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nytimes.com - 1/15/2009

Editorial: More Questions for Mr. Geithner

— nytimes.com — The tax transgressions by Timothy F. Geithner, the nominee for Treasury secretary, paint a picture of noncompliance... that is more disturbing than his supporters acknowledge. > (more) Editorial: More Questions for Mr. Geithner

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politico.com - 1/14/2009

Can Obama save Geithner?

— politico.com — Before Timothy Geithner can save the U.S. economy, the president-elect must save Geithner's nomination.... (more) Can Obama save Geithner?

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nytimes.com - 1/14/2009

Geithner

— nytimes.com — President-elect Barack Obama with his choice for Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, in Washington early this month.... (more) Geithner

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Sarah Palin’s Tax Problem?
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Barack Obama, not John McCain, decided he wanted Geithner to head the treasury, not for Sarah Palin to be his running mate, and Obama sent vetters to look into Geithner’s past. It was Geithner’s little tax error that the vetters discovered in November, not the governor’s. The vetters told Geithner, who paid up, with interest. The vetters also told Obama, of course, not John McCain. Again, my sincere apologies for misreading Roger Simon’s Politicoop-ed and getting all those names and pronouns confused. In my defense, I had read ...

These Are Fair Questions
Balloon Juice — ... DougJ’s BFF Roger Simon has a catty piece up at the Politico titled “What if I didn’t pay taxes?”: ...

Obama’s Judgement: Treasury Pick “Forgot” To Pay His Taxes & Kept Money Given As Reimbursements For Money He Never Paid
Flopping Aces — ... years but didn’t follow through with his obligation. The forms clearly commit the employee to pay the taxes for which he or she is receiving a tax allowance payment from the IMF. For years Geithner accepted the allowance yet blew off the Internal Revenue Service as well as the commitment he had made by signing the official form. Hey, you keep money given as reimbursements for money you never paid, that’s a-ok in Obama’s book. Roger Simon on the absolute brilliant judgment Obama has: …The vetters also told Obama, ...

Did Obama bungle it again with another cabinet pick?
Sister Toldjah — There are a lot of questions surrounding Timothy Geithner, PEBO’s pick for Treasury secretary. Here’s the latest: - NRO’s Byron York writes: Geithner Accepted IMF Reimbursement for Taxes He Didn’t Pay - Roger Simon asks: What if I didn’t pay taxes? - Even the pro-PEBO NYT has more questions for Mr. Geithner (via Tom Maguire). - Jennifer Rubin wonders what’s the deal with the PEBO ...

Word From The Hill On Geithner
Riehl World View — ... But that's the argument I hear is circulating for not taking Geithner on more strongly. I guess it could also explain why some in media have finally found an Obama pick they can take a shot at to some degree. ...

Geithner, the Tax Man, and the Treasury
The Reaction — ... But then there are those who are making much ado, such as the Politico's Roger Simon, a noted conservative, who asks today, "What if I didn't pay taxes?" Which isn't fair, of course, because Geithner still paid most of his taxes, he just neglected to pay certain taxes that he thought were already being deducted." It an incredibly and typically idiotic piece. ...