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GOOD GRIEF: Solis Senate Session Postponed in Wake of Husband’s Tax Lien Revelations. Two though…
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GOOD GRIEF: Solis Senate Session Postponed in Wake of Husband’s Tax Lien Revelations. Two thoughts: (1) Don’t any of these people pay their taxes? And (2) Is this, like, some kind of karmic payback for all the Joe-the-plumber tax business?
voices.washingtonpost.com - 2/5/2009
Solis Senate Session Postponed in Wake of Husband's Tax Lien Revelations | 44
— voices.washingtonpost.com — This is hilarious. The woman is not part of her husband's business. No one ever contacted Solis... or her husband about the liens. And it's not a huge amount of money. And when they found out about the liens, they paid them. Just like most people who ... (more) Solis Senate Session Postponed in Wake of Husband's Tax ...

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politico.com - 2/5/2009
Solis nomination vote delayed
— politico.com — The Senate HELP Committee provided few details on why it postponed the committee vote on Solis.... (more) Solis nomination vote delayed

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/6/2009
Solis Vote Postponed After Husband's Tax Liens Revealed
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The Senate labor committee has postponed its vote on Hilda Solis' nomination to become Labor Secretary, with... no clear date set to reconsider her confirmation. Solis has been put through the wringer by Republicans aiming to slow up the Employee ... (more) Solis Vote Postponed After Husband's Tax Liens Revealed

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Chicago Boyz:  Has It Ever Been This Bad?

Gateway Pundit:  Obligatory... More Tax Cheating Problems for Team Obama

small dead animals:  Yoo Hoo, Greyhound....

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Has It Ever Been This Bad?
Chicago Boyz — Another Obama nominee has tax problems. Instapundit ask,”Don’t any of these people pay their taxes?” Did we go through anything like this back when Bush first came into office. I don’t think that we did. What has changed? I’m dubious that its a “Democrats corrupt”/”Republicans Angles” dynamic but could we be looking at the results of a media culture that does not scrutinize Democrats as closely as Republicans. Just about everyone in politics is an arrogant, egocentric, ...

Obligatory... More Tax Cheating Problems for Team Obama
Gateway Pundit — ... liens against his business -- including liens that had been outstanding for as long as 16 years. The report, by USA Today, came just before the Senate's Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee was slated to meet to consider Solis's nomination, which had been delayed by questions over her role on the board of the pro-labor organization American Rights at Work. A source said that committee members did not learn about the tax issue until today. Glenn Reynolds has two thoughts: (1) Don’t any of these people pay their ...

Yoo Hoo, Greyhound....
small dead animals — ... you curbside - "Is this, like, some kind of karmic payback for all the Joe-the-plumber tax business?" . Posted by Kate at February 5, 2009 6:50 PM Comments Post a comment Before submitting, review the post to ensure your comment is on topic and does not contain words that might get caught in the spam filter (eg: insurance, viagra, online, poker). This is not a forum or a repository for off-topic link dumps. Profanity is discouraged. Take your extended debates and/or flamewars to private email. Thankyou. Name: Email Address: URL: Remember personal info? Yes No Comments:

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