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Tax Cheat Daschle Out!
Gateway Pundit — We're going to miss those sporty red glasses. Tax cheat Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination today for Health and Human Services Secretary today. Breitbart reported: Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination to be Health and Human Services secretary. That's according to a joint White House statement from President Barack Obama and his former nominee. Obama said Tuesday he accepted the withdrawal "with sadness and regret." Obama goes 0-for-2 today.

Breaking: Daschle Withdraws as HHS Secretary Nominee
Weekly Standard Blog — Daschle has withdrawn, according to several breaking news alerts, but very few details thus far. Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination to be Health and Human Services secretary. That's according to a joint White House statement from President Barack Obama and his former nominee. Obama said Tuesday he accepted the withdrawal "with sadness and regret." Daschle has been battling for his nomination since it was disclosed he failed to pay more than $120,000 in taxes. He said he's withdrawing because he's not a ...

Breaking: Daschle Withdraws Nomination
A Blog For All — It took him long enough. Tom Daschle has withdrawn his name from consideration to be President Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services. It's about time. The only sadness and regret Daschle is feeling is that he was caught for being a tax cheat. If he had not been nominated, his tax bill would have gone unnoticed. UPDATE: ...

Daschle Withdraws
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Only Geithner got away with it.

Tax Cheat Daschle Crumbles, Withdraws Nomination
JammieWearingFool — Now he can get back to raking in six-figures for putting audiences to sleep and skipping out on his tax obligations. He'll really suffer . Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination to be Health and Human Services secretary. That's according to a joint White House statement from President Barack Obama and his former nominee. Obama said Tuesday he accepted the withdrawal "with sadness and regret." Daschle has been battling for his nomination since it was disclosed he failed to pay more than $120,000 in taxes. He doesn't want to be a distraction , like all of Obama's other tax ...

Daschle Withdraws. Can We Eat Cake Now?
Tammy Bruce — Liberals don't pay taxes because they don't like this country and don't wabt to pay their fair share. It is the ultimate in entitlement thinking. It is also why they keep voting to raise taxes--so the rest of us can pick up their slack. Oh, I've also heard the Barkey Admin along with the senate is considering adding $1 billion more to the "stimulus" package so they can send each of us a little slice of cake in case we get hungry. Daschle withdraws as nominee for HHS secretary But Dascle isn't Barkey's only Chicago-style problem. Official: ...

Daschle Ankled
Hit & Run — Farewell, o great American. More from Nick Gillespie below. By the way, since when did Cabinet appointments go the way of baseball arbitration cases, in which every attempt is made to avoid contentious hearings altogether? All these pre-confirmation resignations are robbing us of crucial public drama....  ...

Get Out the Crying Towel for Tom Daschle: He is OUT Again
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Tom Daschle, former Democrat Senate Majority Leader who was defeated for re-election by the GOP is out AGAIN as he withdraws his nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination to be Health and Human Services secretary. That’s according to a joint ...

Scalped
Neptunus Lex — Daschle’s out. Good.

Apparently Joe Francis Is Expected to Pay His Taxes for Some Reason
Deceiver.com — We all know what a naughty boy the smut-sultan is, but this is ridiculous! “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis was arrested Monday afternoon after failing to appear for a hearing earlier in the day in a federal tax-evasion case. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero issued the warrant, which directed authorities to take Francis into custody and present him in court, according to Tom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles. Officials with the U.S. Marshals Service said Francis was taken into custody when he reported to Otero’s courtroom Monday afternoon, about ...