Is it just Obama's cabinet picks ...

[unixronin]

... or does this say something about our politicians in general?  Yet another Obama nomination has hit a rough spot in the road — this time, former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk, whom Obama wants as the US trade representative ... and who turns out to owe the IRS $10,000 in back taxes between underreported income, overclaimed expenses, and "improper treatment of accounting fees".

Yo!  Mr. President!  I don't owe any taxes.  How about you appoint me to one of these jobs?  ...Oh, wait, that disqualifies me?

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[skellington.livejournal.com]

Or does it say something about our tax code? He had a very expensive paid accountant doing his taxes, and he didn't get it right..

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

There's that, too. Very true.

[laurarey.livejournal.com]

I would have to vote "politicians in general" on this one.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

No, your having a working set of ethics and morals disqualifies you. If that didn't, the active sense of responsibility would.

[http://users.livejournal.com/crossfire_/]

Obama's vetting team isn't very good.

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

What worries me is that these are the ones that passed vetting. What if the others were worse?

Perhaps

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

He's doing this (http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/political-pictures-barack-obama-irs-auditor.jpg).

[novel-tharkun.livejournal.com]

If you aren't so grossly-overpaid and cross-connected as to make your tax situation a morass of special rules an accounting firm can't unscramble however will you deal with the swampland that is bureaucracy & policy? Much less lead a group of individuals many of whom actually want to effect change without crossing swords with your leader who doesn't want to be caught unawares?

[ithildae.livejournal.com]

It is all a Bush plot. His people are still running the IRS. They are out to embarrass the new administration. That's it, a vast right wing conspiracy!

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

The sad thing is, if I didn't know better, I'd think you were being serious.

[ithildae.livejournal.com]

Thank you for understanding. I think the real problem is the IRS tax code. But that has been stated already.