Obama Nominees’ Tax Problems “An Honest Mistake”

Barack Obama Tax  But the President said he doesn't want to send a message that there are "two sets of rules" - one for his administration and one for everyone else.
by The Associated Press
Published: Mon, February 09, 2009 - 12:22 pm CST Last Updated: Mon, February 09, 2009 - 12:24 pm CST
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - The questions for Barack Obama from a crowd
in Elkhart, Ind., aren't all friendly ones, and they aren't all
about the stimulus plan.
Obama responded to one question Monday about the tax problems
faced by some of his high-level nominees, saying the nominees had
made "honest mistakes."
But he also said his administration doesn't want to send a
message that there are "two sets of rules" - one for his
administration, and one for everyone else.
Two nominees, including Tom Daschle, who was in line to be
secretary of Health and Human Services, withdrew from
consideration. But Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was
confirmed.
Obama also reiterated that the ethics rules he's imposed on his
administration are seen as the "highest standards ever."

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It’s easy to see why Democrats want to raise taxes, they don’t pay ‘em.

AAAH! What a tangle web we weave when we first practice to deceive the IRS. cheese

Now,if you or I made the “honest mistake”-lol-of not paying taxes, reckon we’d get off that easy. Only two things are certain in life-and that’s taxes and death-HOW do you forget April 15th, especially at their ages???? And wouldn’t they have a CPA who does their taxes for them, to get them all the deductions ordinary citizens may miss? I’m thinking not an “honest” mistake at all…

Trickle up poverty, of course.

What else did he say? Are we gonna trickle down or trickle up with his stimulus plan?

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