Obama ‘Absolutely’ Still Supports Daschle

This is simply unbelievable. It would only be fair to allow all of us a $128,000 tax credit, just as Daschle got.
This kind of avoidance gets normal people in front of a judge in a tax court. For Democrats it’s a prerequisite for high office.

Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock. Three birds were tired so they ate what they desired and the mouse ran away with the stop sign repellent.

So much for ‘change’ in Washington, Same old, same old, different party, same thing. I HAD such high hopes for him!!

hmm … the governors are thanking Obama
Would it matter that the governor is a Democrat while poeple are still dying.
hmmmmmmmmmmm

Well I have to say I am a True Obama Supporter, But with the President standing with the Tax Cheats well its Disapointing!But I will say this as A President I will take Obama over Mccain or Bush anyday regardless of the Tax Drama!

CHANGE – Sounds like business as usual.

I’m heartbroken that Obama stands firm on his appointment of Tom Daschle. Obama’s promise to bring ethics back into DC is shattering. Between Daschle and Geittner, both of whom owed back taxes, smacks of corruption. That they both appeared “caught off guard” shows that they simply “got caught”. Main Street peons would be jailed or paying heavy penalties.
I expected Obama to have to compromise a little in order to work in a bipartisan way but, never expected this blatant move so quickly.
I guess it’s politics as usual.

Ralphie
Give it a rest with the KY stop reporting the Drudge Drama! Obama respondid Quickly and Everyone is doing all they can do what is it you purpose our President do?

Hurry up! Pass the stimulus! Don’t question what’s in it. Tom cheated on his taxes, so what? So did the Secretary of the Treasury. Big deal. Just do what I say, don’t question me. I WON! — B.O.

Obama has no moral center, no ethical core and no integrity! He has the questionable gifts of political expediency and of saying one thing and doing another.
Growing public cynicism is not in his favor! :(

Great change dems! More crooks and exception making for BO’s friends. You or I would be in prison. TD gets a pass cause he’s a good ol’ boy…

Birds of afeather flock together-both are crooks.

Beaverfood, the only person who should have their head examined is yourself…calling the POTUS an A-hole is out of line…I never voted for Pres Bush, but I certainly would never have been so disrespectful…

Get all democrats to pay back taxes.
Make the do nothing Congress refund all pay raises for the past 8 years. matter of fact give them a pay cut. Give the President a pay cut for hiring crooks to run the country.
Have Obama prove where exactly those anonymous internet donations really came from. If any are improper have Obama take the money from his own pocket and return it to sender not to his choice of CHARITY which ends up being ACCORN.

Obama, both teams deserved congratulations! Grow up! :( It was a great game!

thomas,
Good post!

I can see him rationalizing blowing off the car and driver, but the charity contributions and speaking fees are troubling.

>THIS IS A LIE.
I challenge you to try misreporting your taxes this year – repeatedly. In fact, try doing it for several years like Daschle did. Try “forgetting” to account for large chunks of your income.
We’ll see how you’re treated and if “I’m sorry” is enough to keep you out of court and/or prison.
Go ahead. Put your money where your mouth is. Let us all know how it turns out.

Crooks, Crooks, Crooks!!! Washington is full of them! Clean house and get new people into government. We as American’s are being made fools of by our own government. Bet none of these tax cheats even pay the FULL penalty and interest owed on their “mistake”!!!

@aware2u,
It is strange that Pittsburg’s Coach is black. Not making any accusations, but just pointing it out. Is that why Obama backed them, and is not not congratulating the Cards for almost kicking their rear.
I rooted for Pittsburg, but I want to THANK/CONGRAGULATE THE CARDINALS for making it one hell of a game to watch! :)

obama is a liar. this flies in the face of his campaign promise – as does his lobbyist promise. how long has it been 2 – 3 weeks? this is just the beginning my friends. we will get what we deserved for putting a democrat in the white house with a democratic congress.

OBAMA=Change You Can Get Suckered By. Arrogance reigns in this man. His fall will be huge. What a message, what a slap in the face of American voters in these appointments. Integrity, honesty, forget it…Obama is a backroom political hack and the U.S. is in for a long ride of corruption. How dare Obama deliver his flowery, saintly rhetoric to Americans and pull this crap……….

Give every tax payer 25,000.00 who filed and paid taxes in 2007. That will stimulate the economy better than what they want in 800 billion plus.

tiger … Obama will just hold a SECRET SECRET SECRET HUSH HUSH HUSH midnight meeting of the senate and not invite the Republicans. The Democrats will vote on massive pay raises for themselves and pass porky pig packages.
“”The Democrats did that in my state of Pennsylvania and not one was reelected. “”

It appears that being a criminal is THE prerequisite for obtaining a cabinet position in the Obama administration.

Crooks tend to surround themselves with crooks. Now we have a Southside Chicago thug surrounding himself with tax evasion specialists. Trusting Obama to lead is like trusting a drug dealer to walk your child to school.

Daschle and Geitner and any democrat can get away with tax evasion but you try just one cent(not millions) and see the wrath of the Netherworld(commonly known as IRS)come down on you!!!!!

There’s a nasty story beginning to circulate about how Rush Limbaugh became the guy we know and love (hate?). I know it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but it is, apparently, true. In 1987, when the Fairness Doctrine came to an end and radio/TV/press were allowed to support (or talk trash about) a political point of view without giving equal coverage to the other side, Terry McAuliffe, then a minor player in the democratic party, knew of radio personality Limbaugh. After discussing his “big idea” with senior members of the DNC, McAuliffe arranged a meeting with RL. They discussed the possibility of Limbaugh becoming an on-air anti-liberal – seemingly to support the republican cause and bolster the growing neocon movement. The idea: Limbaugh would help splinter the republican party by drawing the most conservative of their group into a new, highly conservative wing. The moderates, many of those republicans living in the northeast, midwest and west, would find it difficult to support such repressive viewpoints. The once solid republican voting block would fracture, thereby strengthening the democratic party. The only problem was, Limbaugh wanted money, and lots of it. That’s how the plot is being uncovered.

Obama’s… Questionaire had questions about Guns,do you own one,have you fired one,what did you fire the gun at?No questions about are you a Tax cheat,do you have any sweetheart deals with contractors in your state? Apparently if you are a crook a liar and or a theif you can be on the Obama team,but if you are an honest lawbidding citizen and own a gun,NO WAY.

Absolutely! After all wasn’t it Tim Geithner that prepared Daschles taxes?? Absolutely then everything is just fine. Well maybe it wasn’t Geithner but the point still stands…

It beginning to look a lot like the same ole’ corrupt D.C. politics! hmm hmm hmm lol “Change We Can Believe In”
LOL “Yes We Can” get away without paying taxes…LOL!!!

Lynette
Like Mccain was the Answer lolol hahahaha

So now the dems are proudly declaring that it’s OK for us to cheat on taxes??!! That is the message that Obama & Co. is sending out through these questionable appointments. Disgusting!!

bc: “All of you who voted for him will now see what his true agenda is.”
Actually, most who voted for him are satisfied with his performance. Finding a few skeletons in appointee closets happens to every administration (interested that Dems have tax problems while Repubs tended to have illegal aliens as household help problems). I voted for Obama based his actual agenda – that is what he promised to do – and so far am satisfied by his actions. Surprisingly, the (historically small) minority that voted against him still doesn’t like him.
But I’m fine with Daschle getting a few whacks – look up the showboating swings *he* threw attacking Bush’s appointee who helped an illegal alien/houseguest. But ultimately if the tax issue does not affect his ability to do the job he should be appointed and Obama judged in 2012 on actual performance.

Daschle is too important, unique, qualified and urgently needed to solve the country’s problems. Just overlook this minor oversight. Oh, the same goes for Wrangell, Dodd, Geithner, Schummer ….

jhw539 .. I voted for Obama based his actual agenda – that is what he promised to do
That the point “PROMISED TO DO”. So far its politics much worse than ever in Washington. And he really has no track record other than MOCK problem solving THEORIES in his Marxist Debate clubs while in College.

Paul: “Obama needs to boot Daschle to preserve credibilty.”
The people up in arms about this are the ones who gave him no credibility to start with and dropping Daschle won’t do anything at all to appease them. Congress should have its say, and if they find dirt relevant to the position then Obama should pull them (as Bush did with Chavez and Kerik), but the rabid Obama haters are so irrational there is no point in his bothering with them at all.

yup, GM’s “too big to fail” and daschle is “too brilliant and uniquely qualified” for us not to overlook the mounting sleaze. and although “there will be no lobbyists” in his administration, the administration will relax those rules when the former lobbyist is “really really important to the job.” honestly, i’m behind obama, but for those of you who were swilling the cool aid, can you at least admit now that he’s just another politician?

Taxes are for the serfs. Let us pay homage on our knees to the Hussein nobles.
The stench of BO grows stronger by the day. By 2012, the anthropogenic CO2 level will be near zero since we will all be dead from asphyxiation.

hamuger hill “So far its politics much worse than ever in Washington.”
He’s only two weeks in and has already made a u-turn in rolling back the secrecy imposed by Bush/Cheney on the executive branch, has an unprecedented in the modern era low percentage of lobbyists on board and brought on board his largest rival (Clinton). He is also meeting with Republicans and taking concrete actions in response to their concerns (the tax cuts in the stiumulus, getting contraceptive funding out of the bill, eliminating the rehab of the National Mall in response to their tantrums, etc.).
If you believe it is politics worse than ever in Washington, then that is an indication of your ignorance not reality.

I am glad Obama didn’t want any special interests lobbyists – other than old Tom D who got paid for speeches for firms with health care interests. What is the difference in not reporting income and not paying taxes rather then evasion.

jhw539 … Politics much worse than ever.
So far again he has made promises but nothing has been done other than bring tax cheats and more corruption into the WhiteHouse on a scale never seen before.
I thought the Mayor Nagin of New Orleans was bad until now.

@jhw539; I don’t agree that it is the worst. BUT, Obama was the one that SAID, “NO LOBBYIST” and then made allowances.
Plus, he needs to stop backing the people that DID NOT pay their Taxes.
If Obama wants the people of the middle and lean a little to the right to keep backing him, then he needs to STICK to what he SAID. “CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN”.

Obama is turning into the same sort of shady politician. I voted for him but am very disappointed. Obama promised that any non-emergency bill would be first released to the public for 5 days on his website before signing it….however he’s already broken that promise. And now he’s breaking his own ethical rules for lobbyists, etc. I’m so sick of politics as usual. What happened to change and transparency?

hamuger hill “So far again he has made promises but nothing has been done other than bring tax cheats and more corruption into the WhiteHouse on a scale never seen before.”
His executive orders have been signed and are published for all to see. He has certainly done something, even in the short weeks he’s been in office.
And suggesting that two tax cheats out of all his appointments is “more corruption” than ever before is an embarrassing commentary on your knowledge of history.

Brian: “Obama promised that any non-emergency bill would be first released to the public for 5 days on his website before signing it.”
Really? Which bill would that be? The first one he signed was published on THOMAS, a service provided by the Library of Congress as S.181, which was linked to from Whitehouse 5 days before he signed it…

Yeah, business as usual in DC. I want to believe that the Obamabots are waking up to reality. We said it all along; he will be the same as any other politician. He got elected because he could read a teleprompter speech and lead the hopeful over the edge…..

Obama is turning out to be such a hypocrite. If he doesn’t still have principles after two weeks in the White House, it’s evident that the “machine” has gotten control of him already. Where’s the example of “do the right thing” in our leaders as an example for us all. There are many other smart capable people who could fill the role, oh, but I forgot, Daschle is part of the political payback and doing the right thing means nothing anymore. This burns me not only on Daschle but that everybody and everything needs to get “bailed” out. I am constantly barraged with tax issues, I deal with them, pay them and it is a significant amount. And it looks like I will be one of the minority paying even more for everyones inability to adjust and take a long view at this point versus having to be comfortable today. Why send the tax $ to Washington where they’ll suck off 20% or more just to send it back to the states when I could pay the state directly.

As a CPA – I am offended that these guys are getting a free pass with no consequences for cheating on their taxes (Treasury Sec and now Daschle). How many hundreds of thousands of dollars do you have to steal from the federal government in unpaid taxes before that precludes you from getting appointed to some of the highest positions in government.

I am proud that the President of our choice has risen to the occassion to speak his voice…Senator Daschel made a mistake, but his earnest to do what is right has earned him his place….Many will hide and scheme..and its wide and broad here on the home scene…Beliving in good, and error with all, is apart of our human character to not catch all….We ignore many things but time will show, Good Men of Honor make mistakes and continue on! What say the last 8 years of Washington upheaval has done to Us the American People! This is why the Democrats have the Floor…We allowed Professional talk and Perfected People to be Leaders who had their own agenda to take and conceal means and ways at the expense of the American Dream! It does not matter right or left but who will clean up the last years mess…and as a Nation we will always bicker, just like a family who faces struggle…aversity is everywhere but now we can have Hope to change the future that was envoked! Apache

How many talking heads in Congress are “supporting” tax-cheat corporado Daschle out of fear of … Geithner and Obama?
This situation is analogous to the long-standing ban on (closeted) homosexuals in the intelligence and military services: people who are vulnerable on secrets will do just about anything to protect public image.
If corporations didn’t control all but a couple of Congress members, this crap would NOT be happening.
If Daschle is confirmed, ALL states should begin recall efforts on MOST of “our” representatives.

Tom Terrific ;;;; How many talking heads in Congress are “supporting” tax-cheat corporado Daschle out of fear of … Geithner and Obama?
More like the Democrats have created a GENIE they cannot put back in the bottle called RACISM.

Tom Terrific :”That’d be the misleadingly-entitled “Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act”
The claim was that Obama signed this bill into law without having it posted 5 days prior to his signing it. The public review page at Whitehouse doesn’t give the date it was posted, but on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 a link to the full text of the bill was posted along with a summary of it on the Whitehouse blog. It was signed on January 29th. Even assuming that the public review page only went live at the same time as the blog entry, that means the argument is that he’s a liar because he only posted links to the full text of the bill on Whitehouse 4 days, not 5, before he signed it. Is that the big “Obama is a liar” point you are supporting?

“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.
I guess he was for it before he was against it?

“Why are we in this handbasket? “if I did that, I’d be in JAIL!”
THIS IS A LIE. If you responded with an oops and paid up taxes + interest and penalties as Daschle did, you would be treated exactly the same.”
I’d generally agree with you that the no private citizen would be in jail at this point.
But whether a person gets charged with tax fraud depends on a determination if a “significant portion” of income was “fraudulently concealed”. The circumstance around this extra $88K in income for ’07 certainly seem suspicious, and it is hard to believe that someone like Daschle wouldn’t have know that any benefit you receive is taxable. So I think its conceivable but unlikely that criminal charges could be brought in a case like this.
Usually the attempts at fraud are much more egregious (like cash payments or phony receipts) to draw charges. So while Daschle could be criminally charged, it would be unusual.

Angie — Obama responded quickly?? really? People without heat and power for weeks, if this had happened under Bush’s watch, they would be crucifying him right now… just like they did for Fema’s slow respoinse in N.O. Take a good look at we have elected.. A communist as environmental CZAR, two tax cheats in cabinet positions, less than a month after he stated that he would not sign any bill with PORK, he endorses a 900 billion “stimulus” package that is 80% pork, will do nothing to create jobs and is primarily a payoff to the special interest groups that got him elected… How many jobs will 4 billion ot ACORN create? How many will 30 billion to the teacher’s union create? 8 bi9llion motre to pet projects like the NEA, TV digital converter coupons, and carbon offset research,.. How many jobs will be created by increases in welfare checks and food stamps?.. Maybe we need those, but they are NOT STIMULUS ITEMS.. they will do nothing to fix this economy.. Bush allowed the national debt to increase 4.5 Trillion in 8 years – thats bad.. this congress and this president want to increase it by another 2 trillion in 8 weeks… can you read the writing on the wall or are you too young to remember the Carter years???

Welcome to the Carter years .

I think I figured it out, President Obama ego makes it impossible to acknowledge “poor judgment”. He appears to prefer to do ‘wrong” than admit he made a mistake. I believe great leaders know they are human and there will be moments when they were not on target. i can deal with a President who goofs and owns up.

We as Americans have lowered the bar on who we are willing to elect into office definitly not our best and brightest. We vote party lines and are driven by emotion and the MSM.
We shouldn’t be surprised that the inept third rate hucksters we elect have us in a flat spin.
The only change we will ever see will be driven by us not the sock puppets.

First less clear up the lies about the storm victims. Every state involved in the Storm representatives have said on TV that President Obama WALKED THE EMERGENCY PAPERS THRU AND THAT FEMA HAS RESPONDED IN RECORD. THE ELECTRICITY GRID IS OLD THAT’S WHY THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO GET IT REPAIRED IN THE STIMULUS. REMEMBER NY BLACKOUT
NEXT:
Honesty is a hard thing for some to be. The Internal Revenue sends millions of Americans notices each following the filing of their taxes saying you compiled it incorrectly, thus you owe an additional amount. THis is not a tax cheat.
Dashel has lived his life so that all in Washington even Republicans that he’s the most trustworthy guy they know and want to review the facts before taking a position.
However, we have you right wingers who without knowledge and are just waiting for a chance to pounce on every move the Administration makes, because you have nothing better to do.
You now have a new RNC CHAIRMAN, Michael Steele apparently the Republican Party felt they needed new direction and inclusion even though they are being still obstructionists. How’s the new appointment working for you?
Since the latest poll indicates that the overwhelming majority of Republicans want Palin as the leader you have your work cut out for you.
Poll: Republicans Want Party To Be Like Palin; A New Rasmussen Poll Further Demonstrates that the GOP could be In For A Long Stretch In The Wilderness.
A new Rasmussen poll further
demonstrates that the GOP could be in for a long stretch in the wilderness: A majority of GOP voters now say that the party should be more like Sarah Palin.
The numbers: 55% of Republicans say the party should be like Palin, compared to 24% who say they should be like John McCain.
As I’ve previously noted, poll data like this could indicate that the Republican Party is getting ready to relive the classic cycle of ruling parties who get turned out of power in a landslide: With the party base itself shrunk down, the people who are still around are the most hard-line members, and are really the least fit people to fix the situation.
Good luck with that!

At least Bush flew over New Orleans. Obama did not even care to take a look at the suffering in Kentucky and other states. Guess he felt he could see it all from the newscasts. Of course, he would have had to leave the 78 degree White House and go where it was cold otherwise. So much for global warming eh Mr. President. Just like every other person in government do as I say not as I do. Obama’s staff doesn’t have to suffer in the cold, pay taxes, or give up their lobbying as long as it is to look after HIM!!!
What a fraud and crook he has turned out to be!!

Not only should Daschle be removed from consideration for the HHS position, he should be impeached from the Senate as well… South Dakota! Take a lesson from Illinois!!
Ethics violations by our elected representatives MUST be addressed immediately, and harshly. Throw the freakin’ scum bag out.
He should also be damned glad this isn’t still 1809 instead of 2009. If it were, he’d be dragged around back of the Capitol Building by his heals, where he’d be tarred, feathered, a bullet inserted unceremoniously into the back of his head, and then buried in a shallow grave out in the hog pen!!!
What is with these Democrats? They have no problem passing legislation which RAISES taxes; they have no problem COLLECTING taxes; they have no problem SPENDING tax dollars; but they sure seem to have a problem PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE!!
Set an example… THROW THE SCUM OUT!!!

Obama said “Absolutely” the same way he said, “I would” when it came to talks with terrorists with no preconditions.
Saying it and knowing he shouldn’t, but saying it anyway!
phooey!

The Republician Party has become the party of myth, they will do everything to make sure President Obama fails. This is so obivious, the only people that agree with the Republicians are the Rush Limbauugh nuts. Take a good look who they need to speak and give them advice on stimlus Joe the Plumber. This party wants this country to stay in the past. They don’t want change.