Flashback: Congressional Leaders React to 9/11

 Whatever you think of Former President G. W. Bush, former Senate Majority Leader Daschle and former House Speaker Hastert, they brought us together in the aftermath of 9/11. They showed al-Qaeda that we could not be divided and broken. Furthermore, they taught al-Qaeda that payback is a mother-f*cker. Would our current leaders be up to that task? Here is then Ill. State Senator Barack Obama's response to the 9/11 attack. Read it and you be the judge.



You have to love the part where they spontaneously sing God Bless America.

Tax dodger Daschle drops out

What is it with Democrats and paying their taxes? Democrats love to raise taxes on the working people of America. However, when it comes time for them to pay their fair share, they are looking for a free pass. Tom Daschle and Nancy Killefer have dropped out after it was discovered they were avoiding their fair share of the tax burden. Earlier, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner barley survived confirmation because of his tax payment indiscretions. We should all remember this as we file our tax returns for 2008. If we cheated the IRS, we wouldn't get an appointment to the Obama administration. We would get put in jail.

Bombshell withdrawals rock Obama administration

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Two of President Barack Obama's top picks for government jobs sensationally withdrew Tuesday, in bombshell announcements which rocked his young administration and tested his vow to clean up politics.

Tom Daschle, the nominee to lead Obama's ambitious healthcare reform and Nancy Killefer, his choice for budget watchdog both quit after becoming engulfed in storms over past unpaid taxes. (excerpted) read more at news.yahoo.com

Is Tom Daschle a tax cheat?

Owing a hundred thousand dollars in back taxes seems a bit too much. What is it with these democrats? They don't have any problem raising taxes on the rest of us. When it comes their turn to pay, they are looking for a pass. This really is shameful.

Daschle Paid $100,000 in Back Taxes During Vetting
wsj ^ | 01/30/09 | JONATHAN WEISMAN

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama's nominee for the secretary of Health and Human Services, paid around $100,000 in back taxes after his nomination to pay for a car and driver he was supplied but did not report as income, according to documents being prepared by the Senate Finance Committee.

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