Tom Daschell: when old ads come back to haunt you...

[headscratcher4]

Ouch.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/02/when-old-ads-co.html

I used to like the man and if he had any honor he would withdraw.

My objection isn't too his making money...that is the way of the world...my objection is that particularilly non-partisan Washington disease that affects former elected officials and makes them believe that the rules that apply to everyone else don't apply to them.

He took a car and didn't realize it was a gift? This, after years of Senate service where gift disclosure of items over $25 is mandatory if not forbidden? Seriously, did he just think the car appeared magically and that no-one would ever ask?

Why do these smart people get so stupid once they leave office?

 

[peptoabysmal]

Tom Daschle Withdraws as Obama's Health Secretary Nominee

By your requirement, his honor is intact.

 

[Puppycow]

And look at all the pollution that old rattletrap was causing! Why does Tom Daschle hate the polar bears!

 

[FarmallMTA]

You think that one's rich, how about this one of Tom "Everyman" Daschle (former D-SD)and his stentorian pronouncement on the Senate Floor about "Tax Cheaters"...

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/flash...05-07 17:13:31&stop=1998-05-07 17:13:38&net=2

Indeed, Tom (and all you other tax cheating Democrats of the Obama Enlightenment), the IRS should enforce the letter of the law. Indeed.

 

[WildCat]

You think that one's rich, how about this one of Tom "Everyman" Daschle (former D-SD)and his stentorian pronouncement on the Senate Floor about "Tax Cheaters"...

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/flash...05-07 17:13:31&stop=1998-05-07 17:13:38&net=2

Indeed, Tom (and all you other tax cheating Democrats of the Obama Enlightenment), the IRS should enforce the letter of the law. Indeed.

Well, he meant regular people. Not bigwig politicians like him.

 

[DavidJames]

Clearly Daschle is responsible for his taxes, but do people like him really prepare them? Wouldn't he have an accountant/tax professional prepare them and then he just signs them.

Again, I'm no absolving him of responsibility, but I'm wondering if his real failure was hiring someone who couldn't correctly prepare a tax return. Which itself is negative blot on his record.

 

[Puppycow]

Based on my understanding of news reports, it doesn't sound like the person who prepared his taxes was told about these sources of income. It's at least partly Daschle's employer's fault for not issuing a 1099 (I think) for the driver. And in the other cases it may be that people who paid him to give speeches dropped the ball too. But, Daschle should have been more thorough in making sure his taxes were in order before accepting a nomination, knowing that he would be under a lot of scrutiny in the confirmation process (he's supposed to know what that's like, right? As a long-time senator, he's seen what happens to nominees who have these skeletons in their closet come out during confirmation).