The White House press office released the following official clarification today of its official statement yesterday. (See posting below.)
“President Barack Obama will not be issuing a retraction of yesterday’s official statement. It is still technically true that an entire day went by without an embarrassing revelation that one of his top appointees was a tax deadbeat.
“The president asks all fair-minded Americans to note that it was not Hilda Solis, his nominee to be Labor secretary, who had an annoying problem with back taxes. It was her husband, who had to cough up $6,400 to settle tax liens on his auto repair business, some of which had outstanding as long as 16 years.
“I mean, it’s not like they were related or lived together or anything. … OK, technically, that’s not true. But again, it was her husband, the other person who filed joint income tax returns with her, not her.
“Therefore, the president believes he has indeed gone an entire day without this particular problem. He wishes his critics would stop harping on an issue that the American people want to move beyond.
“Oh, and one more thing. Labor secretary nominee Hilda Solis does not yet believe she has become a ‘distraction’ for the new administration, if you catch my drift.
“Thank you and good day.”
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Tax triumph II
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Are they gonna move to Texas too with Daschle and Mrs. Wahtz-r-name? Wouldn't that be a hoot, all of them down in Texas with that lovable Bush family, united in crook-dom? Wowzer
President Bush is an honorable man whose only flaw as President was his perhaps naive optimism regarding the dignity and good intentions of others. He is the very model of the Christian concept of caritas, and is at all times prepared to like and trust everyone he meets.
-- Mack
I think Mack is trying to allude to the noble Cincinnatus model of leader, the sturdy farmer who leaves his plowing to serve his country in a time of crisis, and is happy to return to his plowing instead of arrogating power and wealth to himself. At least that's what my friends and I say in our Thursday night Coffee 'N' Ethics socials.
-- Sven the Viking
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The Rule of Emperor BO I is really rolling now. Wow, the Porkulus Bill will solve all our problems. I especially lile the part about cutting taxes for those who don't pay any taxes anyway. Yeah, I know taxes are taken out of every paycheck, but many get it all back at tax paying time, so literally they pay no taxes!
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