Posted on 02/03/2009 8:18:52 AM PST by kcvl
Republican Sen. Jim DeMint on Tuesday called for President Obama to withdraw the nomination of Tom Daschle for health and human services secretary, becoming the first senator to say that the former majority leader's tax problems are disqualifying.
DeMint told FOX News that Daschle's failure to pay $134,000 in federal taxes reflects a "problem with integrity" that the government cannot afford to tolerate. DeMint spoke out against Daschle as a number of prominent newspapers, including The New York Times, called for the South Dakota Democrat to drop his bid.
"It's very unfortunate with Tom Daschle that this has occurred, but the president needs to lead. He needs to step in here and he needs to withdraw this nomination," the South Carolina Republican said.
DeMint said he came to that conclusion after it became "obvious" that Daschle knew about the tax problems long before his nomination and did nothing to make it right.
"The average American would likely face criminal charges with tax evasion of this size, yet he did not address the issue until he was nominated," he said.
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Good.
Thanks, Senator.
I would really enjoy seeing tiny tommy humiliated one more time in front of the entire nation.
IN fact, if the GOP can get er done, why not making humiliating this escapee from the Land of Oz a every four year national event?
Has anyone asked him why a couple who make several million a year even NEED to accept a free limo and driver..
Good for him, good for us, good for the country.
“I would really enjoy seeing tiny tommy humiliated one more time in front of the entire nation.”
Ditto.
SC is being represented well recently.
Have our Republican representatives found their juevos? They sure seem to have been speaking out lately.
It is now 140,000 dollars, counting the limo driver and the taxes on him.
LLS
“... but the president needs to lead”
Obama only has 2 weeks of leadership experience. He doesn’t know how to lead. That’s why he’s re-hiring all the Clinton era re-treads.
And I think DeMint knows this.
The great black Messiah will just tell him that he won and bugger off.
Ok for that but why not the first tax cheat, Geitner? How utterly ironic to have the guy in charge of the IRS be a TAX CHEAT! Daschle’s a creep of the first order but, as Jay Rockefeller said, we need him to nationalize our health care system (Daschle’s wife can go from being a DOD lobbyist to HHS lobbyist) so no big deal! /s
By DeMint - I don’t know about Lindsey Graham - geez, where did he come from in SC? Kind of a disgrace, I’d say...
I agree. If Daschle had been a Republican...............
Poor Tom’s gonna be deeply saddened...
“The average American would likely face criminal charges with tax evasion of this size,
EXACTLY!!! Any one of our family members or friends would face charges. Why not Daschle??? Why not ANYONE? He SHOULD WITHDRAW or Obama should do it. It’s not right. A hard working father has to pay taxes...why not politicians and celebrities who have more money than brains?????
This may delay socialized medicine a bit, if Daschle is not put in the cabinet.
We need to compile some lists of these tax cheats and their past statements on tax increases or cuts.
SC is being represented well by one of its Senators recently.
You're about half right....................
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