Is Obama's latest tax cheating cronie none other than Rahn Emmanuel?

We should send a letter to the IRS saying we will pay our taxes when our elected officals and the people in the current admin. pay theirs. Personally I think he should have to resign. But I am not going to hold my breath. The DNC has the opinion that taxes are only for the "little people" and not them. Typical double standard. As for Obama and his reputation....it is quickly unraveling around him. He has made one mistake after another and one bad decision after another and he has only been in office for a month. I do not see him getting re-elected in four years. This stimulus plan is not going to help the economy. He all but married himself to it and it is going to blow up in his face. The american public is already fed up with all the bail outs...it will not be long before they turn on him. I am already starting to see it in the news. CNN actually called him a liar today. He was saying this bill (the stimulus bill) was generally and bipartisanly excepted by the public and various elected officials. The CNN anchor said "Obama can try to paint whatever picture he wants on this but the bill was not generally or bipartisanly excepted by various elected officals or the american public." This coming from the network that has two years of the Obama love fest.

Totally amazing isn't it? I'd say he deserves to have his behind removed from office along with the others. Enough is enough. That's just like Obama telling us it is time to start living within our own means, yet he is jetting off here and there every day or so. Fine example he is! Hummmpf!

Hello Lady, I hate to say this, but This is the very least of our worries right now, not to mention it will all be swept under the rug and nothing much will ever come of it. If any of you have ever been attacked by the IRS, you already know better than to even make an honest mistake on your taxes. The interest and penalties are usually more than you can keep up with so they keep you in debt to them forever. No one should ever be given a free pass for breaking the law especially when they are supposed to be a leader, but Emmanuel will be of course. Obama will unlikely be damaged much by this. He will just flash his pearly whites and carry on. How many of you took the time to read any of darling Obama's stimulus bill that was so kindly put on the Net? I read about three fourths of it before I got too disgusted to read any more. There was of course nothing we as citizens could do about it except get disgusted, but it was there for our perusal none the less. Too bad our leaders never bothered to read it (most of them admitted that they had not read it) and just voted for it. SICK!!! I digress, sorry. Shalom~Adoniah

You know, I was totally perplexed when I saw this. I guess I'm from the wrong side of the tracks to be able to understand why a multimillionaire would live with his friends for 5 years == and without paying anything? Why on earth wouldn't he feel at all obligated to pay a portion of the living expenses if they were all living there (that part was vague -- it did call them roommates at one point). Or if he lived there alone for the 5 years, still FIVE years, rent free?? Where I come from, this would not be a tax issue because the person in question would not have any income and would be in seriously trouble of some kind to be living in someone's home rent free. But 5 years? That's long even for someone who is broke! OK, enough of my ranting on the huh??? part of this story. On to your questions: 1. Would that we could get ALL Americans to do this, as a protest. But there are too many who are still enthralled and think this Administration is the most intelligent in many, many years, and can do no wrong. 2,3. Of, course, he HAS to be excused!!! How could Geithner and the other one be excused, but then not excuse Rahm?? NO, of course that wouldn't be fair, would it... 4. Well, even tho some small portion of the MSM does seem to be starting to turn, I think it will take much more before enough people start to wonder what they've done in appointing this man as our King, er, I mean, President. Maybe when there is something done that they can actually SEE has already HURT THEM, people might regain consciousness and finally show the outrage that they should have shown, even during the campaigns! But right now, even if it sounds very harmful and when we can point out irrefutable reasons why it is harmful, they still "believe" and so they have to "give him time -- he's only been in office for a month, remember"! What they should be saying: He's only been in office a month (almost) and already he has laid the foundation for the destruction of our country!!!!!!! We can only hope that somehow the rest of the country comes to life and sees the light quickly -- before it is too late. These people think that just because they "won" the election, they get to completely ignore close to 50% of the country, completely ignore the US Constitution, completely ignore all laws, and completely rework our entire society.

I don't believe that anything will happen to Emanuel or the Obama administration. For some unknown and rather strange reason, this administration and the Democrats as a whole are given a pass. If you or I had "forgotten" to report income or gotten so used to a car and driver that we didn't see it as income, we'd be penalized and our pay garnished for starters. The IRS would come after us relentlessly. However the Treasury Secretary failed to report income, blames it on a software package and all is forgiven. I don't think I will ever understand the double standard. Do you?

It is as if being a tax cheat is a prerequisite for a position in 0bama's cabinet! Not only should we send IOUs to the IRS, we should also stop paying sales tax, why should we have to pay while these elite crooks ride for free on OUR dime? No free passes for anybody, Emmanuel should be fired, and so should Geithner and 0bama owes the AMERICAN PEOPLE an apology and a bunch of our own money. Sooner or later the Teflon coated messiah of the deluded will lose his non-stick coating and the people will see him for what he really is, the sooner the better because if it comes later it may be too late to save our nation.

There are 2 old sayings that apply here. 1) Monkey see, monkey do. 2) You lead by example, whether you want to or not. So, to sum up. 1) It is probable there will be more people cheating on taxes. 2) The penalty should be what is customary by the IRS. 3) Yes, Emmanuel should resign. 4) Yes, this does further erode 0bama's reputation. To liberals, paying taxes is a civic duty. Taxes are the life blood of the good work they want to do. Not paying taxes is a major sin to these people.

The whole tax system need an overhaul to be simplified and fair to each and every person. I suggest a progressive tax that we all pay something. The more you make the more you pay... Wouldn't you like to have to complain about the taxes you pay, knowing that if you have to pay taxes you also made a lot of money, made or acquired.

I am beginning to think that the more Obama surrounds himself with all his shady, tax evading staff the less the American people will pay attention to all the unanswered questions we have about Obama's background. I guess only the innocent non-elite must conform to the the tax evasion law being a crime.

Wow... so much in so little time... and they tried to paint Bush as a liar and worse... and largely succeeded. 1.. Taxes may be voluntary for them, but they are definitely compulsory for us. Not paying them has rather unpleasant results for regular folks. 2... Immediate termination. 3.... Yes... and Geithner too. However, given that the 0bamunist just recently broke another promise and decided to allow one tax offense through instead of zero tolerance, I guess this means that Emmanuel gets a pass. 4... I guess that answer is relative and variable depending upon the individual. As far as I am concerned, his reputation was already damaged beyond repair before the election because I saw exactly who he was and where he was coming from. This is just more evidence to prove the 0bamunist is clueless as to the real world. This is what Chicago politics is all about. As for Emmanuel and the contents of the article... I am seeing a lot of quid pro quo and favors involved here... what most of us would regard as political graft. I thought the 0bamunist was all about change, but I am seeing none. All I see is a bunch of dirty politicians doing a bunch of political favors under the table... this is starting to look a lot like one of those old gangster movies.... maybe RICO violations as well. I already regard the democrat party as a criminal enterprise. It's getting really pathetic... and the democrats claim Bush was a liar and a crook? We need term limits, and we need mandatory audits of everyone in Congress, as well as every presidential appointee. Make the IRS work for the people for a change, instead of coming after us over a couple hundred bucks when we make a simple mistake.

After less than 5 weeks in office it seems to me hat Obama needs to do a big housecleanig of his appointees. Apparently most of them think that paying taxes is just for the ordinary working class and not them. Emmanuel is just another Chicago area politician and trying to find an honest and decent one from that area is a joke. They all seem to be crooked in one way or another. Come on Barack clean house - including getting your illegal immigrant Aunt out of the country and getting her off our welfare roles.

Should he be forced to resign? Absolutely, and he should be forced to pay the taxes he owes. He should get treated the same way that any Joe Schmoe off the street would get treated for not paying their taxes. If that means going to jail, then by God he should go to jail! I am tired of these politicians and elites getting a free ride on our money while they sit up there and think of new ways to take our money away from us! Obama's administration just took almost a trillion dollars from the American people for his stimulus bill....AND HIS ADMINISTRATION DID NOT EVEN HELP US PAY FOR IT! Okay. I just need to take a deep breath here...and calm down. Man, this makes me see red. So much for change.