Dogwalk: Obama Choices Disappointing

Item: How to avoid paying taxes and get a pass? Get appointed to a high-level position in the Obama administration /Dogwalk Musings

More Info: I’m sorry, but owing back taxes amounting to $128,000 is inexcusable. Geitner, as our new Treasury Secretary, was bad enough. Now Daschle. The Senate has given them both a gentleman’s pass. Rather like the passing grades Bush got at Yale and Harvard! And don’t tell me it was an “honest” mistake! Especially Daschle - he helped make the very laws he has chosen to scoff! Plus the fact, no matter how many “people” he has, he has to sign the return. Just like the rest of us. I’m even more disappointed with the idea that Obama has allowed these passes to be given. Poor Bill Richardson must be scratching his head in wonder.

Question: Should the U.S. Senate approve Daschle’s nomination despite the significant amount of money he owes in back taxes?