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: [email protected] 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/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
