Paulson Gives Pause (Treasury Secretary Nominee Against Tax Cuts)

The American Spectator ^ | 6/28/2006 | Washington Prowler

[Lancey Howard]

According to sources familiar with the prep sessions with Paulson, the former Wall Street executive and well-known supporter of and financial contributor to Democrats could not get in line with the Bush administration's support for ending the estate or "death" tax, and permanent extension of the capital gains tax and other tax cuts that are due to expire in the next three years.

[Lancey Howard]

What on earth is Bush thinking with this appointment?
There HAD to be somebody with some basic decency available for the job.

[Moral Hazard]

For some reason I can never shake the feeling of the "Washington Prowler" being a conservative Stephen Glass.

[Lancey Howard]

Or George Neumayr.
I haven't seen anything new from George this year, and George is as good as it gets for political commentary.

[Lancey Howard]

(( ping ))

[John Lenin]

I watched some of these hearings. This guy is the real deal, he's brilliant and pro tax cut all the way.

[Lancey Howard]

So the Bush folks got him to read the script?
Or is this report way wrong?

[newzjunkey]

The hearings don't always paint the whole picture. He might be just towing the White House party line on tax policy. That's his job, really.

I'd rather have a genuine true believer, however, than someone going through the motions as this piece seems to contrast with your characterization of the hearings.

[John Lenin]

Did you watch any of the hearings ? I doubt it.

[John Lenin]

Or is this report way wrong?

This report is the exact opposite of what I saw. Find the trancripts of his questioning by Olympia Snowe.