Imagine the editorial opinion if GWB appointed a tax cheat to Sec. Treas.

Obama Administration: Taxing us all

We get that people make mistakes. It happens because the tax code is too complicated. So dense that even Rep. Charles Rangel, chairman of the House committee that writes tax laws, owes the government money for taxes he failed to pay.

Geithner signed documents as part of his employment that he knew he was liable for these taxes and they would not be withheld.