Another 2 Bite the Dust

Nancy Killefer, whom President Obama had named performance expert at the White House budget office, withdrew her nomination when it came to light that in 2005 she had also run afoul of the tax laws. Tom Daschle, who had much worse tax and ethics problems, followed by withdrawing his nomination for Department of Health and Human Services.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wonders why paying taxes is an important consideration since spending what we do not have is seemingly what government does best.

Democrat Nancy Pelosi wonders what is going wrong when President Obama has 2000 Democrats a day withdraw their nominations for positions in the Obama administration.

More Change We Believe In

“Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all, and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter. ” Sen. Tom Daschle, Congressional Record, May 7, 1998, p. S4507.

Cabinet of Shame

President Obama continues adding to his Cabinet of Shame highlighted by his selection of Clinton, Holder, Geithner, Richardson (removed), and Daschle.

A sokesperson for President Obama stated that every person in the Obama Cabinet is among the best that money can buy.

Taxes Optional for Obama Cabinet

Tom Daschle who is in line to be President Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services is another potential cabinet member who has failed to pay his taxes.

President Obama has indicated that taxes are simply something that those in public service who are willing to distribute other peoples wealth are simply not expected to pay.

The President seems to find shameful behavior shameful only in those who do not dance to his extreme liberal drum beat.