Timothy Geithner, nominated by Barack Obama to be secretary of the treasury, seems to have a little problem with taxes and domestic help.
Questions regarding taxes and other unpleasantries have dogged Charles Rangel, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means — the panel responsible for tax policy.
Allegations of crony loans from Countrywide (the lender that came to symbolize subprime excess) have been raised against Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
The rules, it seems, do not apply to the lofty.
Indeed. Plus, hypocrisy on transparency, on Capitol Hill.