GOP senators scrutinize Daschle nomination

Former South Dakota fired Senator Tom Daschle back in the spotlight…or is it on the spot…whatever.

Hmmm. A SECOND B.O. appointee with tax…er…”issues”.

Senate Republicans piled on Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle for failing to pay more than $128,000 in taxes, though they stopped short of saying they would reject the South Dakota Democrat’s confirmation.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said Mr. Daschle’s tax woes, as well as those of new Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, do “raise some questions about the [Obama administration’s] vetting process.”

One of the best comments the Chief ran across was also in this article:

Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, a staunch conservative who rarely holds back criticism of Democrats, called Mr. Daschle’s tax woes “disheartening.”

“I can see now why liberals don’t mind if the tax rate goes up, because they’re not going to pay it anyway,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.”

Zing!

Sorry, the claims that these are “minor oversight errors”… of 6 figures (!) just doesn’t compute. I guess you CAN accept that excuse, if you want to.

If you do believe the offered explanations, please e-mail the Chief about a great deal on tropical beachfront property in Moody County, South Dakota.