The Sacrificial Daschle

Really how hard is it to turn in your taxes?

For two of Obama's cabinet nominees to withdraw over tax reasons - this is not a good way to start off the presidency. It makes me question what kind of people Obama is choosing to put into official positions. These people were going to be helping run our country, but they weren't honest in their own dealings with the government - something as basic as paying taxes. I understand wanting to save money, but these two probably make more than I will ever make in my whole entire life. I don't think they exactly need money.

However, the whole scandal did restore my faith in the American government a bit. Despite the fact that these two officials were dishonest with their money, at least they owned up to the fact that they had been dishonest. If they can't be honest about their finances, at least they were willing to be honest about their dishonesty in front of the entire country. And world.

This gives me hope. Perhaps people think that the new administration needs to start off with a clean slate. No drama, no scandal.

Of course Obama is frustrated.

“And so I’m frustrated with myself, with our team,” he told NBC, “but ultimately my job is to get this thing back on track because what we need to focus on is a deteriorating economy and getting people back to work.”

But maybe he should be considering the fact that these people wanted him to succeed so much that they embarrassed themselves and took a major hit in their political career so he would make a real difference.

Now, that could be considered a sacrifice.