Obama's Political Director "Forgot" That He Was On SEIU's Payroll

How do you forget cashing a $37,000 check? Well, why not? Obama's Treasury Secretary "forgot" about all the money he earned from the International Monetary Fund. Some (including me) might call this the Steve Martin defense.

A former top official for a huge New York union who is now the White House political director failed to disclose more than $37,000 in income from the union last year, it was reported yesterday.

As the former public-affairs executive for Service Employees International Union Local 1199, Patrick Gaspard earned $37,191 in carried-over pay while on the White House payroll.

He failed to disclose the income on financial-disclosure forms, Politico reported. Where arrangements for payment by a former employer must be listed on the form, he checked a box indicating he had nothing to report.

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