The thing about this production of “Theater of the Absurd” is that the first act never seems to end.
A Senate committee put off its vote on Representative Hilda Solis’s nomination as labor secretary, one day after her husband paid to settle tax liens.
Welcome to the big leagues, gang!
Solis Nomination Vote Delayed After Tax Issue Arises [Bloomberg]
Obama due diligence = FAIL
WTF happened to the LSO piece about how having a former banker in the WH would lead to a much higher level of professionalism/perfectionism…
Change We Can Believe In!
“Only the little people pay taxes” Leona Helmsley
you all voted for this embarassment
@5 it was either business as usual or business totally fk’d up by McCain and Palin. Lesser of two evils. The fact that some people actually believed Obama could somehow find 1,000 honest Americans is what strikes me as funny.
Liberal slant to the rescue! Couldn’t even find this article on CNN until I looked in a tucked away corner on their politics page. In their article, the tax lien issue isn’t even mentioned. Un-freaking-real.
This administration is proving to be a bunch of amateurs that can’t even get the little things right. God help us when the foreign policy team gets tested.
I get it, this is change. instead of shady corporate dealings, we are getting a bunch of tax cheats! @1 – agreed, obama’s due diligence team is on par with the bofa dd team that looked at merrill…wtf?
@7
Look here:
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/05/solis-postponed/
surely geitner, as head of the irs, can write special provisions in place to exempt people from having paid taxes when they are pick for the call of duty for the obama administration.
I thought I was finished when I got laid off, but these government officials have given me much hope for a future in public service.
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Silly me, I thought The Messiah represented Change We Can Believe In.
If he had only explained that really meant “business as usual” I would have voted for him. Twice.
Question:
Are these tools getting caught because
this wasn’t an area of too much interest
in the past?
Did previous nominees get a free ride
because there was no due diligence OR
were they just better at hiding their
crimes?
With today’s climate it comes as no surprise that more eyes will be looking for things that are out of place.
I must admit that all these failures do
make the committee making the choices
look very amateurish.
@8
Hillary is the only one I trust out of the whole bunch. She has more balls than Obama’s whole cabinet and ice running through her veins.
Her armor is like ten-fold shields
Her teeth are like swords
Her claws spears
The shock of her tail…a thunderbolt!
Her wings a hurricane
And her breath…Death!
Too taxing; didn’t pay
None of that sh!t matters to the Republicans – all that matters with Solis is that she supports card check, which is absolute anathema to the small-business wing of the party.
Too bad, because they ain’t gonna win on that issue, although they’ll go down with guns blazing…
Why do people think Obama is the messiah and that his followers are apostles.
“Ned Flanders is just as crooked as you or me” – Homer Simpson
See it’s all about change and hope. As in, a lot of Obama hacks are finding it necessary to CHANGE the fraudulent tax returns they had HOPED to get away with.
See it’s all about change and hope. As in, a lot of Obama hacks are finding it necessary to CHANGE the fraudulent tax returns they had HOPED to get away with.
18
Because Oprah anointed him as The One during the campaign and the rest of his sheeple followed.
He is The One. He is The Messiah. He can do nothing wrong.
The obama administration has no realistic plans in place to accomplish much of anything. Amateurs all. “Theatre of the Absurd” to say the least.
2 weeks into a potentially 4-year-long presidency, and look at WTF we have. Unbelievable.
TGFD was willing to give obama a chance, and I have no grudge against him, but HowTF can I ignore the past week’s pandamonium. Good Grief.
The Guy from Delaware
In the meantime, somewhere in Dallas:
Elliot’s Hardware — a local Dallas hardware store — has “appealed to former President George W. Bush to spend his new-found retirement working as a part-time greeter at its Maple Avenue store.” “Our greeters are a legendary part of our customer service,” said Kyle Walters, Elliott’s Hardware president and CEO. “And we are offering the position to Mr. Bush in all sincerity. We think it would be a great fit for him as he settles back into life in Dallas.” If he chooses to take the position, Bush will enjoy company perks such as “a flexible part-time schedule (to allow travel to Crawford),” a parking space, and an employee discount.
But make sure Bush pays taxes for those perks.
Dudes, it’s $6,400. Who the hell cares?
24 is Solis’s husband.
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So, do we all get a $6,400 tax credit or is that just for FOTM (Friends Of The Messiah)?
Most of the people that Hoped for Change We Believe In don’t really understand any of this anyhow.
They’re too busy taking their W2s to H&R Block to get a “refund advance” to worry about some ‘tax problem’ that the evil Republicans are dreaming up about their boy’s picks.
Clown@#24…
It’s not just about Solis or the amount involved. So far, she’s the 5th nominee for high office who has IRS tax-cheat issues, or is she the 6th? How many nominees have there been in total? 7? 8?
WTF is the matter with you anyway? Are you stupid?
The Guy from Delaware
Since when did this site turn into Sean Hannity Online?
How many of you self-righteous bastards never cut a corner on your taxes, or any of your other social obligations?
Really? Liars.
Go curl up with an Ann Coulter book and a jar of vaseline, and leave the financial blogsites to people who can add.
Paying your taxes is for losers.
- 24
@29 asks:
“Since when did this site turn into Sean Hannity Online?”
Since Carney left. But the boss likes it that way, so far.
29,
Glass houses. In all actuality, was Spitzer’s issue a huge deal? No – except, it was holier-than-thou Spitzer.
The dems having tax issues is on par with Laura Bush playing with a coat-hanger.
Guest@#29…
Taking a $6,400 tax issue to the mat with the IRS and then ending up with a f’n tax lien implies a certain f’n stupidity, don’t you think?
For what office is Hilda being considered? Labor Secretary, is it?
You and #24 are still chugging the obama Kool-Aid.
The Guy from Delaware
@24 I agree, all Americans should be allowed to underpay their taxes by $6400
@33
The liens are not IRS, they are LA County against her husband’s business, for which she is not a partner.
USA Today:
Los Angeles County records showed 15 outstanding state and county tax liens against Sayyad and his auto repair business, totaling $7,630. Two other liens worth $981 were released in 1999 after Sayyad repaid the taxes owed, according to county records.
Next.
@34
Yeah, try that with your property taxes and see how long before you end up evicted. But I guess you are renter, no?
@8 you are right about Hillary. I wrote her name in last November. I was here for Carter, another premature presidential ejaculation. The tax dodger nominees and the thrown together $1 trillon stimulus package are even lamer than anything JC foisted on us.
Next@#35…
TGFD hs been properly chastised. Thank you for the information.
The Guy from Delaware
—News Flash—6:35PM—
TGFD just heard on the radio, “The Big Talker” 1210AM in Phila…a plug for Dealbreaker.com regarding obama,his tax-cheat nominees, and his pork stimulus package.
EP should be proud.
The Guy from Delaware
@36 talk to your primary care physician about sarcasdetect revolutionary new treatment for people who suffer from SSDS (severe sarcasm detection syndrome)
On every deal I or my colleagues do, we do a lien search, which includes a search for tax liens. On many of them, we find a tax lien. Most are immaterial, so no one really cares (though we do recommend the business pays them off as good business practice). Basic point, this isn’t really that big of a deal, it happens all the time and it doesn’t mean that the party in question is a criminal, or even stupid.
And I’m not jumping on the “Obama bandwagon” here, I just think that some of the crap that we and our media are currently getting caught up with is absolutely immaterial and irrelevant.
you numnuts realize that it was her husbands BUSINESS taxes that were screwed up, not hers. She had absolutely ZERO to do with it.
Republicans – the party that wants low taxes and pays their taxes. Demos – the party that wants high taxes and doesn’t pay their taxes.
Solution to pay for the ‘so-called’ stimulus plan – audit and collect back taxes on all Democratic Cabinet members and Congressmen – we can easily hit a Trill.
34 and his like are hilarious. Why do you care if people pay their taxes since you want to cut those taxes anyway? (Is there ever a time when increasing taxes is desireable on a macro-economic level? You wouldn’t think so from listening to the selfish far-right ding-a-lings on this board.)
You want to talk about amateurs? How about the amateurs that have orchestrated the destruction of billions, if not trillions, of dollars in wealth? Those guys are geniuses, right? Is that competence, destroying billions of dollars in wealth? The level of arrogance on this board is amusing at times, but misplaced always.
@TGFD I’m sure they appreciate the views, but we hate the comments.
Jesus I hope that this sinks Solis and the Blue Dogs sink card check.
Too O’Reilly, didn’t sexually harass
the pres is on now….at the first DNC meeting I think.
Ugh he keeps repeating that empty “that’s what the American people called for in November and that’s what we intend to deliver” phrase. Maybe he should take a little peak at that Rasmussen poll, I mean he touted Rasmussen’s poll when he was running, how did Rasmussen suddenly become “persona non grata”? Sheehs, the Dems are at a retreat down in Virginia. Is this the spa thing? Aren’t these the guys who said no Vegas trip? wonder who is paying for this?
USA swimming just suspended Phelps for three months. Kellogs per CNBC will not renew his contract.
hahah it’s 6,400 that’s not even hers. who the fuck cares? shouldn’t you faggots be off bitching about your bonuses and how the middle class is ganging up on you?
48 Hope the nosy asshole who took the pic feels good.
California is a community property state, there is no such thing as his and hers.
@51, I wonder if they file a joint return? I wonder how the business is structured (S-Corp, C-Corp, LLC, etc…).
@53
She did pay her taxes, so her tax returns are clean. The liens were against her husband’s business. Though he went ahead an paid them, he’s challenging them. Any small business owner can relate.
CGaspacino is incorporating himself in the Equinox locker room at 11pm.
54, except that we know she and her husband filed a joint return, so his business is on HER tax return.
Furthermore, California is a community property state.
#50, sometimes people use no discretion.
@TGDF when did you start writing in the third person around here? i gather it has been a while but i know you used to write in the first person like a normal person.
also, weren’t you an Obama supporter?
@24: Fucking idiot.
Just like Obama.
@32 — I spit my drink out reading that one. you nailed it
I think that all senators should have their taxes audited like public companies.
-Greg Gurevich
I think that all senators should have their taxes audited.
-Greg Gurevich
Get ready for a japanese style decade of government sponsored economic ‘growth’.
D.C. style carry trades all around!!