May 18, 2009
Tax Audits Are No Laughing Matter
A president shouldn't even joke about abusing IRS power.

By GLENN HARLAN REYNOLDS

Barack Obama owes his presidency in no small part to the power of rhetoric. It's too bad he doesn't appreciate the damage that loose talk can do to America's tax system, even as exploding federal deficits make revenues more important than ever.

At his Arizona State University commencement speech last Wednesday, Mr. Obama noted that ASU had refused to grant him an honorary degree, citing his lack of experience, and the controversy this had caused. He then demonstrated ASU's point by remarking, "I really thought this was much ado about nothing, but I do think we all learned an important lesson. I learned never again to pick another team over the Sun Devils in my NCAA brackets. . . . President [Michael] Crowe and the Board of Regents will soon learn all about being audited by the IRS."

Just a joke about the power of the presidency. Made by Jay Leno it might have been funny. But as told by Mr. Obama, the actual president of the United States, it's hard to see the humor. Surely he's aware that other presidents, most notably Richard Nixon, have abused the power of the Internal Revenue Service to harass their political opponents. But that abuse generated a powerful backlash and with good reason. Should the IRS come to be seen as just a bunch of enforcers for whoever is in political power, the result would be an enormous loss of legitimacy for the tax system.

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He may "joke" about revenge or vengeance but it is indeed a big part of his personality which can't be denied.

Great example here ........

When has "voting been the best revenge" ??



Good post, Rev !!

Zitat

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Tax Audits Are No Laughing Matter

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Either is gingivitis...

Maybe you want to give your "gingivitis" a second thought, Frank ??