Down goes Daschle

[Thrashertm]

Tax evading scumbag withdraws his name from consideration -
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090203/D964CV881.html

From the article -
"It's important for this administration to send a message that there aren't two sets of rules - you know, one for prominent people and one for ordinary folks who have to pay their taxes," Obama said in one of a series of interviews with TV anchors."

If they played by the same rules, the IRS would be bending them over, and possibly sending them to jail.

[FSP-Rebel]

I don't think he's a scumbag for not paying his taxes, he's a scumbag because he expects all of us to pay for his social programs.

[MikeStanart]

I'm offended that you would generalize all people who don't pay their taxes as "Scumbags".

He might be a scumbag to begin with; but he's not a scumbag for not paying taxes.

Even though I don't recommend you not paying your taxes; unless you've got nerves of steel.

[xd9fan]

hes a scumbag period
in another time would have been shot

[Stary Hickory]

He is a scumbag because he forces taxes and social programs on us and then does not pay taxes himself.

[jcarcinogen]

Good riddance.

He'll get re-elected to the Senate though... fuck 'change', I say r3volution.

[Aratus]

its day 12 and again another cabinet nominee has these difficulties. i'm showing my age. ----today i actually looked at regis and kelly... and the happy tabloidish press headlines highlighting obama's fast learning curve whilst on the job angst