Paying Taxes

It has come to my attention that Obama’s newest cabinet pick, Ron Kirk, owes about $10,000 in back taxes.

I’m starting to lose count of all Obama’s cabinet picks who have unpaid taxes. There’s Timothy Geithner – who’s now the Treasury Secretary in charge of the IRS. There was Tom Daschle – who was supposed to be essential in reforming our health care system. Nancy Killefer – who was self-terminated when her past tax problems were discovered. Bill Richardson pulled out of Commerce because of federal pay-to-play probe. Hilda Solis’s husband had some tax liens going back 16 years.

I’m starting to wonder if Obama’s vetting questionnaire looks something like this:

“Do you owe back taxes? If yes – when can you start?”

Maybe he needs to send Biden in to let these people know that paying taxes is patriotic (remember that?). Does that make Obama’s cabinet a bunch of traitors?

No wonder democrats don't care if taxes are raised. It doesn't affect them.

If Obama continues this trend, we may get enough Obama appointees to make a real dent in these impressive upcoming deficits.