barry tax cheat #5: Kathleen Sebelius

April 1, 2009

Ok, all together now: new cabinet member = another tax cheat.

The total thus far: 5 tax cheats + 5 cabinet defectors = barry’s superior judgment. Judd Gregg sure was an inspired choice. Played barry like a veteran politician. Wonder how many of his fellow Republicans bought him a drink. Boehner sure looks like he enjoys more than a few mint juleps. He was totally toasty when he talked about the contraceptives and the stimulus package.

And then then there’s Geithner’s four or so defectors - lost count. Maybe barry fired some of them, too. With Geithners approval and confidence ratings, I can see why no one wants to work for him. They probably were waiting for him to be fired - he doesn’t look like a resigner.

And what’s up with Larry Summers? The man looks medically ill. Seriously. I mean in all seriousness - he looks gray and puffy. What kind of diet does he follow?

Ok. Anyway. Gov Kathleen Sebelius his second choice for Health and Human Services - his first being Tom Daschle ($140K). She amended three years of tax returns and ended up paying $7,040 in back taxes and $878 in interest.

Three “unintentional errors”:

• Unable to find documentation for 3/49 charitable contributions (needed when > $250)
• Insufficient documentation for business expenses
• Sold house for less than what they owed on the mortgage and continued to deduct interest from the payments.

What did Howard Dean have going on that he was appointed? Engineering barry’s coronation?

Have to say they are all different “mistakes” and “errors”. How many other people in barry’s administration owe back taxes? He claims transparency - he should allow and audit of all them and truly outrage the nation, especially after firing Chrysler’s GM and not Bank of America’s or Citigroup’s.

Sources: NY Times Caucus’ ROBERT PEAR & WSJ’s LAURA MECKLER

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Smoothest transition ever?
Geithner: TurboTax made me do it
barry on tax cheat Tim Geithner
Daschle apology letter
Daschle withdrawal letter
barry re: Daschle’s withdrawal
Nancy Killefer withdraws
barry’s tax cheats go free - Phelps’ friends go to jail
Another cabinet defector: Sen Judd Gregg
barry tax cheat #4: Ron Kirk
Dr Sanjay Gupta won’t be Surgeon General
barry appointee Charles Freeman withdraws
barry tax cheat #5: Gov Sebelius

Cabinet defector #5: Charles Freeman

March 10, 2009

So how many nominees of barry’s have quit?

(1-4) Governor Bill Richardson for Commerce Secretary:

Under federal investigation for pay-to-play like blago - donors for state jobs routed through his own charities. Unable to be cleared by the FBI for confirmation.

How was he going to be president? Why was he allowed to run? The DNC knew - so why was he allowed to run? To dilute the field in Iowa to give barry a chance for his bused in Chicagoans to win the caucus for him. Same thing as adulterer John Edwards…who has finally admitted it is his baby.

(2-3) Tom Daschle for Secretary of Health and Human Services:

$128K unpaid taxes, reportedly made $5.2M off the industry he would be charged to clean up. His wife is also a serious lobbyist.

(2-3) Nancy Killefer for first ever Chief Performance Officer :

$946.69 in unemployment-compensation taxes for her household help. At least there no illegal immigration problems like Tim Geithner’s.

(2-13) Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) for Commerce Secretary #2

"I have found that on issues such as the stimulus package and the census, there are irresolvable conflicts for me. Prior to accepting this post, we had discussed these and other potential differences, but unfortunately we did not adequately focus on these concerns. We are functioning from a different set of views on many critical items of policy."

(3-10) Charles Freeman for National Intelligence Council Chief:

CNN: The former Pentagon official and diplomat had faced criticism from both Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee over his lack of intelligence experience, and some prior headline-grabbing remarks, particularly with regard to Israel. He also drew controversy over a statement that he believed the Chinese government did not crack down quickly enough on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananment [sic] Square in 1989.

And who sailed through no problem?

Yep. Madame Secretary Hillary Clinton

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barry’s judgment on display:
Smoothest transition ever?
Cabinet defector #1: Gov Bill Richardson
Geithner: TurboTax made me do it
barry re: tax cheat #1: Tim Geithner
Daschle apology letter
Cabinet defector #2: Tom Daschle
barry re: tax cheat #2: Tom Daschle
barry cabinet defector #3: Nancy Killefer
barry’s tax cheats go free - Phelps’ friends go to jail
barry cabinet defector #4: Sen Judd Gregg
barry tax cheat #4: Ron Kirk
Dr Sanjay Gupta won’t be Surgeon General
barry cabinet defector #5: Charles Freeman

Dr Sanjay Gupta will not be Surgeon General

March 5, 2009

His decision doesn’t seem to have anything to do with taxes (Geithner, Daschle, Killefer, Kirk) or pay to play (Richardson) or illegal aliens (Geithner) or other barry personnel problems.

Dr Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon, as well as CNN personality, said it came down to his family - his wife is about to give birth to their third daughter - and his practice. He said it had nothing to do with money. If he took the job, his surgical career would essentially be over. He also works at a county hospital.

GUPTA: This is more about my family and my surgical career.

I think, for me, it really came down to a sense of timing more than anything else. I just didn’t feel I should do that now.

(Liz Banfield)

Dr Sanjay Gupta and wife Rebecca Olson Gupta, family law attorney

Cabinet tax cheat #4: Ron Kirk

March 2, 200

barry’s superior judgment is on display once again…another of his uniquely qualified picks made a simple mistake on his taxes. The fourth such pick. Secretary of the Treasury, head of the IRS and former Head of the New York Federal Reserve Bank couldn’t figure out TurboTax or spot Bernie Madoff, but he is going to save The American People from financial ruin. Tom Daschle was going to save The American People from the healthcare industry, from whom he made $5.2M. And Nancy Killefer had the decency to withdraw her name, which makes me believe it was an honest mistake.

What exactly does that thousand page questionnaire rule out? And how many people has he had to rule out before getting to the tax cheats?

Now his pick for US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk (former mayor of Dallas) owes the IRS $9,975. He failed to report $37,750 in honoraria for speaking engagement and deducted as business expenses the $17,382 he spent on Dallas Mavericks tickets.

WH’s BEN LABOLT: The mayor is working with the Finance Committee on a few minor issues. The president nominated Mayor Kirk because of his proven ability at the negotiating table — building consensus between opposing stakeholders in Dallas and crafting deals to create opportunities for U.S. businesses overseas.

I bet he’s very good at crafting deals.

Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Max Baucus (D-MT) supports him, just like he did the others. Credit to his statement person for mixing it up a little.

BAUCUS: Mayor Kirk is the right person for this job, and I will work to move his nomination quickly. I am confident he can successfully restore the confidence of Congress and the American people in a balanced international trade agenda.

BAUCUS on Geithner:

I intend to move forward as soon as possible with a hearing on his nomination….Tim Geithner has the right combination of experience and skill for these difficult economic times. For these reasons, I continue to support his nomination to be the next Secretary of the Treasury.

BAUCUS on Daschle:

The ability to advance meaningful health reform is my top priority in confirming a secretary of Health and Human Services, and I remain convinced that Senator Daschle would be an invaluable and expert partner in this effort. I am eager to move forward together.

barry’s fourth statement on Daschle:

I think I screwed up. And, I take responsibility for it and we’re going to make sure we fix it so it doesn’t happen again.

What’s it gonna take folks? “New era of resposibility”

Jonathan [Martin?] to Robert Gibbs in reference to Tom Daschle (2-2):

Is there an amount of money in unpaid back taxes for any nominee to the president’s Cabinet that would be considered disqualifying?