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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth

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To: Land Shark who wrote (153707)2/3/2009 1:22:08 AM
From: Hope Praytochange  Read Replies (1) of 173976
 
A watermelonGovernment of Tax Cheats
posted at 2/2/2009 11:46 AM EST
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Ramesh_Ponnuru
First post: 7/25/2007
Last post: 2/2/2009
Total posts: 172 Raise your hand if you think that Tom Daschle would have paid up on his taxes if he didn't think he was going back into public office. I didn't think so.

Tim Geithner should not have been confirmed as Treasury secretary after evading taxes--especially since he had taken compensation for taxes he had not paid. But senators argued that it was vital that the job be filled immediately.

The HHS slot doesn't have to be filled immediately, and there are any number of liberals who are just as qualified as Daschle. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois has offered a perfect example of the excuses insiders make for each other: "If all you knew about Tom Daschle was that he used to be a senator and he made a mistake and had to pay over $100,000 in back taxes, you would have a right to be skeptical, even cynical. But if you know Tom Daschle, you know better."

At least now we understand why Daschle isn't worried that his health-care plans will result in higher taxes: He won't be paying them.
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