Obama White House: Daschle Made “Serious Mistake”

If you ordinary Americans made such a “serious mistake”, you go to the Big House. If you work for our Greatest Leader, you go to the White House.
Yes, He Can!

jpt quotes Gibbs, Obama’s mouthpiece:
” … the American people,”
The ONLY time these crooks wax populist about “the American people” is when they’re lying, in trouble, or both.
Ordinarily, there’s no talk about the “people”, or the “citizens”, and only an occasional bow to “the taxpayers”.
In order for corporate like you-know-who to exist in such numbers, there are MILLIONS of “the American people” who work their entire lives, without making enough $ to PAY taxes.

Era of responsibility? Silly Jake. Taxes are for the Little People.

Americans made a serious mistake with Obama. Doesn’t Obama think anything through

Best person for reform? What are they smoking?

We made a tax boo boo last year and ended up paying a bundle…funny they didn’t give us any special treatment, no one waived our penalties and interest. Guess you have to be ordained by the big O for that to happen.

“Best person for reform? What are they smoking?”
Cocaine suppositories in the morning, vodka at lunch.

samhiguchi – you should petition Obama for a cabinet position.

“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.

If PBO did not nominate the FSML (former senate majority leader), he would have been $110K richer. Now, not only the FSML lost cash, but also he has to explain himself, which really has nothing to explain about – he was caught.
Think about it, PBO is so smart – he is able to identify all kinds of lobbyists and tax cheaters in his administration.

“Take the “normally” grim and halting Gibbs: today, he certainly appeared to be zipped on SOMEthing. (Will ONE member of the “media” remark on this astonishing personality/affect change? Likely not.)”
Actually VDH has an item today where he predicts the beginning of the end of Gibbs at the hand of the Silence of the Rahms:
“There is in Washington now the Scott McClellan Iron Law: no prior friendship, service, or connection with the president ever justifies putting a press secretary out there who is both evasive and inept, and who will not improve, no matter how many private assurances of confidence and loyalty for past service the president conveys. I think Rahm Emanuel will have to intervene soon. Being a tough inside fighter is not the same as being an adept and direct press secretary.”

Irony,
Nice one!, I went back and looked at the text of that one in the congressional record. The context of his statement was in regard to the IRS being too heavy handed at that time. The discussion went on to relate several expereinces of people who had tax issues and got lambasted by the IRS. Too Bad Mr Daschle had not received that kind of treatment himself!!!

jhw539,
As yo uand many of your liberal buddies keep reminding us get over it you won!!!
This is not about the past you bufoon, its about NOW!!!
Why is it you hyprocrits who blasted the previous administration do not have the stones to stand up and saying NO to Obama’s tax cheating administration?
Try living in the present man, its time to move forward, but lets leave the corrupt ones behind!

gg51,
If its such a common thing, wht is Daschle himself saying it was a SERIOUS MISTAKE ?
Keep going, …defend the tax cheats!….defend the tax cheats!

Gg51 …. Daschle really hasn’t failed paying his taxes.
What do you call it then. Oh its ok he is a Democrat. They are racist and above the law

The most serious mistake here is the one by Obama’s vetting team!! Then of course, there is the lying and dishonesty of Daschle!! How could he not know, and not inform the team about this grevious “mistake” when he was actually trying to rip off the IRS. An error in accounting is one thing, trying to get away with benefits worth over a hundred thousand is not an oversight, but fraud. He should just take himself out of the running, he has done the greatest disservice to the administration and to all taxpayers. He can never be trusted again. Whatever is now said in order to cover up is nothing but a bunch of BS. So Mr. Daschle, if you have any honor or integrity left, please remove yourself. What an error in judgment of the Obama vetting team!!! Loyalty is one thing, but to keep on propping up the undeserved is another. It may yet come back to haunt the administration.

Putting aside all the vitriolic comments from both sides, I want to know how WE allow a member of either house to be on the payroll of a company with a million $/yr salary and a wife who is a lobbyist while he holds office. It goes way beyond Daschle and into both parties. These connections are simply unacceptable to me. If it doesn’t constitute gross conflict of interest I don’t know what does. As long as we fail to make these jack*sses accountable we will continue to get more of the same.

“The most serious mistake here is the one by Obama’s vetting team!! ”
Actually we owe them for at least forcing Daschle & Geithner to pay up !!!
The biggest mistake is Obama’s for continuing to push both of them thru the process! America deserves better than this farce!

Gg51:
“Since this just happened last summer, and taxes aren’t due until 2009, then Daschle really hasn’t failed paying his taxes. This falls under a 1099 report, and is paid in 2009 in April, August or October. …If you don’t understand math, then stop “barking”. If you don’t understand taxes, then get a CPA or a reliable tax accountant. It’s quite simple.
Not correct at all. The car service imputed benefit is 05, 06 and 07. The $83K of “forgotten” income is 2007. The charitable deductions that werent, are ’05, ’06, and ’07.
Daschle has had to file amended for these years.

Pretty obvious BO owes Dashcle for something.
Obama is a con man with no integrity.
He obviously isn’t worried what this will do to the reputation of his administration.
And why should Obama worry–the media and his cult followers excuse absolutely every slimeball decision he makes.

We are accepting Cabinet members who, in some cases, did not pay thousands of dollars in taxes and not being held accountable for penalties nor jail time…California, my home, with holding our tax refunds, with no interest paid to filers..and these are the people we elected to manage this economic crises?? Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law..If President Obama plans to give a pass to people who cheat you are no matter than some Presidents before you..What’s next??

I can’t believe the reports coming out every day. This Presidency is a joke. With the cabinet appoinees Obama is making it sends a pretty clear message to everyone today, not just the youth that you can get away with anything. Geithner and Daschle made mistakes right – my ass they did. They just got caught and now are apologizing. I don’t care about apologies or hearing their reasons. Be men and do what’s right step down or back out of the appointment. Come on for once do what is right. Oh I forgot what’s right is now wrong and anything that would be considered wrong is cool. I pray that millions of people can ban together and verge upon Washington. Perhaps Obama needs some “American’s.” to show up at his door. Yea the one he “doesn’t have to pay property taxes on” like the rest of us. But he thinks we all should cough up more money to give to those that haven’t earned any for themselves. What’s wrong with this Country?

Yep, make so much money, you really don’t care where it goes, or how much you spend. But have someone from the real working class, miss a payment to the IRS and its take the money out of your saving, granish your wages, or put you in jail. But have a ton of money and its a slap on the wrist and give you a bigger paying job that you will not have to do a thing at..Yep, Change won’t happen in this workers life..