obama is dumping these people, except for Timy G they're all retarded.

Did Nancy Killefer really think she could apply for a job that promised to make the government "more effective, more efficient, and more transparent" and no one would find out she has a 1 million dollar lien against her? What a f*cking moron!