11 days old... a tad premature. -----Original Message----- From: profox-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: Sunday, 1 February 2009 6:37 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Daschle a Tax Cheat, too?
Sure is turning out to be the most ethical administration in the history of the planet. ************************************************* 1/20/2013 Eviction Notice http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/6169336 --- On Sat, 1/31/09, Bob Calco <bobca...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > From: Bob Calco <bobca...@tampabay.rr.com> > Subject: [OT] Daschle a Tax Cheat, too? > To: "'ProFox Email List'" <profox@leafe.com> > Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 9:53 AM > http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/bumps-in-the-ro.html > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/cz3n93 > > - - - > Based in New York City, InterMedia Advisors is a private > equity firm founded > in part by longtime Daschle friend and Democratic > fundraiser Leo Hindery, > the former president of the YES network (the New York > Yankees' and New > Jersey Devils' cable television channel). > > That same year he began his professional relationship with > InterMedia, > Daschle began using the services of Hindery's car and > driver. > > The Cadillac and driver were never part of Daschle's > official compensation > package at InterMedia, but Mr. Daschle -- who as Senate > majority leader > enjoyed the use of a car and driver at taxpayer expense -- > didn't declare > their services on his income taxes, as tax laws require. > > During the vetting process to become HHS secretary, Daschle > corrected the > tax violation, voluntarily paying $101,943 in back taxes > plus interest, > working with his accountant to amend his tax returns for > 2005 through 2007. > > (Daschle reimbursed the IRS $31,462 in taxes and interest > for tax year 2005; > $35,546 for 2006; and $34,935 for 2007, a Daschle > spokesperson said, adding > that Daschle had asked his accountant to look into the tax > implications of > the car and driver five months before Obama won the > presidency.) > > The Daschle spokesperson told ABC News that the senator, > facing questions > from the committee, has said "he deeply regretted his > mistake. When he > realized it was a mistake he corrected it rapidly." > > The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Max > Baucus, D-Mont., has > called his colleagues for a private meeting at 5 p.m. ET > Monday to discuss > these complications surrounding Daschle's nomination. > > In the meantime, the White House and Democratic allies are > coming to > Daschle's defense. > - - - > > You can't make this stuff up. > > How much taxpayer-financed driving-around must you enjoy in > order to owe > $100K in taxes on it? How can you, oops, forget that? > > To quote Daschle's favorite line: "I am deeply > saddened." > > All these musical-chair Clinton retreads and Wall Street > frauds and > lobbyists that constitute Obama's inner circle sure do > have a lot of > baggage. But no worries, The Messiah is going to tap a RINO > for commerce > secretary and have his 60 seat filibuster proof majority > soon. Checks and > balances?! We don't need no stinkin' checks and > balances. > > For a Dem it's a "bump in the road"... But if > he were a republican, why, it > would be the "height of irresponsibility" and > proof of a "culture of > corruption". > > (I won't even mention the irony of Geitner sitting next > to Obama as he > railed about Wall Street bonuses... yet Geitner got a $435K > check as > severance from the Federal Reserve, over which he presided > when Wall Street > melted down, to become Treasury Secretary, despite his > inability to operate > Turbo Tax, only paying up on his missing year's taxes > in December when > tapped for the job.) > > I would LOL or maybe even ROTFLMAO if all this weren't > so profoundly tragic. > > Are any of you Obama supporters feeling any buyer's > remorse yet? > > Never mind, dumb question, I should know better. > > - Bob > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/00d601c983b3$aa38bec0$feaa3c...@rr.co m > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. 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