We've come a long way baby ...

When men are finally being asked about their housekeepers. The Washington Post reports that during confirmation hearings Treasury Secretary-designee Tim Geithner was asked about his housekeeper.

...Also during the vetting process, it was discovered that Geithner and his wife employed an housekeeper in 2004 and 2005 whose working papers expired during her time with them.

According to the source, Geithner told the senators that he and his wife were unaware that his housekeeper's documentation had expired three months before she left their employ to have a baby. Nevertheless, Geithner said, she continued to reside legally in the United States as the wife of a citizen and was granted a green card a few months after.

Oh, yeah ... and there was that little problem about taxes ...