Posted on 02/03/2009 9:18:07 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
Republican Sen. Jim DeMint on Tuesday called for President Obama to withdraw the nomination of Tom Daschle for health and human services secretary, becoming the first senator to say that the former majority leader's tax problems are disqualifying. DeMint told FOX News that Daschle's failure to pay $134,000 in federal taxes reflects a "problem with integrity" that the government cannot afford to tolerate. DeMint spoke out against Daschle as a number of prominent newspapers, including The New York Times, called for the South Dakota Democrat to drop his bid. "It's very unfortunate with Tom Daschle that this has occurred, but the president needs to lead. He needs to step in here and he needs to withdraw this nomination," the South Carolina Republican said. DeMint said he came to that conclusion after it became "obvious" that Daschle knew about the tax problems long before his nomination and did nothing to make it right. "The average American would likely face criminal charges with tax evasion of this size, yet he did not address the issue until he was nominated," he said.
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0bama’s Culture of Corruption continues ...
“Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all, and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter.” — Senator Tom Daschle, Congressional Record, May 7, 1998, p. S4507
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This for real? If so, I am copying and pasting into an e-mail to our senators.
Google Daschle 1998
Here's one how did O'bummer handle his income received form the Resko property swap.
How many “honest mistakes”
It is not a matter about whether the mistake was honest or not. It is the size of the mistake that counts. Barack must think that $134,000 in unpaid taxes is like stealing a quarter from his Mom’s purse.
O'bummer swagger knows no bounds. I understand that he is now donning large over-sized pants, gold medallions, and revered bill baseball caps.
How to finance the stimulus - have all the Democrats pay up!
Daschle Withdrew! Darn!
There is an upside here: if Obama appoints enough democrats, we might have a shot at balancing the federal budget.
You folks don’t get it. Obama and his merry men and women are all about power and establishing a permanent Marxist presidency once the 22nd Amendment is repealed. Do you a think a minor consideration of someone not paying their taxes is going to get in the way of their end game?
Would Hitler have stopped his campaign to kill the Jews if it was proven that Adolf Eichmann didn’t pay his taxes?
This issue is small potatoes.
God,
After little tommy dashole got his hat handed to him in his last election I’d hoped to never hear of the total butthead ever again.
Like dog poop it gets stuck on your shoe and just won’t go away.
Guess it will take finding a male aide running a gay prostitution ring from his home. NO, that won’t work with a Dem.
Well maybe he’ll kill a young female aide? No, that won’t work with a dem either.
Tax evasion? Nope that won’t work either.
Well, maybe a silver bullet.
Mark Steyn, on Rush’s program, just announced that Tommy boy has withdrawn his nomination.
Awesome!....
....another dangerous democratic lobbyist bites the dust!
I guess it wasn’t small potatoes. The only reason I think that Obama caved in is that he hasn’t solidified power yet. Damn that Rush Limbaugh for making a bad situation a lot worse. Rush must be taken out. Everything bad to me started when Rush responded to my inadvertent comment. Why can’t I learn to keep my mouth shut? Now because of Rush the GOP has developed a backbone and elected Steele and I might not get my stimulus package passed. What will happen to those who have STD?
Thank God for Rush! Enjoy your vacation. For what you have done for America you deserve it.
Congratulations, Jim. Good job.
I lived in L.A. for about 17 years.
AngelesCrestHighway is one of the good ones,
Mullholland drive,
The old road to Malibu from the Valley.
101.
You ought to post an about you page and show Angeles Crest.
Just a thought.
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