Posted on 02/03/2009 9:38:42 AM PST by kellynla
President Obama’s promise to set a new ethical standard in politics took another knock today when his budget enforcer was forced to withdraw amid revelations that she did not pay her taxes on time.
Nancy Killefer, a director of the McKinsey management consultancy firm whose brief was to cut waste and improve government efficiency, is the third member of the White House team to encounter trouble over her personal finances. Reports said that she failed for over a a year and a half to pay employment taxes on her domestic help.
Ms Killefer’s decision to withdraw her nomination follows similar controversies with Tim Geithner and Tom Daschle over their failure to pay back taxes.
Mr Geithner was confirmed as Treasury Secretary only after he apologised for his belated payment of tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes which he owed from his time working for the International Monetary Fund.
Mr Daschle's prospects of receiving Senate confirmation for the position as Health Secretary are hanging in the balance after he admitted that he was "deeply embarrassed and disappointed" by his failure to pay $128,000 (£89,000) in taxes for a car and driver provided to him by a wealthy Democratic donor.
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This is so enjoyable.
Why the double standard? One for men (they were approved) and the woman (was not)?
This administration is a sham run by con men.
Is Obama trying to say something by continually picking people with tax problems?
What's 0bama lying about now?
White males need only apply-Robert Reich!
Perhaps she should have contracted her "help" through an agency.
Not to get personal here, but is this yet again a case of someone using illegal alien labor?
Do any of these people pay their taxes? This would be funny if April 15 weren’t approaching and I didn’t have to come to grips with how much of my money those bast$%#s in Washington have confiscated.
“Why the double standard? One for men (they were approved) and the woman (was not)?”
What about Ms. Pantsuit?
She’s got more “baggage” than Delta Airlines. LOL
Where was the great Obama vetting committee during this entire screw up? Let’s hurry and pass this well thought out Stimulation plan, I’m sure their aren’t any problems in this Pork Project.
Interesting. This woman apparently settled her own account with the IRS within 5 months, not a totally unreasonable time. The other two only wrote checks to protect their nomination.
Change we can believe in...
I think it says more about the dems in charge!
One tax-cheat appointee... shame on you
Two tax-cheat appointees... Shame on me
Three tax-cheat appointees? forget about it! Throw them ALL out!!!
Good ne ;o)
“Not to get personal here, but is this yet again a case of someone using illegal alien labor?”
Exactly why the RINO’s in D.C. didn’t demand that GWB enforce the immigration laws for eight years...who’d cut their grass, clean their toilets & change their babies’ diapers! LOL
That’s exactly what I told my representatives yesterday.
January 26, 2009
Video: Bob Woodward implies more Obama scandals to come - 1/25/09
Posted by MP
Woodward: “I don’t think that the nanny and household tax problems are over for the Obama administration…it’s not over.”
http://www.mofopolitics.com/2009/01/26/video-bob-woodward-obama-scandal/
Really? Being an al-Qaeda leading, drug-dealer, terrorist sympathizing illegal alien isn’t bad enough? It’s only been a week and already I’m ready for change. Please choose hope over fear by impeaching Barack Obama.
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one....sorry:(
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