I thought about for 30 seconds or so - get involved or not - but what
the hell...
Our taxes have gone up and down for years and we have never had the
government use taxpayer funds to send out a campaign brochure, excuse
me, press release to each tax payer saying that this tax cut has been
brought you by a specific president. In fact, there has never been a
press release like this at mailed to each taxpayer. The line about IRS
regulations is pure bs. It is, in fact, a lie, spun by experts.
I am not shocked, shocked - W and his Bushies didn't steal, ah, claim
the election because they were naive, and neither am I.
This is sleaze on a new level, and certainly a new way to go if
McCain-Feingold ever passes, using taxpayer money for Bush's 2004
campaign effort. Hell, our congressional folks of both parties have
been doing this sort of thing for years - count the number of taxpayer
funded "reports" from your senator or representative that you get this
non-election year as opposed to what you will get next election year.
What is disgusting is this type of campaign brochure "brought to you by
G W Bush" is sleaze brought to new heights. My Clinton-hating friends
will jump in and say "but but but" but that is ancient history -
especially as W Bush has appointed assistant secretaries in the Cabinet
who were pardoned by his father for perjury to Congress, so spare me any
ethical lectures. G W campaigned on bringing dignity to the White
House, opposes campaign finance reform, and then this tax cut mailing
turns the White House into the corner alderman's office, cutting ethical
corners. It is a new low.
Well, the humor is the dude who quit the list because it was too passive
for him, and I am off on an errand of mercy to try and reconcile a
family and will be gone for a couple of days so any flack that flies
because of what I say, I'll miss for a few days! Oh, worst luck.
Tomorrow our office will probably get 50 more of these notices for other
clients that we represent, and I'll be thinking about all that expense
and all the taxpayer money going to toot W's horn (put your own pun in
there) as he says he has to scale back money for education.
But be of good cheer: I have hope that W will change his mind on global
warming once his daughters figure out that if global warming continues,
they might not have ice for their drinks...
happy days!
(the Rev) Vince who has been laying low long enough and feels feisty as
hell tonight
