Another Obama Cabinet Nominee Has Tax Problems
That makes four and counting. Five nominations altogether plagued with scandal and controversy.
Richardson. Geithner. Daschel. Killefer. Now Solis:
WASHINGTON – Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis became the latest Cabinet nominee to face questions about unpaid taxes Thursday as a Senate panel abruptly postponed a scheduled vote on her confirmation. The postponement came after revelations that Solis’ husband settled tax liens on his California auto repair business this week that had been outstanding for as long as 16 years.
The discovery posed another political headache for a White House already chafing after tax problems and other controversies derailed some administration appointments, including former Sen. Tom Daschle’s nomination as health secretary. President Barack Obama pledged in TV interviews this week that he would “make sure that we’re not screwing up again” in the vetting process.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs insisted that Solis’ own tax returns “are in order.”
I don’t care if these weren’t her tax returns specifically. Her husband’s tax evasions reflect on her too.
It’s funny how all of these tax problems plaguing these liberals are out there for years and years…until the spotlight of public scrutiny is on them. Then suddenly the problems get fixed and everything is “in order.”
Which means that they only seem to care about complying with the tax code when they think they’re going to be caught not complying.
Which isn’t exactly hope ‘n change.
Obama promised he’d set a new standard for ethics. What we didn’t know was that the standard he was planning on setting was going to be lower than the previous administration’s.
