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by tincup356 January 13, 2009 9:26 PM EST
Just a small mistake ,,,cleared up by a 26,000 dollar payment.....A mistake that amounts to more than most citizens make in a year,,,,,you can bet if Average joe made that size of mistake......they would throw him in jail and seize all his assets......but then again this guy is a member of the elite,,,,not a normal citizen......besides we couldnt start putting honest people in to be secretary of the treasury,,,,how would that look...Paulson has left some monster footsteps to follow......but I''m sure no one will be outdone.
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by longtree-2009 January 13, 2009 9:18 PM EST
who is a reliable source? who to believe? who is corrupt and who isn''t? what is corrupt and what isn''t? what can be excused, overlooked and what can''t be excused and overlooked? it all seems like one big mess these days.
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by fedupman January 13, 2009 9:07 PM EST
YOU PEOPLE ARE ALL JERKS YOU DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT RUNNING THIS COUNTRY BUT YOU KNOW HOW TO RUN YOUR MOUTH''S
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by fedupman January 13, 2009 9:05 PM EST
YOU PEOPLE ARE ALL JERKS YOU DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT RUNNING ANYTHIN BUT YOU MOUTHS
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by swin5 January 13, 2009 8:46 PM EST
A warning to all you commenters....

So many of you wonder about any unethical ties between Obama and Rezko or Blago. Haven''t you been reading the news? Obama thoroughly investigated himself and found that there were no such ties. And if you don''t believe him, you can ask him.
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by missingamerica January 13, 2009 8:42 PM EST
The FBI and IRS oughtta spend a little time investigating YOU, Rowdy.

I bet your income tax returns are quite "creative", eh?
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by swin5 January 13, 2009 8:38 PM EST
Voter''s remorse setting in yet?

First there was all the rhetoric, but then the economy began to go down and when Obama had to talk about something he was not prepared for, it started to become obvious he didn''t know what he was talking about. But then again, you had Mr. Bonehead running who then picked Miss Ditzy as his running mate. What choice did we have? Now the economy''s getting really bad and people are getting really scared and they are really starting to wonder about all that Rah! Rah! rhetoric during the campaign and if they indeed voted for nothing but an empty suit.
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by renojmc January 13, 2009 8:29 PM EST
Obama''s pardon list is already a mile long, and he hasn''t even been inaugurated yet! He''s surrounded himself with thieves and crooks...just what we expect from a liberal.
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by cpelzar--2008 January 13, 2009 8:29 PM EST
Just ridiculous, do as I say not as I do Obama Team.
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by specialty8 January 13, 2009 8:23 PM EST
I have watched politics for years,since JFK, and have never seen a president come into office with all the baggage this clown has.
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by swin5 January 13, 2009 8:23 PM EST
Let''s see - he can''t fill out a tax form correctly and Obama wants him for Secretary of the Treasury - sounds OK to me.
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by standlee5 January 13, 2009 8:14 PM EST
The housekeeper probably never claimed the income or adjusted the income to get the maximum EITC for herself and all her kids.
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by standlee5 January 13, 2009 8:12 PM EST
All congress hire illegals. The cheap bazterds don''t want to pay for anything even when on the public dole themselves. They all suck.
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by specialty8 January 13, 2009 8:08 PM EST
Reno,
Like I said every week a new crook pops out of the woodwork.
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by renojmc January 13, 2009 8:06 PM EST
Another dirty democrat - what a surprise. And just watch See B.S. News and the rest of the liberal media make excuses for him and Obama. Hypocrites! They would crucify him if he was a Republican.
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by specialty8 January 13, 2009 8:02 PM EST
Just because Obama came out Chicago does not mean he is like the rest of them. He said he had no ties to them after his own investigation. Blago should start his own investigation to since Obamas worked.I was told as a kid if you run with crooks you are probley a crook yourself but Obama with all his wisdom just fired up the ole crack pipe and stayed clear. Michelle gets the $200k raise at the hospital and gets a 6 figure check from Fannie.
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by jojo9357-2009 January 13, 2009 7:58 PM EST
I can''t believe Joe the Plumber got crucified for not paying 1400 or so in taxes and this guy gets a pass. Joe wasn''t even running or considering a government office. Be consistent.
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by brannigon January 13, 2009 7:48 PM EST
Well, I guess it didn''t occur to this rookie to do a back ground investigation on this crook. Its only common sense, isn''t it? "Honest mistake?" How many other "honest mistakes" is America''s superhero going to make?
Get ready. Its only the beginning. And oh, by the way; remember that Obama came out of Chicago!But of course, he was the only honest abe out of that whole rotten bunch! God help us all!
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by specialty8 January 13, 2009 7:45 PM EST
If Obama wanted change why is he staying with the same old dogs? I would say Blago had a major victory with Burris because he (Blago)knew to much and might start to talk.
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by toolmangler-2009 January 13, 2009 7:33 PM EST
At least you know he''s human. Plus he didn''t try to run and hide it.

Who would ''you'' put in his place, ''Blago''?
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