Where are the checks and balances?

I realize that in the world of news by the nanosecond this is old news by now. For a couple weeks now I have been shaking my head about the three cabinet selections by President Obama that owe the federal government taxes from years before 2008. I have been waiting for the news giants to pound Obama on this, but it is just not happening. Why am I forced to pay taxes when no one forces our elected officials to do the same?

Tim Geithner is Obama's selection for treasury secretary. As you know the Treasury Secretary takes care of the financial aspects of our country. Geithner owed $34,000 in taxes. This means that at minimum he had $100,000 of income that he did not report on his taxes. Geithner is touted as the best man for the job. That's fine, but he has already proven he will cheat the government given a chance. What are the odds it happens again?

Tom Daschle owes $140,000 to the US government! That is maybe $450,000 of income that he did not disclose. In case you didn't know, Daschle is a senator in the United States Congress. To me this is a lack of respect, not only to our country, but to the people that elected him that pay their own income taxes.

Ron Kirk is the latest to come out. He ONLY owes $10,000. If you didn't pay your taxes the last couple years what would you be able to do with that money? It would make it a lot easier to get through this economy. I wish I had that option.

Why can we not get the media to take Obama to task on this? It shouldn't be a liberal bias, because ultimately these people are cheating the citizens of this country.