Daschle withdraws under fire for not paying taxes

Former Sen. Tom Daschle (pictured), under fire for his failure to pay more than $140,000 in taxes and interest on time, withdrew his nomination to be secretary of health and human services, saying he had lost the confidence of the Congress.

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The decision shocked Capitol Hill, where Democrats were rallying around his embattled nomination, and marked a sharp setback for President Barack Obama.

The previous statement does not speak well for the fledgling Obama administration nor for Democrats in Washington.

Why would they be shocked that a tax cheat would withdraw from consideration? It’s Americans who should be shocked that Obama and Democrat leaders in Washington kept rallying around a man who didn’t pay $140,000 in federal income taxes.

As we have said before, this is not your father’s Democratic Party.

... hmm ...does this mean Daschle paid the taxes he owed for nothing? ... just wondering ...

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