Daschle Claims Questionable Tax Credit for DC Home

Talon News | August 13, 2003 | By Jeff Gannon

[holyscroller]

But, but, you weren't supposed to find this out. Can't I have a private life? Signed, Little Tommy and his Lobbyest wife.

[lainie]

Oh, boy, that's just lots of fun.

The VRWC strikes again!

[bigfootbob]

Damn that Steve Moore & Larry Kudlow! I'm deeply concerned....THAT MORE PEOPLE AREN'T MEMBERS OF THE CLUB FOR GROWTH!

[lainie]

Use "click to add topic" and bump this into a sidebar. It deserves wider distribution, imo.

[Henchster]

DascHOLE is DEEPLY saddened BUMP!

[Onelifetogive]

Do we have to consider "screwing the taxpayers" as "private sexual contact"?

[syriacus]

But Daschle may not even qualify for the tax credit, sinceone of the requirements is that the property must be the owner's primary residence. South Dakota law requires that its elected officials be residents of the state.

OOOOOOPs!!!

Maybe Tommy is planning to retire. He can become a lobbyist like his wife.

[Howlin]

I bet John Edwards is doing this, too!

[lainie]

So Tom Daschle is a tax cheat. I'm still giggling.

[tgslTakoma]

pingeroo!

[ken5050]

Did you see the NY Times magazine..either last Sunday or the week before..a cover story on Moore and the Club for Growth...a most excellent read....look for it....

BTW..I think TD will retire...

[Cyber Liberty]

I saw the "very, very, very nice house" commercial on one of the screaming face shows Sunday. It's pretty funny, and this story adds more fuel.

[Chad Fairbanks]

"I did not have sex with that woman, Miss Taxpayer"

[billhilly]

It's easy to do what the Daschle's are doing. All you need is a $400,000 down payment, an income of $500,000 annually, an interest rate of 5.875 for thirty years and the poor taste to call yourself a public servant.

[lainie]

How will he explain the primary-residence "discrepancy?"

[Michael.SF.]

IRS Agent Vader decides to have a heart to heart discussion with lil Tommy Daschle.

[Ann Archy]

If the Praerie Peanut retires....his wife will have NO influence.....ergo no lobbist million dollar job! He'll go screaming and kicking with that fake smile of his.

[NativeNewYorker]

Hillary lives in that neighborhood too.

[concerned about politics]

Wow. What a jerk. "Publicly, Tom criticizes Republicans for giving tax cuts to the rich and privately he uses Enron-like tax loopholes to save every penny he can."

YEP!

[Arrowhead1952]

Tapio continued, "Publicly, Tom criticizes Republicans for giving tax cuts to the rich and privately he uses Enron-like tax loopholes to save every penny he can."

Tapio noted another irony in the tax issue. He pointed out that it was just last week that Daschle's Senate colleague Max Baucus (D-MT) requested an IRS investigation of a South Dakota non-profit organization that had run ads focusing on Daschle's voting record.

Using loopholes to save every penny he can, and then requesting an investigation into his own voting record! D@$$hole is so far out of touch with the citizens of the US. Hope the people of South Dakota put him out pasture when he comes up for re-election.