Obama's first failed appointment

[TheMercenary]

And another tainted member as well as a tax dodger from the Obama team. Where the heck is finding all these tax cheats?

Trade nominee Ron Kirk agrees to pay back taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Finance Committee says President Barack Obama's nominee for trade representative owes roughly $10,000 in back federal taxes and has agreed to pay them. The report said Ron Kirk will file amended returns covering the years 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Kirk becomes the latest nominee of the Obama administration with tax problems, although this one doesn't appear severe enough to jeopardize his confirmation as U.S. Trade Representative. Committee chairman Sen. Max Baucus of Montana calls the former Dallas mayor the right man for the job, adding he will try to move the nomination quickly.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

[classicman]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

And tainted member as well as a tax dodger from the Obama team. Where the heck is finding all these tax cheats?
Trade nominee Ron Kirk agrees to pay back taxes
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

Too late! NEXT! I'm fuckin sick to death of all the politicians who don't pay their taxes, yet expect us to do so. Fuck that.

[sugarpop]

Originally Posted by classicman

Too late! NEXT! I'm fuckin sick to death of all the politicians who don't pay their taxes, yet expect us to do so. Fuck that.

Me too. I think, though (and this is not an excuse, it's an observation), that in the climate we've had for the past 8 years (more than 8 actually), with all the corruption everywhere, it would be more surprising to me to find anyone in politics who HADN'T cheated on their taxes (or who doesn't owe money).

And just because you have back taxes doesn't necessarily mean you cheated. It just means you didn't pay them. Is that wrong? YES, especially when you work in politics. I'm sick to death of all the greed and corruption in our society. But owing back taxes, there could be a reasonable explanation for that. I'm just saying...