Whether it was an innocent mistake and whether this should disqualify him from effectively being in charge of the IRS are open questions. I am actually pleased, though, that the vote was closer than expected. At the very least, it should put Geithner on notice.

ROFLMAO! Why don't you try the same scam four years running and see what happens? You'll probably discover there is no statute of limitations for tax fraud, however.

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I have no doubt that Geithner got the kid glove treatment, and I have no doubt that if Obama was a republican Geithner never would have gotten to a committee hearing.

For simple mistakes like his if the person pays the back taxes with penalties found by the audit the matter is considered finished. You may feel that this disqualifies him to head the IRS, but to argue that he would otherwise be in jail is silly.

The media and democrats would have cried foul long before then.

The Dems probably would have done so for the same partisan reasons that Reps have. What else was in the news cycle would likely have determined what the MSM ran with.

As a general rule, however, said people are not then immediately appointed to run the Treasury Department and thereby put in charge of the IRS.

True enough and though I disagree that those mistakes should disqualify him it is fair comment. What I find annoying is the constant whine among some on the right that he would be in jail if only he had an R after his name.

Actually this is good news....Turbo Tax know has a "Timmy G $34K deferred payment plan" check box option.

hahaheehee...

What special treatment was there? Do people normally have to do more than pay back taxes along with interest and penalties? My understanding is no. So, unless I am very wrong on this he received exactly no special treatment.

As a general rule, however, said people are not then immediately appointed to run the Treasury Department and thereby put in charge of the IRS.

I don't necessarily think Geithner will be horrible or incompetent, but the double standard bugs me.

ROFLMAO! Why don't you try the same scam four years running and see what happens? You'll probably discover there is no statute of limitations for tax fraud, however.

ROTFLMAO……Awwww…. “a moment of clarity”…..when no longer relevant……heck, the Dems, for the most part, don’t even need to threaten with the “nuke option”…..not that any party has done that before…..

So if, God forbid, I am hauled before the tax courts and accused of not paying taxes, can I plead a Geithner defense?

and you to will almost certainly get the Geitner penalty, that is you will have to pay back taxes and penalties just like the many many others who get busted for some variation of the same every year.
What special treatment was there? Do people normally have to do more than pay back taxes along with interest and penalties? My understanding is no. So, unless I am very wrong on this he received exactly no special treatment.

"Culture of...".

That is sooo 2006. It's now "drain the swamp".
And while on the subject, it appears that Barney Frank is the latest added to the growing list of those that need to be drained.

Want to bet that O'Reilly at Fox News gets audited every year again now that the Dems are back in control?

The POTUS is "calling out" a radio talk show host. From the White House. Want to put money on Limbaugh's audit odds?

Pelosi doesn't even know what "corruption" means even though she couldn't seem to utter one sentence in 2006 that didn't contain the phrase "Culture of...".

That leaves Attorney General-designate Eric Holder as the only senior level appointment whose confirmation is even slightly in doubt. Barring the coming to light of startling new evidence, though, he’ll pass muster, too.

Considering that the questions before him are along the lines of, "Will you prosecute people who have broken the law?" I expect the degeneracy of the GOP to continue.