Comments on: Sen. Lautenberg: Coleman refused to investigate Iraq fraud http://minnesotaindependent.com/10501/sen-lautenberg-coleman-refused-to-investigate-iraq-fraud News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Bob Style http://minnesotaindependent.com/10501/sen-lautenberg-coleman-refused-to-investigate-iraq-fraud/comment-page-1#comment-12985 Bob Style Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:46:58 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=10501#comment-12985 The "Franken didn't pay taxes" argument needs to be put to bed. It is straight out of the Republican reading of Josef Goebbles, "if you say it enough it will be true" approach to campaigning. The fact is that Franken paid taxes on all the income he earned. His accountant paid his state tax obligations in Minnesota and New York, which was a mistake. Once the mistake was discovered, Franken refiled returns in all the affected states, got refunds for the taxes he overpaid in Minnesota and New York and made good on his obligations to the other affected states. Done. The upcoming election is not about who can hire and oversee the best accountant. The election is about who will do the best job representing the interests of the people of Minnesota in the US Senate. I believe the 6 years we have given Norm Coleman to represent us in the Senate shows us where his loyalties lie. His refusal to investigate the malfeasance and profiteering by contractors supporting our troops in Iraq prove that he saw his job as protecting the interests of the rich and powerful people who supported and continue to support his campaign rather that the interests of the US taxpayers. His record shows that he is more interested in supporting the Bush White House that selected him to run for this Senate seat that the people he was supposed to represent. Enough is enough. Apparently, Coleman thinks spending tax dollars is a joke. Why else would he refuse to use the most extensive subpoena power available to any congressional committee to make sure our tax dollars are being spent responsibly? The “Franken didn’t pay taxes” argument needs to be put to bed. It is straight out of the Republican reading of Josef Goebbles, “if you say it enough it will be true” approach to campaigning. The fact is that Franken paid taxes on all the income he earned. His accountant paid his state tax obligations in Minnesota and New York, which was a mistake. Once the mistake was discovered, Franken refiled returns in all the affected states, got refunds for the taxes he overpaid in Minnesota and New York and made good on his obligations to the other affected states. Done.

The upcoming election is not about who can hire and oversee the best accountant. The election is about who will do the best job representing the interests of the people of Minnesota in the US Senate. I believe the 6 years we have given Norm Coleman to represent us in the Senate shows us where his loyalties lie. His refusal to investigate the malfeasance and profiteering by contractors supporting our troops in Iraq prove that he saw his job as protecting the interests of the rich and powerful people who supported and continue to support his campaign rather that the interests of the US taxpayers. His record shows that he is more interested in supporting the Bush White House that selected him to run for this Senate seat that the people he was supposed to represent. Enough is enough.

Apparently, Coleman thinks spending tax dollars is a joke. Why else would he refuse to use the most extensive subpoena power available to any congressional committee to make sure our tax dollars are being spent responsibly?

]]> By: Kara Levine http://minnesotaindependent.com/10501/sen-lautenberg-coleman-refused-to-investigate-iraq-fraud/comment-page-1#comment-12813 Kara Levine Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:48:57 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=10501#comment-12813 Franken is just trying to draw attention away from his own failure to pay taxes. He wants to protect taxpayers money, but he doesn't want to pay taxes. . a little hard to believe. Check out this clip. . http://www.friendsoftheuschamber.com/takeaction/index.cfm?ID=191 I guess Franken thinks taxes are a joke. Franken is just trying to draw attention away from his own failure to pay taxes. He wants to protect taxpayers money, but he doesn’t want to pay taxes. . a little hard to believe.

Check out this clip. .

http://www.friendsoftheuschamber.com/takeaction/index.cfm?ID=191

I guess Franken thinks taxes are a joke.

]]> By: Eric Ferguson http://minnesotaindependent.com/10501/sen-lautenberg-coleman-refused-to-investigate-iraq-fraud/comment-page-1#comment-12779 Eric Ferguson Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:57:59 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=10501#comment-12779 If Coleman's argument that other investigations were going on was legitimate, then why did he carry out his investigation of the oil-for-food program when Paul Volcker was already investigating? If Coleman’s argument that other investigations were going on was legitimate, then why did he carry out his investigation of the oil-for-food program when Paul Volcker was already investigating?

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