tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post7349004688106604040..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: Republicans (finally) Have a Real ScandalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-36158892956106415672013-05-13T21:01:52.021-04:002013-05-13T21:01:52.021-04:00Owen, dream on. Agitating about the evils of taxat...Owen, dream on. Agitating about the evils of taxation is as American as NASCAR and corn liquor. Tax avoidance is baked into the Internal Revenue Code. Even the Alternative Minimum Tax, which was implemented to stick it to the high rollers, ends up giving a lower marginal rate to the highest of high rollers. At that income level, it pays to generate as much taxable wealth accretion as possible. As I'm writing this, I'm getting all tingly inside.Visibiliumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069726201789314963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-42610972379487820042013-05-13T00:33:25.743-04:002013-05-13T00:33:25.743-04:00Yeah, That's me.Yeah, That's me.Ochlophobist https://www.blogger.com/profile/13751003558600087713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-34397436926228159292013-05-12T22:00:00.419-04:002013-05-12T22:00:00.419-04:00here is someone who loves liberalism, loves taxes,...here is someone who loves liberalism, loves taxes, and above all loves his can-do-no-wrong government.lanneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201942000756193774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-55948595764619879482013-05-12T20:34:11.251-04:002013-05-12T20:34:11.251-04:00Oh good grief -
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rick...Oh good grief - <br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2013/05/10/no-dirty-politics-in-irs-investigations-of-tea-party/<br /><br />I, for one, think that the IRS should be mandated to spend more time accessing groups who openly agitate regarding the supposed evils of taxation. It seems a rather obvious thing to do. Ochlophobist https://www.blogger.com/profile/13751003558600087713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-21071535699928365322013-05-12T16:45:19.163-04:002013-05-12T16:45:19.163-04:00the Republicans don't have to look far...remem...the Republicans don't have to look far...remember Congressman Weiner?arelanneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201942000756193774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-54365134920933724202013-05-12T14:03:43.978-04:002013-05-12T14:03:43.978-04:00do you think "scandals" MATTER to Romney...do you think "scandals" MATTER to Romney's 47 percenters so long as they continue to receive their government handouts?lanneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201942000756193774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-18685712331755299492013-05-11T11:16:34.436-04:002013-05-11T11:16:34.436-04:00I'm not sure I would agree, but then to each h...I'm not sure I would agree, but then to each his own. From my perspective Watergate was more of a garden variety scandal. Before Watergate (and especially before current technological abilities) Kennedy & especially Johnson are rumored to have done worse. It's true that "Fast & Furious" fell flat. "Benghazi" is only now getting any traction...after securing Obama's reelection. All I can say about "IRSgate" is that it seems curious. Just as conservatives have been maligned by the biased press, conservative groups have complained about IRS treatment for at least several years. This announcement <i>by the IRS</i> seems to be out of the blue. Did I miss something (very possible)? Why now? The spin from Obama seems over done. Even the most convinced liberals must be tired of the Presidents lame attempts to drag Bush into things. If not they are more stupid than I think they are.<br /><br />But back to the key issue: is this a scandal? Clearly scandals <b>do not</b> rise or fall on their own merits. They need to be consecrated by the MSM. The real question is whether "journalists" like Matthews, Maddow & Colbert are tired of turning tricks for their john. Do Dan Rather and Candi Crowley realize how they have debased themselves and their profession? If that happens, then we can look at facts and determine if there is a scandal.Nikolausnoreply@blogger.com