News: Obama's Treasury Pick Is a Tax Cheat...

Hey all you libs out there who frequent this board...can you IMAGINE what would happen if a Bush or Republican nominee was in this position?

Of course you can't because that would only shine the light of hypocrisy on you.

And now Geithner's blaming TurboTaX!

Naturally, Geithner will be confirmed, and with Republican votes, because, well, he may be one of the more knowledgable and competent people Obambi would nominate.

But let's get real here. First Geithner perpetrates fraud, then he tries to weasel out of his unethical and illegal bahavior by blaming turbo tax, purposefully jeopardizing the reputation and financial well-being of a perfectly fine, upstanding company.

 

Of course we'd go after it, just as the Republicans are going after this. The only difference is that Geithner has a better reputation than Bush's most controversial appointees did.

This is 100% false. He was asked whether he used software and what software it was. He later said--here's a direct quote for you--this: "these mistakes were my responsibilities, not the software I used."

He explicitly denied that the mistake involved the software, exactly opposite of what you claim.

 

"Mistakes"? LOL. that's a good one Bo. This cheat not only didn't pay the payroll taxes, he sought and got IMF reimbursment for the taxes he didn't pay. Biden needs to sit Giethner down and explain that paying taxes patriotic.

 

Oh, gimme a break...the Republicans are absolutely dainty on this. Pelosi would be in a rage, saying we'd have to save the planet from the tax cheat.

Of course, your assessment is the PERFECT explantation for the way Alito was treated, or the votes on Roberts, by Dhimms. Bottom line, for the Dhimms, it has nothing to do with ability or competence, it's all about loathing anything related to Bush.

Ever hear the Kooks song, "Naive?" Take a listen. Really rocks.

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So, a guy who claims to have been "careless" and committed "avoidable mistakes" is going to oversee the economic recovery process, uh? Interesting.

 

Gee, I guess if your party of choice hadn't totally ********ed up this country with its complete control of the government for six of the last eight years and then gotten their asses handed to them in the last two elections, perhaps you could have a treasury secretary you could be proud of. A shame really.

 

I heard Wesley Snipes has been researching this role for years!

 

The "mistakes" line isn't the pertinent part. Karl claimed that Geithner blamed his software, when he did nothing of the sort. Sen. Grassley asked him which software he used. How else is he supposed to respond?

In all honesty, I think this is a very legitimate criticism of Geithner. Whether it's enough to disqualify him, well, I can't say. If the GOP truly believes that Obama isn't likely to pick somebody they like more than Geithner, then it's no wonder that they're not pressing him harder on the issue.

 

First of all, it's not "my party of choice." Republicans deserve what they got.

Second, the country is not "totally" f----d up. We have issues, but I'd much rather be us than, say, Mexico, or Rwanda.

Third, as for our current set of problems, there is lots of blame that can be apportioned to a lot of folks, including, I daresay, a bunch of pretty sleazy and, in the end, not too bright Democrats -- presumably from YOUR party of choice.

 

First, my apologies for the original post. It was late and I was in a snippy mood unrelated to Geithner.

Second, I would agree with you to a point. We are in a very dangerous position, however, that could have long lasting effects. I don't know, maybe making us the England of the next century. Solid country that was once the world's great power. We can only keep up our military might if we are a leading economic power and I think we can all agree that we need to get our house in order. How to do that is clearly up for debate.

Third, the Democrats are not my party of choice. I voted for my republican representative and state representative and I may very well vote republican in the next gubernatorial election. Let's see who is on the ballot. I cast my first national vote for Reagan in 1984. I haven't voted republican in 20 years, on a national level, however, because of the hard line social conservatives. That doesn't mean that I always vote democratic either. I voted Perot in 2002. I honestly don't even remember who I voted for in 1996. Gore in 2000 and Kerry in 2004.

I also agree that there is blame to go around but I'm not sure why you reserve terms like "sleazy" and "not to bright" for democrats. Given the level of control republicans have had in congress and the the administration for the last eight years, I would say they were better positioned to affect policy over the past 28 years.

 

Another tax headache for another Obama nominee

Now I know why Democrats are always so gung ho about raising taxes, they don't actually pay taxes.

 

And that ain't all...
And to think, some were worried about Bush's national guard record. Let the true CULTURE OF CORRUPTION begin.

How long has Obamy been in office?

 

Two years? No it only seems that way. Sigh, only two weeks.

 

Another quits because of tax fraud. I think it's clear now that libs what to raise taxes but they don't care too much about paying them.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28994296/

His withdrawal came just a few hours after another Obama nominee, Nancy Killefer, said she was withdrawing her nomination. Both had controversies with taxes and cited distractions over that as reasons for withdrawing.

I also like the way they consider tax fraud a "distraction". Chicago politics is alive and well in the White House. Hope and Change.

 

If Chicago politics were alive and well in the White House, then Daschle wouldn't have dropped out.

If I'm not mistaken, all of these tax frauds/mistakes/whatevers were detected by Obama's vetting team. Not by FOX News, not by Congress, not by zealous bloggers, but by Team Obama.

I honestly don't get it. Do you guys actually, sincerely believe that Daschle et al. withdrew on their own? Even the National friggin' Review says that Obama is throwing these people under the bus (i.e., that the decision was his, not theirs).

You're criticizing the Obama administration for people who aren't even in the Obama administration (save for Geithner)! Do you also criticize New York Red Bulls for "signing" George Weah?

 

We sure do take pot shots at the Red Bulls from time to time.

Bo, Bo, Bo, Bo, Bo, Bo...

...It's not the fact that a President has had trouble with appointees...

...It's the fact that it's THIS president, the Grand Poobah of post-partisan, trans-racial, no-lobbyists-in-my-administration President is experiencing this...it's the arrogance and sanctimonious triumphalism of his supporters, worshippers, and leeches, who simply can't see this guy for what, ultimately, he really is, which is in the end a pretty much dyed in the wool politician with a fairly skewed moral compass

...it's the "grand sweeping gestures" and then the mucky, dirty, slimy, messy realities...

THAT'S the problem. Tom Daschle, Tim Geithner, "we'll consider it a success if we close Gitmo by the end of our first term," a "kindler, gentler rendition," the "apologia" on al Arabiya TV...these are all just symptoms of the basically hollow and empty character that is at the heart of this administration...

 

The thing is, Barry is either...

-Naive in thinking that the rest of his party is as pure as his followers think he is, thus we're seeing more and more potential cabinet members having these "ethical dilemmas", or

-He's a dick for wagging his finger at our side of the aisle in regards to corruption.

Personally I think the former. During the beginning of the reign of Billary, the media were supportive of Bubba, but they weren't fawning over him the way they do BHO (that would be the entertainment industry). I'd say the MSM knew the Clintons bastards, but at least they were their bastards.

However, the media really is doing their best to carry Obama's message because they do believe he is the Chosen One, and there might be some truth to that in that at least he's a good enough person for them. Of course, that means he's going to chewed up and spit out by the job, his own party, and especially those out in the world that wish to do us harm, but at least he promised change...

 

Of course you're gonna stand by your savior, however, Mr. Hope and Change stood by his pick even after the discovery.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/President44/story?id=6786608&page=1 (notice this is not Fox News)

The White House today called Daschle's failure to pay more than $100,000 in back taxes a "serious mistake," but the president still "absolutely" supports his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services.

And I understand the "errors", as Daschle puts it. Sometimes you just put the decimal in the wrong place. Happens all the time.