What is it with these presidential nominees and taxes?

Timothy Geithner, nominee for the Secretary of Treasury…you know, dealing with MONEY…had an issue with unpaid back taxes. Now Tom Daschle, former nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services has had to step aside because of some $146,000.00 in unpaid taxes.

Are these guys criminals or just retarded?

Because I’m such an unabashed Obama apologist I imagine scenes in the Oval Office like this…

President Obama: Oh, hey, Tom…c’mon in.

Daschle: Mr. President. You wanted to see me?

President Obama: Yes, yes I did. It’s about this tax thing, Tom.

Daschle: I know, it was stupid…

President Obama: Yes it was.

Daschle: I’m gonna step aside, turn down the job.

President Obama: Okay, that’s a start.

Daschle: Start?

President Obama: Yes. See, I’m very disappointed, Tom. You’re sullying the image of myself, this administration and the Hall of Justice.

Daschle: Hall of…?

President Obama: I meant “White House”.

Daschle: I’m sorry.

President Obama: So I’m going to have to do this…

President Obama steps from behind his desk and PUNCHES Daschle in the COCK.

Daschle: …

President Obama: And if I find out you took a job with the Legion of Doom, you’re a dead man. Got that?

Daschle: …

President Obama: Good. You may go.

Daschle hobbles out. President Obama sits behind his desk. There is a KNOCK at the door, then it opens.

President Obama (looking up): Oh, hey, Zan, Jayna. Glad you could make it.

Wonder Twins: You wanted to see us, sir?

President Obama: It’s about this “Gleek” thing…

*****

Maybe that’s not how it happened. But it should have.

Also, for your amusement, is the following image from my brain:

Cheney's Retirement

Have a good one!