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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (67134)	6/20/2009 10:25:48 AM
From: lorne	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224757

ken....."The truth is that Obama has correctly followed a prudent course of allowing the protests to build in Iran,".... " allowing ".. what exactly could the one do about it?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (67134)	6/20/2009 10:39:07 AM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224757

Gees ken the nyt is ratting out on one of their own...another dem tax dodger obama wants to appoint to something or other in his dictatorship. Pick for Protocol Post Corrects Failure to File Taxes in 2 Years By ALISON LEIGH COWAN Published: June 18, 2009 nytimes.com President Obama’s choice as chief of protocol for the State Department, a position that carries the status of an ambassadorship, did not file tax returns for 2005 and 2006, errors she corrected last November. The nominee, Capricia Penavic Marshall, has placed blame for the problem on the Postal Service and on miscommunication between her husband and their accountant. Ms. Marshall, who was the social secretary in the Clinton White House, notified the Obama administration about the late filings before she was nominated on May 14. She has since provided written answers to questions about the matter from Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, which will hold a hearing on the appointment next Wednesday. The post requires Senate confirmation. Tax issues have bedeviled several high-level Obama appointees and cost the administration at least two of its picks. Ms. Marshall may fare better because, after ultimately filing the 2005 and 2006 federal and local paperwork, she was entitled to $37,259 in refunds, according to data she provided to Mr. Lugar. The nominee and her husband, Dr. Robert Marshall, a Washington cardiologist, did not return calls seeking comment, nor did a White House spokesman. Besides the president’s support, Ms. Marshall appears to enjoy the strong endorsement of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, having worked on their campaigns. An aide to Mrs. Clinton, Philippe Reines, said, “In the end, only two American taxpayers were adversely impacted by this inadvertent lapse.” In her written answers and in accounts she gave to government officials, Ms. Marshall has said the errors were unintentional. She has said that her husband failed to recognize that the couple’s accountant had included the tax returns for 2005 in a binder he provided with copies of the returns, and that the actual paperwork was never mailed. The couple learned something was awry, Ms. Marshall has said, when the Internal Revenue Service notified them last fall that their 2006 return had never arrived. She wrote that an agent “advised us that there were a large number of tax returns misplaced by the D.C. post office for the 2006 tax year.” That call led the couple to the discovery that the authorities had no record of their returns for 2005 and 2006. No late fees or penalties were assessed when they later submitted the returns. The protocol chief customarily helps plan events for visiting leaders and helps oversee protocol matters for the president and vice president abroad.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (67134)	6/20/2009 11:29:02 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224757

10.1% Jobless Rate in West Is 25-Year High in Region Article Tools Sponsored By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: June 19, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate in the West surpassed 10 percent last month, the first time that regional threshold has been broken in about 25 years. Nationwide, eight states set record highs and only two, Nebraska and Vermont, did not report increases.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (67134)	6/20/2009 11:29:27 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224757

chickenhussein ???

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (67134)	6/20/2009 11:33:59 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224757

kennyboy, get back to squeeze watermelon for juice ? what is gas price in olympia ???

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (67134)	6/20/2009 12:10:43 PM
From: MJ	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224757

I wasn't aware that the so called right has formed an opinion. This article is simply one peon writer's opinion.