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2009-02-03 Home Front: Politix

Flash: Still another Obama nominated tax cheat withdraws.

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-02-03 10:59|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Is it just me, or does $600 in penalties seem excessive for $298 in unpaid taxes?

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2009-02-03 11:37|| 2009-02-03 11:37|| Front Page Top

#2 and IIUC Ms Killefer's position did not require Senate confirmation

Posted by mhw 2009-02-03 11:42|| 2009-02-03 11:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Just heard Daschle withdrew.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-02-03 13:03|| 2009-02-03 13:03|| Front Page Top

#4 The government charges interest rates that would violate usury laws if they applied to to themselves.

Posted by ed 2009-02-03 13:18|| 2009-02-03 13:18|| Front Page Top

#5 here is another oddity

it seems Ms Killefer paid penalties on her $900+ problem while Daschle didn't pay any penalties nor did Rangel.

Posted by mhw 2009-02-03 15:20|| 2009-02-03 15:20|| Front Page Top

#6 From the Times. It appears Captain Louis Reynault has joined the editorial board...

After this editorial was published, Tom Daschle did the right thing for himself and more important for the Obama administration and withdrew his name from nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services. He may have been propelled to do so by the news that Nancy Killefer, who was appointed by Mr. Obama to the newly created position of White House chief performance officer, had also withdrawn citing her own tax troubles. The withdrawal of Ms. Killefer had left a lot of people, including us, scratching their heads and wondering what had become of President Obama's high ethical standards. It should not be hard for the new president to find high-quality appointees to both of these posts. Before he names them, he might have his team do a little more thorough scrubbing of their tax returns. Americans have the right to know that their appointed leaders pay their full share of taxes.

Maybe Barry's "high ethical standards" are not what you think they are?

Posted by tu3031 2009-02-03 16:02|| 2009-02-03 16:02|| Front Page Top

#7 "Is it just me, or does $600 in penalties seem excessive for $298 in unpaid taxes?"

Is it just me, Al, or could she have avoided $600 penalty by just PAYING HER DAMN TAXES like the rest of us ~~little people~~ do?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-02-03 16:37|| 2009-02-03 16:37|| Front Page Top

#8 and also Ms Killefer actually paid those taxes and penalties long before Obama had nominated her. Daschle didn't pay until some time after Obama clinched the nomination and Geithner didn't pay until after he was nominated.

Posted by mhw 2009-02-03 16:49|| 2009-02-03 16:49|| Front Page Top

#9 Ms. Killefer's declination might have had little to do with her tax issue. I would like to think she experienced an epiphany in judgement based on the character of her future handlers.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-02-03 16:56|| 2009-02-03 16:56|| Front Page Top

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