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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (5311)	1/22/2009 12:49:42 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

This guy is undoubtedly smart and will end up confirmed, but I remain troubled by a person who will be head of the IRS who was way too cute on his taxes.... _______________________________ Panel clears Geithner for full Senate vote FOX News WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday backed President Barack Obama's nominee to head the U.S. Treasury, Timothy Geithner, overlooking his underpayment of some $34,000 in taxes and clearing the way for a full Senate confirmation vote. The committee approved the nomination on a 18-5 vote, with the only no ballots coming from Republicans. The nomination could be brought to the full Democratic-led Senate for confirmation later on Thursday. But a Democratic aide said Democrats planned to first confer with Republicans, who could slow down the process. "As quickly as possible," the Democratic leadership aide said when asked when the Senate may vote on Geithner. Geithner, who currently heads the New York Federal Reserve Bank, was considered by many to be an ideal candidate for the job because of his deep involvement in government efforts to prop up financial institutions and markets amid the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. "Let us come together to support a nominee who has the leadership to transcend the distinct obstacles facing our nation in these troubled times," said committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat who has pushed to put Geithner in place as quickly as possible. Geithner's nomination appeared without controversy until revelations last week that he underpaid self-employment taxes for several years when he worked for the International Monetary Fund earlier this decade. Although Geithner corrected what he called "careless" and "unintentional" mistakes, the tax errors cost him some votes on the committee. "I don't believe that the requisite candor exists for me to indicate my support for him with an affirmative vote," Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona said. news.yahoo.com