"I could never think well of a man's intellectual or moral character, if he was habitually unfaithful to his appointments." ~ Nathaniel Emmons
Years ago, I found myself in the position of owing the IRS about $3,000 dollars. After filling out my income tax form one year, I realized I was going to have to pay the IRS almost a thousand dollars, and I didn't have it. So, I simply didn't file my taxes.
The same thing happened the next year. And the next. After three years the IRS sent me a bill for the back taxes and the penalties, including interest owed, and I eventually paid it in full.
Now. I knew I was delinquent. I knew I was wrong. I knew I would have to pay someday. There was absolutely no misunderstanding about what I was doing.
It was not an accident. It was not, as Harry Reid would say, a "hiccup". It was a willful decision on my part to avoid paying taxes.
If an ordinary citizen (and an admitted economic moron) knows not paying taxes is illegal, how could anyone believe a man who should be somewhat of an expert on money matters, could "accidentally" fail to pay his taxes?
Al Capone spent the rest of his life in Prison for the same thing Tim Geithner did.
How could we trust a man like that to be the Secretary of the Treasury?
Is it any wonder a party that would nominate, promote and celebrate the election of a Socialist as President would overlook the obvious flaws in his choice of a tax cheat for Treasury Secretary?
Actually, he's a typical Democrat. He thinks taxes should be paid by everyone.
Everyone but him.
UPDATE:
I was listening to NPR radio today, and the newsbabe was already offering excuses for Mr. Geithner. She said it wasn't surprising that Mr Geithner was confused as it's easy to be confused with all the changes in the tax laws.
She actually suggested Geithner was simply confused!
I would think Mr Geithner, being the chairman of New York's Federal Reserve, would be able to successfuly navigate the tax laws, even if he doesn't have an accountant doing them for him.
“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." ~ Matthew 7:6. I'm just casting pearls of wisdom before Swine Liberals, knowing in advance they think they're too smart to agree.
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2. Never try to reason with a liberal. They disregard any evidence that conflicts with their beliefs.
3. You can always tell what liberals are up to by what they accuse you of doing.
4. Liberals don't debate, they argue.
5. The only standards liberals have are double standards.
6. Liberals feel, conservatives think.
7. Whenever you don't understand a liberal's motives, just look for the money.
8. Liberals cannot be embarrassed. They lack the gene to blush.
9. The Liberal creed is, "Do as I say, not as I do.
10. Liberals get older, but they never get smarter.
11. There are no honest liberals. If they were honest -- especially to themselves -- they would not be liberal.
12. A liberal's business is nobody's business, but everyone's business is a liberal's business.
13. Liberals have an inflated sense of self-worth. They are like house flies that criticize the air-worthiness of a Stealth fighter. (Sarah, Palin, George W. Bush, ad infinitum are morons.)
14. Liberals lack a sixth sense that is standard equipment in conservatives -- common sense.
15. Liberals never stop hating.
16. There are only two types of liberals -- the deceivers and the deceived.
17. Every time liberals get on their high horse, they get bucked off.
18. Liberal programs are so wonderful that they have to be forced on people.
19. Liberals always choke on their own medicine.
20. When given a moral choice, liberals always come down on the wrong side of the fence.
21. The only way liberals can build themselves up is by tearing others down.
22. Liberals not only refuse to admit their mistakes, they refuse to learn from them.
23. Liberals can dish it out, but they can't take it.
24. Liberals are incapable of attacking the message, so they always attack the messenger.
25. Liberal diversity is only skin deep.
h/t Lone Ranger
2. Never try to reason with a liberal. They disregard any evidence that conflicts with their beliefs.
3. You can always tell what liberals are up to by what they accuse you of doing.
4. Liberals don't debate, they argue.
5. The only standards liberals have are double standards.
6. Liberals feel, conservatives think.
7. Whenever you don't understand a liberal's motives, just look for the money.
8. Liberals cannot be embarrassed. They lack the gene to blush.
9. The Liberal creed is, "Do as I say, not as I do.
10. Liberals get older, but they never get smarter.
11. There are no honest liberals. If they were honest -- especially to themselves -- they would not be liberal.
12. A liberal's business is nobody's business, but everyone's business is a liberal's business.
13. Liberals have an inflated sense of self-worth. They are like house flies that criticize the air-worthiness of a Stealth fighter. (Sarah, Palin, George W. Bush, ad infinitum are morons.)
14. Liberals lack a sixth sense that is standard equipment in conservatives -- common sense.
15. Liberals never stop hating.
16. There are only two types of liberals -- the deceivers and the deceived.
17. Every time liberals get on their high horse, they get bucked off.
18. Liberal programs are so wonderful that they have to be forced on people.
19. Liberals always choke on their own medicine.
20. When given a moral choice, liberals always come down on the wrong side of the fence.
21. The only way liberals can build themselves up is by tearing others down.
22. Liberals not only refuse to admit their mistakes, they refuse to learn from them.
23. Liberals can dish it out, but they can't take it.
24. Liberals are incapable of attacking the message, so they always attack the messenger.
25. Liberal diversity is only skin deep.
h/t Lone Ranger
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10 comments:
Nothing to see here folks, just move along s--
Lying, cheating, rotten politicos--not an auspicious start for the Black Messiah...
Gotta hand it to the Dems. They are so efficient they are having scandals before Obama even takes office.
But where is the media tagline a la "culture of corruption?"
are we surprised?
kw
My husband made an honest mistake on our taxes one year. We short paid by $98. We actually thought we had paid our full tax burden.
Two years later they came after us for penalties and interest. It took a few months to straighten it out. We paid a little over $700 to the IRS for an HONEST mistake of $98.
A year later another agent came to us. This agent tried to collect another $700. He said that even though it was a joint return and my husband had paid what was due and signed the paperwork, I hadn't signed it. Therefore I still owed the bill and needed to pay another $700. I kid you not! I was pregnant and under Dr. orders to avoid stress. I told him he had to deal with my husband and why. Yet he continued to call the house and harrass ME until I threatened to file charges against him.
It took multiple phone calls by my husband and finally another trip to the federal courthouse to straighten this one out.
THEN when we sold our house TWO YEARS LATER, turns out that a THIRD agent filed a personal lien against me for back taxes in the amount that we had already PAID from an HONEST mistake.
I got hold of a supervisor from the IRS. Wonderful woman! She said this was verging on harassment (ya THINK?!). She faxed a statement to my husband stating that the lien was filed in error. Then she removed it from my credit report.
In all, we paid about SEVEN TIMES what we failed to pay them through a mistake and spent countless hours over four years clearing it up.
Now if we had to go through all of that BS for a true $98 "hiccup," WTH should Geithner get to be Secretary of Treasure after not paying $34,000?!
Tell you what. If he pays 7x's that in penalties and interest, $238,000, I'll let it go.
I almost forgot about this guy, as I posted on two other dubiuos choices at American Descent. But hey, what are we doing worrying about character and judgement?
Our government is run and filled with out-and-out liars, truth twisters, cheats, lechers, whore-mongers, pedophiles, sexual-perverts, thieves, adulterers, con-men and women, swindlers, alcoholics and every other sort of flotsam and jetsam from the dregs of society.
And yet America is the greatest country in the world, right?
My position is, give the democrats a break. They're working with the best they have.
At first glance, I thought it odd that Obama idolizes Abe Lincoln -- a Republican. But then I realized, there have been no truly great democrat presidents. You just have to make allowances for them.
I would think it odd that he idolizes Abraham Lincoln, but then I realize Obama probably doesn't even know much about the man other than the Emancipation proclamation.
It's easy to idolize someone one knows little about.
Mark,
Well said!
Who's kidding whom? Geithner wasn't unaware of the tax laws nor did he make a mistake. He was delinquent with his taxes. Right there, he should be ineligible for the office to which BHO has nominated him.
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I thought it odd that Obama idolizes Abe Lincoln -- a Republican.
What a laugh! Why? The republican party of today bears no resemblance whatsoever to the one of Lincoln.
It's an odd and inane comparison.
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