This clears her to be her party’s nominee and win the seat in a special election, as Republicans likely will nominate no one.
“Under state law, candidates with overdue tax bills are ineligible for the ballot,” reported Jake Wagman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
In paying her taxes only to qualify for a government position Whitehead — an attorney — joins several people appointed by President Obama who failed to pay all their taxes — in one case for 16 years — until they landed a plum government.
Most notable was Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, whose responsibilities include overseeing the IRS.
El-Amin, his wife, and his father-in-law have been snared in a federal corruption investigation. The father-in-law’s crime?
Tax evasion.
Isn't it wonderful how many of these clowns suddenly pay their taxes when it'll help them get in office?
Reminds me of the ancient Catholic church's practice of paying indulgences to clear your sins, so you could be promoted and/or go to heaven.
ReplyDeleteAs Ann Coulter has written in her book "Godless", liberalism is the new state-sanctioned religion. I thought that was outlawed by the First Amendment? I guess not.
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