Barack Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, employed an undocumented housekeeper and failed to pay his Social Security and Medicare taxes for several years. Considering that this guy will head the agency in charge of the nation’s finance matters, that might pose a problem.

According to people familiar with the matter, Mr. Geithner employed a housekeeper whose immigration papers expired during her tenure with Mr. Geithner, currently president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The woman went on to get a green card to work legally in the country and federal immigration authorities didn’t press charges against her, these people said.

The second issue involved taxes due while Mr. Geithner worked for the International Monetary Fund between 2001 and 2004. As an employee, Mr. Geithner was technically considered self-employed and was required to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes for himself as both an employer and an employee.

He apparently failed to do so, resulting in Internal Revenue Service audits his last two years at the IMF. As soon as the IRS brought the issue to his attention, he paid the taxes with interest, these people said…

On the tax front, Mr. Geithner’s oversight is not uncommon. The IRS has mandated loose rules for U.S.-born IMF employees unaware of their obligations to pay payroll taxes.

Let’s say he accidentally forgot to pay the taxes he’s obligated to. In what way does that bode well for a man being put in the role of Secretary of the Treasury? It doesn’t. But don’t expect Congress to keep that from confirming The One’s choice.Even Republicans can’t be counted on to raise much of an opposition, with one prominent Senator last seen reflecting on how much he likes the Messiah, and how that means Republicans should be cooperative and not stand in the way. Craptastic.

Via Hot Air. More: Michelle Malkin.