Byron York: Geithner Can’t Explain His Failure to Pay Taxes

National Review Online ^ | January 19, 2009 | Byron York

[neocon1984]

Good graphic.

That’s why I like this guy running Treasury. That the Treasury Secretary cheats on his taxes should have a lot of reasonance, when the Dems raise taxes. This guy will make a great albatross for the Obama Administration. (Others to come).

Unfortunately, the Dems are not that stupid, at least when it comes to politics. They will ask him to drop out.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Back off pal - this is a fun thread not someplace to attack us. And don’t ever tell me who to vote for.

[BuffaloJack]

> Can’t Explain His Failure to Pay Taxes
Can’t or Won’t?

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Suppose he COULD explain. This would presuppose there was someone with a brain on the Dem side who gave a crap. And there isn’t. So another issue goes into the neural graveyard and we begin a brand new era of hope and change.

[sirchtruth]

Back off pal - this is a fun thread not someplace to attack us. And don’t ever tell me who to vote for.

Good, I hope you're pissed because that's what it's going to take to get conservatives to matter again!

If you vote for a rino, you're my enemy! If you don't like it, then beat me politically!

[mo]

Its the Clinton disease...narcissism...you can tell its really set in by whether or not he can summon enough chuztpah to make thru the hearings Wednesday .

[secret garden]

Don’t bother posting to me again. Your methods are far from persuasive.

[Always Independent]

I’d like to know where the IRS was when they determined that this guy was delinquent inpaying taxes he owed to the fed. How many times did they try to inform him to collect. I thought most people who owe the gov’t money get a little invitation in the mail often to pay up. I wonder if he owes any particular state taxes as well.

This smells of something more. Is he consulting with Charlie Rangel on best excuses to use?

This is just great, one guy that writes tax law and the other to be the head of the IRS both fail to pay their owed fed taxes. If the pubs are part of the culture of corruption. Then the Demons must be the party where the laws do not apply.

[astounded]

...”In the end, senators will be looking for any reason to explain why a man of Geithner’s financial sophistication...could have made such mistakes on his tax.”...

Because he is a liberal democrat, a group to whom usual US law does not apply. For best example of this rule, see: Clinton, Bill, former POTUS.

[utahagen]

Freepers, let's not be defeatist. I confess that I don't have any idea how HRC’s nomination can be derailed. However, there IS hope Geithner won't be confirmed. I believe it's clear Obama now doesn't think Geithner’s worth the trouble: speaking on Obama’s behalfthis weekend, Larry Summers announced a change in strategy for how to spend second half of the TARP money, a change that moves away from Geithner’s practice and philosophy and towards those of Geithner’s nemesis, Sheila Bair, at the FDIC. The generally wimpy Republicans already have taken action, even if their words are pro-Geithner, by delaying the Geithner hearings until after the Inauguration. Now Obama has to choose between getting Eric Holder and Timothy Geithner confirmed. Does anyone doubt that Obama will leave Geithner hanging while he (Obama) pushes for Holder? (I know, I know: Obama could push for both, and he'll pretend to do that. But politics means letting one by you once in a while for the sake of other, greater victories.) All signs are that Obama’s support for Geithner is now - not last month; NOW - anemic. Freepers, contact the senators and tell them to do make sure Geithner’s hearings are thorough, which means, slow-going. If Geither is still being questioned this Friday, a chorus will rise on the Democrat side that “the country cannot afford this delay...” and the heat will be on Geithner to withdraw.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Yo Tim...

The last sound you will hear is babump, babump...

[razorback-bert]

How did he get away with no penalties?

Oh, that right he is a special person.

[bert]

Willful disregard of the 1099 notice, willful claim for reimbursemetn of taxes owed but not paid, willful nonpayment of two years after being forced to pay two other years with penalty equals blatant evasion of the taxlaws.

If approved and sworn in he becomes representative of a government that must be toppled ASAP. It is corrupt and unfit to be called American