another reason to do your tax return

We've noted how Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is having an especially tough time getting things done because he has so few senior staff in place. This isn't just simple sloppiness on the White House's part. In fact, you might say that Geithner only has himself to blame...

So far, every key position within the Treasury, with the exception of Geithner, remains vacant or awaits confirmation. The administration has not forwarded these nominees to the Senate Finance Committee because the White House is carefully vetting every candidate to avoid the kind of embarrassing tax problems that dogged Geithner and other nominees, government sources said.