tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318892095452258182.post4578615483069738009..comments2023-10-16T02:49:20.192-07:00Comments on Our Rants & Raves!: The Cynical Cult of RepublicanismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318892095452258182.post-21124142761182120882009-02-19T15:29:00.000-08:002009-02-19T15:29:00.000-08:00Love this post Michael! You are right on correct, ...Love this post Michael! You are right on correct, all conservatives want is the power to turn this country red, they want us to be their puppets to follow their beliefs and be damned if we don't. They are evil.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318892095452258182.post-1521016910504614152009-01-31T00:27:00.000-08:002009-01-31T00:27:00.000-08:00"anonymous," like all wingtard cowards, realizes t..."anonymous," like all wingtard cowards, realizes that his Deities are so thoroughly dishonest that all he can do is scream "THEY DID IT TOO!!!" even if the examples he uses are specious. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, 'tard-some of us have seen Daschle's explanation and while we may not agree with a former public official being that lax, it isn't hard to believe that it could have happened exactly the way Daschle told it. I have been billed years later for taxes I never thought about paying at the time; when the error was pointed out to me, I had to agree that I was liable. IT HAPPENS. To try to contrast this with your heroes, who got tens of thousands of people slaughtered using a pack of lies, is beneath contemptible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318892095452258182.post-87607974242715173982009-01-30T19:08:00.000-08:002009-01-30T19:08:00.000-08:00Now that you have told us about all of the evil fu...Now that you have told us about all of the evil fucking Republicans...try filling us in on some of the good shit, how about starting with all of the fucking Tax Cheats that Obama is bringing in.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>WASHINGTON – Former Sen. Tom Daschle, picked by President Barack Obama to lead his health reform efforts, recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in unpaid taxes and $11,964 in interest, according to a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press.<BR/><BR/>The White House acknowledged Friday that "some tax issues" had emerged in connection with the nomination, but a spokesman said the president is confident the former Senate Democratic leader will be confirmed as the new health secretary.<BR/><BR/>Daschle filed amended tax returns for 2005, 2006 and 2007 to reflect additional income for consulting work, the use of a car service and reductions in charitable contribution deductions. He filed the returns after the announcement that Obama intended to nominate him to head the Health and Human Services Department.<BR/><BR/>Most of the additional taxes resulted from unreported income from the use of a car service provided him by a close friend and business associate. The unreported income for that service totaled about $250,000 over the three years.<BR/><BR/>Daschle also had unreported consulting income of $88,333, in 2007. He also had reductions to charitable contributions totaling about $15,000 over the three years covered, according to the Senate Finance Committee document. The document, marked "Confidential Draft," is a committee statement concerning Daschle's nomination.<BR/><BR/>The car service and the consulting income were received in connection with Daschle's business relationship with InterMedia Advisors of Englewood, Colo. Daschle is a limited partner and chairman of its executive advisory board. Daschle is also an independent consultant to InterMedia Advisors LLP of New York City.<BR/><BR/>Beginning in 2005, Daschle was provided the use of a car and driver by Leo Hindery, InterMedia's managing partner. The two have been personal friends for many years, the Finance Committee report said. Charges for the car and driver services were billed to InterMedia.<BR/><BR/>"Senator Daschle told staff that in June 2008, something made him think that the car service might be taxable and disclosed the arrangement to his accountant," said the committee statement. "Senator Daschle estimated that he used the car and driver 80 percent for personal use and 20 percent for business use. On January 2, 2009, Senator Daschle filed amended returns for 2005, 2006 and 2007 reporting the value of the car service as income."<BR/><BR/>The committee is scheduled to meet in executive session to discuss Daschle's nomination on Monday. A Democratic aide declined to comment on any issues discovered in the vetting process.<BR/><BR/>ABC News first reported on the tax issue Friday evening.<BR/><BR/>A Daschle spokeswoman did not immediately return a message seeking comment.<BR/><BR/>White House spokesman Bill Burton said Daschle's role in the new Obama administration was not in danger of being derailed.<BR/><BR/>"The president has confidence that Sen. Daschle is the right person to lead the fight for health care reform," White House spokesman Bill Burton said. "In preparation for his nomination, Sen. Daschle and his accountant identified some tax issues and fixed them. They filed amended return with the IRS and made payments with interest."<BR/><BR/>Daschle paid the IRS taxes and interest for the error, which has delayed his confirmation.<BR/><BR/>Daschle, 61, was one of Obama's first announced Cabinet choices. He was also offered a newly created post, director of the White House Office on Health Reform. Combined, the two titles gave the former South Dakotan large sway over a campaign to change how the country addresses its health care and insurance systems.<BR/><BR/>The White House insisted that Daschle, 61, would move forward in those roles.<BR/><BR/>Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, also predicted Daschle would be confirmed. "He has a long and distinguished career and record in public service and is the best person to help reform health care in this country," Manley said in a statement. "Senator Reid looks forward to a swift hearing and is confident Daschle will be confirmed."<BR/><BR/>Daschle was an early Obama supporter and a chairman campaign. He was one of Obama's top advisers on health care, having seen how the Clinton administration bungled it during the 1990s, and urged Obama to make his efforts more transparent so the public had faith in them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com