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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Wonderboy Attempts To Duck Daschle Issue

It's proving to be a very early end to Obama's honeymoon with the voters who elected him President only a few months ago.

First, Wonderboy nominated and pressed for confirmation on cabinet tax cheat #1, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.

Next, cabinet tax cheat #2, Tom Daschle, was found to still owe in excess of $200K in taxes.

Then, just yesterday morning, 'chief performance officer' nominee Nancy Killefer withdrew her nomination over a $950 lien on a residence as a result of a tax delinquency.

By 2PM, Daschle had announced his withdrawal for the two positions he was to have in the cabinet- health czar, and HHS.

By way of damage control, when Fox News anchor Chris Wallace interviewed Wonderboy later that afternoon, the latter claimed that his major concern was who would now lead his healthcare initiative. He glossed over Daschle's tax problems and, more importantly, his own insistence, up to the morning before Daschle's withdrawal, on Daschle's confirmation.

Rather than admit to vetting errors, and his own now-consistent choice of tax cheats and, counting Richardson, suspected felons, for his cabinet, the First Rookie instead said he took 'full responsibility,' but not for choosing a tax cheat. Rather, he said it was for failing to have an HHS Secretary ready to confirm.

Meanwhile, in answer to Wallace's questions about Wonderboy's breaking his campaign pledge to hire no lobbyists, he claimed it was 'only 3 out of hundreds of appointments.' So now he's already splitting hairs.

Funny, because he sounded a lot more categorical back on the campaign trail.

In fact, Obama is ducking the entire collapse of his precious transition process. His Treasury Secretary still has no plan for his economic sector. Hillary has no plan for the Mideast. Guess it was a surprise to her and Wonderboy that they'd need one?

Yep. The best transition in history. Oh, yeah!

Three tax cheats, one candidate under investigation for bribes, and loading up on lobbyists.

And he's not finished filling his cabinet yet.

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