Pathetic as Sherrod’s story was early in the day, things got worse for America’s most Progressive senator in the afternoon. His conference call to defuse the situation must have been one of the week’s most hilariously uncomfortable:
“I was late,” he said on a conference call with reporters when asked about the recent delinquency. ”I misplaced the bill and I paid it as soon as I found out. I paid a penalty for being late, and it won’t happen again.”Senator Brown lost a tax statement and forgot to pay until a reporter came calling months later, but there’s no cause for alarm! He paid the penalty for his delinquency, and it won’t happen again.
When a reporter noted that it also happened five and six years ago, Brown said, “I misplaced it then. This is a small apartment. I’m not in D.C. nearly every week, I’m here when the Senate’s in session, I’m here three or four nights a week. I paid the penalty. And in no way, obviously, was I avoiding taxes.”Because “the dog ate it” worked so well the first time around, Sherrod tries the same excuse for three consecutive property tax bills in 2006 and 2007. With no reporters reminding him, Sherrod actually fell so far behind on property taxes his condo was listed for public auction! Odd that a U.S. Senator would forget the existence of taxes for months on end, springing into action only when his property is on the line.
I love Sherrod’s volley of additional excuses. It’s a small apartment! He’s there less than 57% of the time! He’s been serially delinquent with payments, but was in no way avoiding taxes by not paying taxes! Obviously.
Since his election to the Senate, Sherrod has paid over $850 in penalties and interest for his failure to submit D.C. property taxes on time. That’s peanuts for a millionaire who promises trillions to interest groups and insists soaking the rich & slashing the military will pay for it.
Remember, Sherrod is a Progressive who thinks a republic of 300 million can – and should – be ruled by a few thousand bureaucrats in Washington. He’s unable to keep track of his mail and pay his taxes on time twice a year, but that doesn’t stop Sherrod from making big plans with your money!
- Sherrod Brown wants more federal regulations and federal spending to control America’s manufacturing and energy industries.
- Sherrod Brown, in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, wants Washington bureaucrats to make America fair.
- Sherrod Brown wants illegally appointed czar Richard Cordray to enforce undefined rules on the nation’s banks.
- Sherrod Brown wants socialized medicine even more sweeping than Obamacare.
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Cross-posted from that hero and Big Government.
And Jason is lazy
ReplyDeleteJason is an award winning blogger. He's not lazy, he is actually correct. Sherrod Brown is a tax evader. Don't be mad at Jason, be mad at Sherrie Brown, he's the one who pretends to be a working class hero while living it up as a social elite, big labor slush-funder and tax cheater.
DeleteJosh Mandel is delinquent as Treasurer of the State of Ohio. He hasn't performed in his office since entering it, as he has spent the entire time chasing campaign contributions and his senatorial aspirations.
ReplyDeleteFunny, this article is about your current Senator who wants to raise your taxes while not paying his. What are your thoughts on that? Who cares about Josh Mandel, I bet he pays his taxes.
DeleteJosh Mandel is the fellow that the boys here at 3BP are so taken with and want to run against Sherrod Brown. As stated, he's been delinquent in his duties as treasurer as he has simply used that position as a stepping stone to a run in the senatorial race. Maybe he pays his taxes, but he hasn't performed as treasurer. He's been too busy chasing campaign donations.
ReplyDeleteWhere was your outrage when Sherrod Brown abandoned his House Seat to run for senate? Just wondering. Sometimes when duty calls, it is your responsibility to answer it.
DeleteJosh did it in Iraq and now he is doing it in the Senate. He needs to beat the most liberal senator in america, Sherrod has turned his back on the voters to peruse his own radical far left agenda. He does not represent the values of Ohio, he represents San Francisco. Sherrod needs to go and you progressives know Mandel will win and it's killing you!
Think Sherrod and his wife Connie Schultz both fired in the same year!
Connie Schultz was fired?
DeleteActually, it's not killing me as Brown still retains a sizable lead over Mandel in the polls. Now you'll cry that they are left leaning polls.
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ReplyDeleteOhio's "lazy" treasurer improves the state's credit rating, while 3BP's Anonymous comments "UR LAZY LOLZ" over.. and over.. and over again. Thanks for being a standard-bearer of Progressive thought, Anonymous!
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ReplyDeleteI can assure you that we can take sticks and stones like "lazy". If that were the extent of my wittiness, I'd stay anonymous, too.