Tax dodging Daschle Withdraws Nomination for Health & Human Services Secretary

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In a recent news piece by foxnews.com, Senator Daschle tries to explain his way out of his tax mess. With unsuccessful damage control over the fact, he tried to get away with not paying his taxes the senator withdrew his nomination appointed to him by the president. (Major Garrett, 2009)
Interestingly enough just days before the senator was optimistic about being able to have his cake and eat it too. Thinking paying his bill along with a heartfelt apology would do the trick and all his hopes and dreams would come true.
More to the fact, he was only sorry that he got caught. He didn’t release he didn’t pay his taxes the day they discovered the bill. He was aware of it and choose not to act. Feeling his power and position somehow put him above answering to the IRS. Then in a sudden burst of conscious, he decided it was in the nation’s best interest to step down. If he were concerned about the best interest of the nation, he would have paid his taxes, like the rest of us.
No, I believe the insincere senator was more interested in salvaging his credibly and career. However, the senator is not alone in the tax line or the line for turning down nominations by the president because of tax fraud. White House’s first performance officer, Nancy Killefer, also withdrew her nomination because of her own tax liabilities. What message are these publicly elected officials sending? That it’s okay to dodge the fed’s if no one is watching? This could possibly be the tip of the iceberg of dishonest politicians with a total disregard for the laws they sworn to uphold. With seeming no one left in Washington left untouched by the hand of dishonesty, whom will we turn to clean up the mess that continues to be made by these so-called public servants’? Will the president be the one to stand up and take the flak from both sided of the isle for slapping the hands of those deepest in the cookie jar?
Works Cited
Major Garrett, T. T. (2009, Feb 3). FoxNews.com/politics. Retrieved Feb 3, 2009, from FoxNws.com: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/03/daschle-withdraws-nomination-health-human-services-secretary/