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**Frazzled**

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/02/05/solis_senate_session_canceled.html?hpid=topnews

Solis Senate Session Postponed in Wake of Husband's Tax Lien Revelations
Updated 3:30 p.m.
By Michael A. Fletcher
A Senate committee today abruptly canceled a session to consider President Obama's nomination of Rep. Hilda Solis to be labor secretary in the wake of a report saying that her husband yesterday paid about $6,400 to settle tax liens against his business -- including liens that had been outstanding for as long as 16 years.

The report, by USA Today, came just before the Senate's Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee was slated to meet to consider Solis's nomination, which had been delayed by questions over her role on the board of the pro-labor organization American Rights at Work. A source said that committee members did not learn about the tax issue until today.

"Today's executive session was postponed to allow members additional time to review the documentation submitted in support of Representative Solis's nomination to serve in the important position of Labor Secretary," read a joint statement issued by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), the panel's chairman, and Mike Enzi (Wyoming), the committee's ranking Republican. "There are no holds on her nomination and members on both sides of the aisle remain committed to giving her nomination the fair and thorough consideration that she deserves. We will continue to work together to move this nomination forward as soon as possible."

No new date has been set for the hearing. The disclosure about Solis's husband comes after tax problems caused trouble for three of Obama's top appointees, leading two of them -- HHS-nominee Tom Daschle and Nancy Killefer, who was to be chief performance officer -- to withdraw.

Asked about the USA Today report at the White House daily briefing, press secretary Robert Gibbs emphasized that the nominee's tax returns are in order.

"Well, I read the story in USA Today, and it quotes somebody that works here, so obviously we've -- we know about this story. I'll say this. We reviewed her tax returns, and her tax returns are in order," said Gibbs.

"The story denotes that her husband had some issues with paying a business tax, and obviously that tax is -- should be paid. He's -- she's not a partner in that business, Gibbs continued. "So we're not going to penalize her for her husband's business mistakes. Obviously, her husband, I think, has and should pay any taxes that he owes. "

**chaplaingrabthar**

Okay, does anybody in DC actually pay freakin' taxes?

**reds8n**

On the plus side it would seem that through the simple process of asking people "have you really paid your taxes ? No, REALLY ?" your entire budget crisis and national debt might be wiped out in a few short weeks.

And people said your new President couldn't work miracles eh !

**Frazzled**

Clearly, everyone in Washington needs to be audited by IRS agents that are not themselves in Washington. Penalties assessed and knees broken.

**sexiest_hero**

Heh that hubby is going to be sleeping in the dog house for a loooong time! I don't think she should be punished because of her spouse, it will just turn into a witch hunt after this.

**PanamaG**

chaplaingrabthar wrote:Okay, does anybody in DC actually pay freakin' taxes?

Not since they moved in from Illinois.

**Waaagh_Gonads**

If anyone on dakka hasn't paid their taxes or have ever made a mistake more than a thousand dollars (even if have paid it) you need to give Obama a call.

He's hiring...

**Polonius**

PanamaG wrote:
chaplaingrabthar wrote:Okay, does anybody in DC actually pay freakin' taxes?

Not since they moved in from Illinois.

She's from California, not Illinois.

Oh wait, you were being funny. Well, trying to be funny. Come on, the joke here isn't hard: Democrats like high tax rates, but don't want to pay them! You screwed it up with a bungled allusion to Obama, who so far has been clean as a whistle, at least on financial matters.

I would go with

chaplaingrabthar wrote:Okay, does anybody in DC actually pay freakin' taxes?

"No, but I want to raise the taxes I don't pay, that's just as good, right?"
or maybe
"Why should they pay taxes when you can tax the working middle class more to make up for it!"

If you're going to be deeply entrenched partisan hack who takes constant pot shots, at least do it well. You're a discredit to your craft.

**CorporateLogo**

Polonius wrote:
PanamaG wrote:
chaplaingrabthar wrote:Okay, does anybody in DC actually pay freakin' taxes?

Not since they moved in from Illinois.

She's from California, not Illinois.

Oh wait, you were being funny. Well, trying to be funny. Come on, the joke here isn't hard: Democrats like high tax rates, but don't want to pay them! You screwed it up with a bungled allusion to Obama, who so far has been clean as a whistle, at least on financial matters.

I would go with

chaplaingrabthar wrote:Okay, does anybody in DC actually pay freakin' taxes?

"No, but I want to raise the taxes I don't pay, that's just as good, right?"
or maybe
"Why should they pay taxes when you can tax the working middle class more to make up for it!"

If you're going to be deeply entrenched partisan hack who takes constant pot shots, at least do it well. You're a discredit to your craft.

I was hoping he'd make a joke insinuating that she was a homosexual using awesome terminology like queerback, but alas, it was not to be.

**Polonius**

Here's a stupid question: why hasn't the IRS been taking a closer look at all these guys forms? I know that having your political enemies hassled by the IRS is a violation of all kinds of legal and ethical boundaries, but this was the Bush administration! How do you let that go by?

Something like 20% of the higher income brackets get reviewed, so either these folks are really lucky or the IRS has gotten soft. I would think it'd be a simple thing to feed a few names to the IRS when you run the Treasury department. It's what I'd do if I were in charge and I felt that I could get away with it.

**Polonius**

CorporateLogo wrote:
I was hoping he'd make a joke insinuating that she was a homosexual using awesome terminology like queerback, but alas, it was not to be.

Good point, I didn't even think of going offensive and insanely over the top. Things like:

"maybe they were too busy burning flags, sodomizing each other, and letting brown people take over the country to actually pay taxes"

That's at least giggle worthy.

**PanamaG**

Polonius wrote:
She's from California, not Illinois.

No sh*t Sherlock. But it is obvious from the rest of your post you understand my underlying point you are just trying to deny it.

**CorporateLogo**

I've recently discovered what Obama's itinerary for the 1st 100 days is:

1. DRINK THE FREEDOMS OF EVERY RED BLOODED AMERICAN IN THE COUNTRY

The next hundred days will likely entail said drinking on citizens living overseas, expatriates, and so forth.

**dogma**

PanamaG wrote:
No sh*t Sherlock. But it is obvious from the rest of your post you understand my underlying point you are just trying to deny it.

I'm sorry, but blatant partisanship is incapable of having an underlying point. Something that's blatant isn't underlying.

**Polonius**

PanamaG wrote:
Polonius wrote:
She's from California, not Illinois.

No sh*t Sherlock. But it is obvious from the rest of your post you understand my underlying point you are just trying to deny it.

I wasn't trying to deny that she was from illinois. I made it very clear she was from California.

I'm kidding of course. I have no clue what your underlying point was, except that you are one of those guys whose favorite topics of conversation is how much he hates Obama. I never tried to deny that, I was just critiquing your form, which IMO was simply awful.

Even the follow up was sad. You didn't really make a point in your post, nor did I deny anything. I mocked you personally, and we all know that when that happens you need to either mock me worse or somehow flip the whole thing on me. If you liked my suggestions, you could have said "thanks, I hope you dont' mind if I reuse your material. You over educated liberal homosexuals are good for something, at least." If you didn't like what I wrote, you could have responded with "If democrats think stuff like that is funny it makes more sense how then can see tax fraud as a harmless error."

Like I said man, you got no game.

**PanamaG**

Hehe this is getting awful personal for you, why? I don't give a short word what you think about what I think.

They are both very blue states, what do you really expect but corruption? The only thing different is the weather :/

**Polonius**

PanamaG wrote:Hehe this is getting awful personal for you, why? I don't give a short word what you think about what I think.

They are both very blue states, what do you really expect but corruption? The only thing different is the weather :/

Good, my young grasshopper. See, it's possible to both espouse half baked partisan garbage and be worth listening to!

And yes, this is personal for me. See, I have a simple dream. A dream that some day even most clumsy, heavy handed hack can somebody actually reach the point of being worth reading. In every boorish troll, I think there is the potential for simple flamebaiting. Being able to say ridiculous things but still have people listen is one of the things that keep america great.

**Fallen668**

Frazzled wrote:Clearly, everyone in Washington needs to be audited by IRS agents that are not themselves in Washington. Penalties assessed and knees broken.

And Alaska... Someone up there seems to think getting paid a per diem to stay in their own house, and travel expenses for her herd of children did not count as taxable income. Oh yeah and the Taxpayers were the one footing that bill too!