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Published: 01/31/09

Tom Daschle's Nomination for HHS Hits Tax Obstacle

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
Tom Daschle's Nomination for HHS Hits Tax Obstacle

Tom Daschle, President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (pictured here wearing the glasses that are the only evidence that he has collected the souls of Sally Jessy Raphael and Jerry Springer), has become the latest in a string of Obama appointees to hit an embarrassing roadblock: Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama's choice for secretary of Health and Human Services, paid about $140,000 in back taxes and interest after questions surfaced during the vetting of his nomination, according to documents being prepared by the Senate Finance Committee. (See full Senate ...

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