just thought I would get the headline made up ahead of time. it’s only a matter of time before he gets cut adrift so he will save himself the ‘embarrassment’ and withdraw himself.

Not because he has any ethics, etc, just that he doesn’t want the ultimate embarrassment.

it’s only a matter of time.

Every one that gets nominated ‘has to come clean’ and pay their back taxes before they can get approved. Does that mean that the ones that don’t get nominated, don’t have to come clean and pay their back taxes?
Is this just something the people that make the laws know they don’t have to obey? Why don’t they have to pay ‘penalties’? I had a legitimate deduction ‘disallowed’ a few years ago, it was about 2000, the penalties and interest ran another 2000. why did I have to pay a penalty and he doesn’t. At least I put it on the form and they disallowed it. he didn’t even put his on the form. He was trying to avoid it totally. He’s a crook.

I am writing in a state of near despair asking you to seriously consider rejecting Tom Daschle’s appointment to Secretary of Health and Human Services. His supposed failure (more likely dodge) to pay taxes is egregious and a slap to all hard working American’s who struggle to pay their taxes. I would like to relate a personal story.

Fifteen years ago, my husband owned his own business. We employed an accountant to do the books. The accountant died of a brain tumor, but before his condition was diagnosed, he incorrectly figured the payroll taxes we had to pay. The mistake was $8000. Long after the accountant died (three years) and while we were innocently unaware of this mistake, the IRS contacted us – the mistake was now upwards of $40000 with penalties and interest. Being a struggling young business, it took us years to pay this off and throughout the ordeal – the IRS threatened, issuing liens and garnishing 50% of my wages. We ultimately ended up paying about $70000, the interest never stopped piling up. We lost the business (which employed 5 people), had to take out a home equity loan to help meet their demands. How I would have enjoyed Timothy Geithner’s treatment.

It is UNFAIR. IT IS EXCLUSIONARY. IT IS ELITIST. IT SMACKS OF ROYALTY. You all disgust me. Washington disgusts me. I am beginning to feel like the original colonists felt. I read that Tom Daschle is “well liked by his former colleagues”. I do not care how much any of you senators LIKE Tom Daschle. He would never be paying these taxes if he didn’t want this job so much. We would have never, ever, known. No threats from the IRS to him, No tax liens, no Armageddon to his livelihood. THIS IS A DOUBLE STANDARD. What would the democrats do if this was a BUSH appointee?

You are creating a monster. Beware of your public. If the democrats are going to hold power with no limitations – you might as well lose your seat and be replaced by a democrat, or maybe a Republican who isn’t part of your club.

Please reject TOM DASCHLE’S appointment.