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President Obama backs his choice of tax cheats

Posted 02 Feb 2009 in Barack Obama, corruption, Democrats, hypocrisy, taxes

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Chalk up another Democrat for Obama’s Department of “Do As I Say, Not As I Do:” (h/t: National Review)

“Make no mistake, tax cheaters cheat us all, and the IRS should enforce our laws to the letter.” Sen. Tom Daschle, Congressional Record, May 7, 1998

Yep, those were the words of President Obama’s choice to head up Health and Human Services in taking over America’s healthcare industry. Only now that he’s been caught for cheating the IRS for $146,000 in back taxes, Daschle is trying to apologize:

“I am deeply embarrassed and disappointed by the errors that required me to amend my tax returns. I apologize for the errors and profoundly regret that you have had to devote time to them.”

Yeah, I bet if I evade paying my taxes, the IRS would be satisfied with an apology and a belated check, then everything would be just hunky-dory with no punishments or jail time.

President Obama and his team have to have known about this as well as Timothy Geithner’s failure to pay back taxes and interest totaling $43,200 for income he earned at the International Monetary Fund. Yet they sat on this information until it exploded in their faces.

Their excuse? “…nobody is perfect,” says White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

Here’s another money quote for the day, courtesy of Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat who, coincidentally, happens to be on the Finance Committee: “We wish this didn’t happen, but [President Obama has] chosen such quality people that nobody minds taking a bit of an extra step to help get them in.”

Gotcha politics aside, why would President Obama want such unlawful politicians to represent his administration? Why not start off with people of high moral character rather than known shysters?

So much for Obama’s promise that “Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.” It’s kinda like President Clinton’s promise that his would be “the most ethical administration in the history of the Republic.” Perhaps BHO is gonna give Clinton a run for his money. Because he’s standing behind Daschle “absolutely.”

But of course he does. After all, “Only the little people pay taxes.”

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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