More controversy for Obama, this time with his Treasury pick, Timothy Geithner. Turns out he failed to pay thousands in social security and medicare taxes while employed at the IMPF and had an illegal housekeeper. Funny how that illegal housekeeper thing sunk Clinton's nominee for AG, Zoe Baird, back in 1993, as well as Linda Chavez, Bush's nominee for Labor Secretary in 2001. But I'm betting it won't hold up Geithner's nomination. After all, we can't expect our Treasury Secretary to be able to follow our horribly complicated tax laws, especially when the man who helps write them, Charlie Rangel, can't either. Read more here and here.
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