What is it about the Obama administration?

Yet another cabinet nominee withdraws due to tax problems. Ironically performance czar Nancy Killifer withdrew her candidacy. I actually have no problem with Nancy's withdrawal, I think she did the honorable thing, perhaps Tom Daschle can learn a thing or two. What I do have a problem with is the fact that the entire political layer is rotten to the core.

If it were not for these cabinet picks we would never know about the individual tax problems and nor would they even be addressed. Even though these nominations have the benefit of adding late tax dollars into the US coffers, the question still remains. How many politicians do NOT pay their taxes?

How can these people legislate tax laws, expect citizens to pay and fail to do what they preach? I am sure to most old timers this is a tiring question. As if the term corrupt politician is a redundancy of the highest magnitude. Yet this complacency and refusal to hold people accountable perpetuates this problem.

I am sure that both Republicans and Democrats share from corruption, but if it were not for the Democrat's continued insistence on adding more cabinets, more layers and expanding more government it would be more forgivable. However the Democrats are in charge now and in the age of Obama's transparency and change - I am just seeing more of the same. Even as I write, Obama continues to defend Daschle when he should be well on his way picking a new candidate.

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