Tax Problems All Around For The Administration

Why is it that this administration’s cabinet members cannot go a few weeks before admitting to some tax problem?

The latest is Kathleen Sebelius who’s the Health and Human Services secretary nominee. She has now admitted that she made “unintentional errors” on her taxes and has corrected her returns from three different years. In total, she and her husband paid just over $7,000 in back taxes, along with $878 in interest.

Before Sebelius, it was Tom Daschle who was the first Health and Human Services secretary nominee. He withdrew his nomination over tax issues.

Before Daschle, it was Nancy Killefer, the Chief Performance Officer nominee, who admitted to tax problems.

Before Killefer, it was Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary.

Before Geithner, it was Ron Kirk, US Trade Representative.

Before Kirk, it was Hilda Solis, Labor Secretary.

I’m no genius, but I’m detecting a pattern here.