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Obama’s Treasury Pick Failed to Pay Taxes
Boots and Sabers —
... Yet another poor choice of associations by Obama . President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to run the Treasury Department and lead the nation’s economic rescue disclosed publicly Tuesday that he failed to pay $34,000 in taxes from 2001 to 2004, a last-minute complication that Senate Democrats tried to brush aside as a minor bump on an otherwise smooth path to confirmation. Timothy Geithner paid most of the past-due taxes days before Obama announced his choice in November, according to materials released by the Senate Finance Committee. He had paid the remainder of the taxes ...
Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
WEDNESDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * Ouch : "Stocks plunged Wednesday as anxieties on Wall Street flared again amid a weaker-than-expected retail sales report, a new crop of corporate bankruptcies and continued debate over the release of federal bailout funds intended for the financial industry." * In response to Republican demands, Tim Geithner's confirmation hearing has been pushed off until Jan. 21 , the day after the inauguration. Obama is still optimistic about Geithner's nomination. * It looks like Osama bin Laden is still ...
The race may not go to the swift…
Upper Left —
...nor the battle to the strong, but in the Senate, I'd bet on the side with the votes. WASHINGTON — The nomination of Timothy Geithner to head the Treasury Department became a political tug of war Wednesday, with a top Senate Democrat saying that his confirmation is certain while a top Senate Republican said it wasn't.Practically-President Obama seems to agree.
WHY GEITHNER HAS GOT TO GO
Right Wing Nut House —
... national media, as in previous nomination controversies. Perhaps the “consensus” (read, Groupthink) among the press is that Geithner is irreplacable, that the Treasury position is so vital in these perilous financial times that any and all transgressions committed by the nominee must be overlooked for the good of the country. Bulls**t. I don’t think even the Bush Administration would have made that argument and they had a few doozies over the years. But incredibly, even Republicans agree with it: Revelations that Timothy Geithner failed to pay some of his taxes have derailed ...
Obama to Nominate Cheney for HHS
Firedoglake —
... Look at the progression of big nominee glitches. First there was Richardson. Then came Geithner, Killifer, and Daschle. Then we discovered that Judd Gregg's former staffer Kevin Koonce has an Abramoff problem.
Some would see this as inept vetting, but I detect something more devious going on.
I think Obama is setting things up to nominate Cheney as his new HHS Secretary, so as to get a full and complete investigation of the man who thus far has avoided anything approaching an inquiry into his conduct over the last eight years. ...
The Leona Helmsley Administration
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk, who is President Obama’s nominee to be the U.S. Trade Representative, failed to pay almost $10,000 in taxes during the past three years
Washington Post
Treasury secretary nominee Tim Geithner admits he failed to pay $34,000 in taxes
MSNBC
[HHS Nominee Tom Daschle] offered up a timeline to explain how he had overlooked taxes on more than $300,000 worth of income he gained through consulting work, including the use of a car and driver. ...
