AP Only Counts Half Obama’s Nominees with Tax Troubles!
By Peter Andrew
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Associated Press writer Stephen Ohlemacher had a news story yesterday about President Barack H. Obama’s latest nominee with tax problems, Lael Brainard. We think he left out two pretty important details.
First, Ohlemacher’s report says Brainard “is the fifth presidential nominee to reveal tax issues during the congressional vetting process.” The key to the partial truth in that sentence is “during the congressional” vetting process. While Ohlemacher likely is factually correct, the sentence certainly is misleading. One reads it and thinks, “Oh, that’s the 5th appointment he made with tax issues.” That is not true.
In fact, it doesn’t count HALF of Obama’s nominees with tax troubles. By our count, on the Official Obama Administration Scandals List, this is the TENTH presidential nominee to have tax issues revealed. Our list is below…
Below are the ten on Obamas “Tax Cheater” List so far. The second thing we think Ohlemacher should have pointed out is featured in number “6″ below. The first nominee for this same position also had tax issues and withdrew from consideration.
- Lael Brainard
- Senior Adviser Pete Rouse
- Protocol “droid’ Capricia Marshall
- Health & Abortion Services Director Kathleen Sebelius
- Trade Rep Ron Kirk
- The first nominee for the same position that Lael Brainard is going for!! (Undersecretary of International Affairs) Caroline Atkinson
- The first Health nominee Tom Daschle
- Chief Performance Officer nominee Nancy Killefer
- Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis
- And of course the guy in charge of the IRS, Tim the Tax Cheat Geithner.
Four of these were nominated in the first 16 days of Obama’s administration!
As for the issues with Brainard, Ohlemacher does a fine job of detailing them…
“Brainard was late in paying real estate taxes in 2005, 2006 and 2007 on property in Northern Virginia, according to the report by the Senate Finance Committee staff. The report also challenges the accuracy of a deduction Brainard claimed for running an office from her home. The challenge led Brainard to reduce the deduction on her 2008 return, though she declined to adjust returns for 2005, 2006 and 2007, telling committee staff she used a reasonable method to calculate the deductions. Brainard paid most of the late property taxes before she was nominated, in March. However, she told the committee that she realized after her nomination that her 2008 property taxes had not been paid. They were paid in September, the report said.”
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November 20th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
#11 - Rahm Emanual (the chief of staff does not get 'confirmed' by the senate, so this one flew under the radar) - If you recall, it came out that he got subsidized, tax-free rent while a congressman.
November 20th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
good point!