Bush Offers to Pre-Pardon Obama Treasury Pick

This is HILARIOUS! aaaaaannndd not so funny. . .

by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace ·

(2009-01-16) — As part of his effort to smooth the transition for his successor, President George Bush today offered to “pre-pardon” Barack Obama’s choice for Treasury Secretary to clear the way for Timothy Geithner’s approval by the Senate.

Concerns about Mr. Geithner’s failure to pay self-employment taxes for several years pose a potential embarrassment for the incoming Obama administration. If the Senate endorses him as Treasury Secretary, it could set up the awkward spectacle of the man who leads the IRS ordering an audit of his own tax history.

“Bush has offered to write the pardon now,” said the source, “leaving the date line blank for President Obama to fill in once Geithner has been convicted. That way, Obama can blame Bush for the pardon, and still keep his Treasury Secretary.”