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Daschle Dashed, and Rightfully So
By Greg L | 4 February 2009 | National Politics | 7 Comments
Guest Post by Sanford D. Horn
Former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle, the designee to serve in the cabinet as Secretary of Health and Human Services has withdrawn his name from consideration for the post even before the entire Senate could take up the confirmation vote.
Clearly, Daschle made the right move, falling on his sword for two reasons. The most publicized reason was his failure to pay more that $120,000 in back taxes. This was due in part to the former majority leader’s claim of ignorance that his driver and car service were considered income. Why the former senator continued to use such a service after leaving office is a dome-scratcher, especially in the so-called era of conservation.
But the other less discussed reason has to be the fact that Daschle’s wife is a lobbyist in the same industry, thus creating a certain conflict of interest. This is just another example of the new administration not doing their homework and hoping the good-old-boy network – the Senate – the most exclusive club in the world, would give their former colleague a pass. After all, the Senate confirmed Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary without breaking a sweat by a large margin, and he will be running the IRS after having tax payment issues. Geithner also had a woman in his employ whose legal immigrant status expired under his watch.
No doubt Daschle saw the writing on the wall when the New York Slimes came out against his being confirmed. Apparently they so-called paper of record is attempting to pull itself up from birdcage fodder, but don’t hold your breath. Now the Senate can go back to work and hopefully tear apart the so-called stimulus package being shoved down America’s throats.
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Wow, if it could only be so. If his Obamaness would fire the SecTres, he could display a modicum of integrity. Never happen.
Daschle looked good to Obama once, but now he’s UGLY!
Ash, couldn’t the same be said of Obama, himself?
After all of Obama’s and Biden’s BS about “time to do the patriotic thing” and “I am my brother’s keeper” and “spread the wealth”
Apparently, it’s
time to YOU to do the patriotic thing.
YOU are my brother’s keeper.
spread YOUR wealth.
Think these mindless Obama-Zombies will ever fully get what they did?
time for YOU to do the patriotic thing.
DogGoneIt.
This is why Democrats support raising taxes - because they don’t actually PAY them.
What this country needs is a good, old fashioned tax revolt. We don’t pay taxes and when told to do so, we respond that our leaders don’t pay them, so why should we. And if we pay them late, ignore the penalties and interest - apparently Geithner did not pay penalties, and he RUNS the IRS - the Infernal Revenue Surface.
May G-d Bless the United States of America while it still is. I fear Nero is rosining up his bow.
Hate to be an “I told ya so,” but I told ya so. What’s happening now should be a surprise to no one.
Perhaps one of these days, those who voted for wealth redistribution will wake up, realizing that it’s THEIR welath that’s being redistributed…redistributed to those who were so jubuliant, knowing that they’d no longer have to worry about paying their mortgage or filling their car’s gas tank.
Don’t be surprised to see Jeremiah Wright replace Tom Daschle as the nominee to fill the HHS Secretary position. By golly, he’d fix things!