SRFireside
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Re: You can't nominate a Democrat .....
said by garmst  :You can't nominate a Democrat until you make sure they have NOT paid their taxes. This is change..... You do know the whole reason we even know about these little tax snafus from these cabinet members is because of the investigation process Obama put in place for vetting the candidates. I bet if the same process was used on many republican congressmen and senators you will find plenty of the same thing there too. It's only wrong if you're caught, eh? |
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pnh102
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| said by SRFireside :I bet if the same process was used on many republican congressmen and senators you will find plenty of the same thing there too. It's only wrong if you're caught, eh? Ahh, the same old "it is OK cause Obama is doing it" excuse.
If any GOP official had any tax issues, the media would have outed him or her long ago.
Government officials not paying taxes is inexcusable under any circumstance and should be an immediate and permanent disqualification for any government job at any level. If we peons are expected to pay our taxes without question, then so should those people who are tasked with enforcing these laws.
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RadioDoc
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| Can't you political flakes go find a room? There are two brightly painted ones here already and plenty more elsewhere. Your constant, mindless talk-radio bickering is infantile and off topic.
On topic: Copps is fine for now, no need to rush into an appointment. That's how we get jokes like Martin. |
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pnh102
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| said by RadioDoc :Can't you political flakes go find a room? There are two brightly painted ones here already and plenty more elsewhere. Your constant, mindless talk-radio bickering is infantile and off topic. Of course it is. Now that your guy is in there's no need for debate, correct?
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SRFireside
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said by pnh102 :Ahh, the same old "it is OK cause Obama is doing it" excuse. Not in the slightest, and I have absolutely no idea where you get that (other than trolling). I said Obama's own screening process is what's finding these tax debts you love to slam the democrats on. I also said if the same litmus was applied to republican officials I would bet you would see the same level of tax problems. This isn't a lib/con thing. It's a political thing.
said by pnh102 :If any GOP official had any tax issues, the media would have outed him or her long ago. That is if it came to light. If the media is so resourceful how come FOX News or other media pundits didn't pull up any of this tax stuff ages ago? Show me how easy it is to get somebody's IRS audit case file and then we can talk.
said by pnh102 :Government officials not paying taxes is inexcusable under any circumstance and should be an immediate and permanent disqualification for any government job at any level. I agree wholeheartedly, but it's not my call. Maybe the fact the ones still holding their cabinet position came clean with IRS and are willing to pay up, fines and all, is enough to satisfy. I don't have a whole lot of information on the details of each of these people so I will hold final judgement until I know more.
However it's rather disingenuous to criticize Obama for his picks when he isn't aware of this until after the investigating (which again, he requires... never saw that with any Bush appointee). Obama picked the people based on their qualifications, and tax cheating (or mistakes depending on who you talk to) aside the qualifications are still valid. Does that mean they get a free pass? I don't think so, but again I'm not calling the shots. It's far too soon to say what will come of this.
Remember Bill Clinton cheated on his wife and lied about it, but he still balanced the budget and paid down out national debt better than any previous President. |
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RadioDoc
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My guy? Your assumption is rather bold (and incorrect).
There are a lot of places for you to "debate" (more like spar or taunt, but who's keeping score), but the rest of us are sick of having to wade through it every damn day. You all act like uneducated fools. Both sides. |
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said by RadioDoc :On topic: Copps is fine for now, no need to rush into an appointment. That's how we get jokes like Martin. Well, on topic, Obama rushed the appointment out later today without waiting to name the other 1 or 2 commissioners:
»news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10187···1_3-0-20
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