Beneath the veneer of "kiss the cook" joviality, the Matlock of the Grill-Tongs has a not so very hidden secret:
Aside from a Wachovia checking account, in which he keeps between $15,000 and $50,000 (wouldn’t some of that money earn more interest in a certificate of deposit?), all of [the McCains'] assets are in Cindy’s name. John McCain’s tax return is so anemic, so marginal to the couple’s actual financial situation, that he doesn’t even take a deduction for interest on his home mortgage. Presumably Cindy does, since disclosure forms indicate that she has several mortgages.
Kevin Drum states a fact and asks a question:
There’s only one reason for a politician to make sure that all his assets are in his wife’s name: it’s to make sure that no one knows anything about his assets. It’s not as if McCain is the first pol to try this, after all.
Is the press really going to let him get away with this?
So how did they taste?
Objectivity prohibits a good reporter from passing judgement, but let’s put it this way: everyone wants to come back.
Funny, how the rules change:
Kerry braces for demands to release wife’s tax returns
Analysts say such disclosure has become expected
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and DAVID E. ROSENBAUM
New York Times…Stephen Hess, an expert in presidential politics at the Brookings Institution who worked in the Eisenhower and Nixon White Houses, said the Kerrys relinquished their claims on privacy when Kerry decided to seek the Democratic presidential nomination.
"No one makes you run for president," Hess said. "If you’re asking your fellow Americans to make you president, you’re asking for as much power as can be bestowed."
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Good Morning Mr Attaturk and Firedogs
“the Matlock of the Grill-Tongs”
lol!!
The swine
Wow Attaturk, 2 great posts in a row. Going to be an interesting day..
Attaturk,
I love the newest version of the photo! Can you refresh my memory? Did Kerry release his wife’s tax returns?
A follow up on Saturday’s post about Teresa Heinz Kerry’s release of 2 pages of her 2003 federal tax return, which reports that she paid $627k in federal income taxes on $2.3 million of AGI, primarily from dividends and interest. She received $5.1 million of gross income, $2.8 million of it tax exempt interest income. Ms. Heinz Kerry, who filed separately from Senator Kerry, thus paid federal income tax at the rate of 12.3% of her gross income and 27.4% of her AGI. We previously linked to press reports from the Washington Post and Associated Press. Here are additional press reports:
• Drudge Report
• LA Times
• New York Post
• Wall Street Journal
I’n re-posting this because it didn’t get enough notice.
A diary at DKos that didn’t make the rec list.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/4/28/22947/7514
She did release some of her tax return from 2003
Thanks, Elliott and Raven. Looks like that gives some pretty good ammo to use on McCain. I’m betting that this will be just another example of the double standard and McCain never will release his wife’s returns.
From back then on the CBS website:
Kerry’s Wife: Above Suspicion?
I think the fact that Heinz-Kerry was, for all intents and purposes, intimidated into releasing her tax information will be McCain’s defense of not releasing his wife’s returns. He’ll say she released her tax information voluntarily and that there’s no requirement for Mrs McCain to do so. Just the same old IOKIYAR.
And here’s a preview of what we can expect if Cindy comes clean:
From the article, it appears the McCain campaign is reimbursing her at less than half the operating expenses involved, despite his assurance last summer that he “did not plan to tap her substantial wealth to keep his bid for the Republican presidential nomination going”.
edit – defense
offorYep..and he’ll never release his medical records either.
“I have never thought about it,” Mr. McCain was quoted by The Arizona Republic as saying at a July appearance. “I would never do such a thing, so I wouldn’t know what the legalities are.”
John and Teresa could do a helluva DNC ad on this – the snark possibilities are endless
Will Cindy be known as the First Lady or the First ATM?
John McCain’s PIN:
C I N D Y #
I know there’s not much to work with here, but how about someone getting a hair sample to do (prescription) drug analysis on?
Well, except for McNobrain’s attraction to hug the First Decider, I think anyone who tried to get close enough with a set of scissors to take a sample would get a poke in the nose for sure.
Go in high, he can’t raise his arms.
We’ll get John Kerry to do it – he’s tall.
Well now there’s something we should poke fun at. That’ll get us far.
Real Men on the Straight Talk Express don’t have to tell the unwashed masses anything. After all, this is the kind of information that only Real Men can handle.
If, however, you are a sissified, French looking guy who shot himself to get a purple heart on the chance he might run for president 30 years later, you aren’t a Real Man, and you and anyone you ever looked at should release everything.
The worst part about this is that the Media will continue to fluff him, the double standard will remain the norm, and McThueselah’s media and PR persona will prevail, just like Dubya’s did.
Remember, IOIYAR.
does this mean if McSame gets the presnit, that his wife will buy all the Beer!!
bet the religious right about to have a cornary
No, she will sell all the beer, and with an exclusive, no bid contract. It’s about the money.
Yea, well I had to explain it to people here yesterday.
Beer: The new oil.
“A few days ago, Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock concert museum,” McCain says in the ad, drawn from Sunday’s debate on Fox News.
“Now my friends, I wasn’t there. I’m sure it was a cultural and pharmaceutical event,” he says as images of the crowd and dancing concertgoers are shown. Republican presidential rival Rudy Giuliani, his head thrown back, is shown laughing at the joke during the debate.
Then, the images shift to footage of McCain as a POW in Vietnam.
“I was tied up at the time,” he says
the old saying divide and conquer, we need to separate him from the religious right they want like the adultery,2nd wife and her beer company!!!
mornin’ pups, sorry OT, will be in and out all day….so needed to post this now……
mccain, sheesh, he’s still here? (meaning running for pres, not the post…. i always love a mccain ’bash’)
jimmy carter was on charlie rose last night, hit every ball outta the park…..a record, i think….made sure to steal a few bases, too…..another record…
if you needed a concise way to put things about palestine/israel, he provided it
he also mentioned that he has known syria’s president assad since assad was in college…
highly recommend, haven’t had time to get a link yet, so, you’re on your own…..i really mean it, it is worth watching.
and diane rehm show today-
1st hour about the clear plastics danger.
2nd hour JIMMY carter….
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had fingers in a few pies this week about the farm bill, may have pulled out a few plums…..
below part of a draft of a letter i sent to tv station, other part i didn’t post i will talk about later on when/if it happens, : )
am posting it so people can use points to call about farm bill-goes to a VOTE IN A WEEK
1-800-450-8293
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–snip—if you need another ’hot topic’ that is timely, the farm bill is in conference right now, that means that one bill passed the congress and a different version of the bill passed in the senate and they are consolidating the bills right now……they will draft a new bill from the two and it will likely be up for a vote in a week……the last one expired last friday and is now on an extension….
(—) said the person for that would be (——-) from the farm service agency, (——–)
my concerns about the farm bill that i am calling and writing letters about? it will probably pass because it also contains WIC and food stamps money….it needs to pass..so, there are all kinds of things people want to ’tack on’ to it knowing it will have to go through…….many different issues, from timber companies tax being reduced from 35% to 15% and another is allowing high-intensity chemicals to be used on subsidy acres classified as ’conservation’ acres-the whole idea is to NOT kill the critters in these areas…. farmers wanting out of the ’conservation’ subsidy 10 year contract because they can now make more money on corn, these areas were set aside and paid for because of their importance in erosion prevention and wildlife preservation-especially a problem in the upper midwest….. another one is the racehorse industry getting a load of money, too. in a farm bill. the ’give out’ money is just about the same as the ’needed’ money. and not many people know that farm funds are a very small part of the ’farm bill’……. : )
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have a great day pups
bbl
‘The media’ is owned and operated by the Republican Party nitwit philosophy. ‘The media’ is a standard bearer for fascism in Amerika.
This is way off topic and my apologies but with all the ruckus about the Rev Dr Jeremiah Wright I have to say this.
I don’t give a rat’s ass about Rev Wright’s impact on the election. What the Rev Dr Wright talks about, the social ills, government behaviour, cultural differences, etc, will still be here after the election. Neither Obama, Clinton nor McCain will do much to change the direction of the country. Dr King divided the civil rights movement and alienated large numbers of people with his “Beyond Viet Nam” speech. Forty-one years later we respect his words as truth and consider that speech as perhaps his greatest. He understood that all those things were interconnected.
Listened to without an agenda, with an open mind, the 2 sermons and 2 speeches speak volumes as to the human condition in this world. They call for sorely needed change. His words are a breath of fresh air in an atmosphere of hate and self-absorption. This election may or may not stop the war in Iraq, may or may not heal the economy, may or may not improve the education of our children, will not heal the sick and lame. It will, however, give those of us committed to and working for peace, equality, social and economic justice some breathing room to work on those very things we hold dear. “We hold these truths to be self evident…” I, for one, reaffirm my commitment to that cause. It’s been a long, hard road and is going to be longer and just as hard in the future. There are many obstacles to overcome. The Rev Dr Jeremiah Wright is not one of them.
Peace Love Light
Just rambling here, but….
How about calling for a national boycott of all Anheuser Busch products? Since Cindy is using her profits from the distributorship to fund the campaign, shouldn’t we refuse to help?
If Anheuser Busch feels enough pressure, it could get interesting. They stole back their distributorship here (from Roger Maris’ family no less!!) when they thought it got too profitable. They had to pay a large settlement (not disclosed but estimated at over $100 million in a much smaller market than Phoenix) in the civil case, but they did get it.
Bottom line: they will take action if they think they think it will benefit them, so, if we hurt them from the Cindy McCain connection, they just might decide to sever the connection.
Attaturk, maybe we should point this out to the media. Here’s a place to start – The Washington Post Investigations blog:
Posted at 03:19 PM ET, 04/18/2008
Check McCain’s Tax Return
A couple of weeks ago we invited you to peruse the tax returns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Many of you came up with some interesting observations. Today, presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain released his taxes for 2006 and 2007. Have at it:
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http://blog.washingtonpost.com…..tigations/
and forgot to say, got our county extension agent booked on the radio call-in show this morning, will cover a wide variety of ’subjects’, not just gardening : )
doncha just love it!!!!
thanks fdl….
Hmmm now there’s a question: with the price of grain going up, what’s happening with beer prices?
Here’s a link to the actual McCain taxes blog entry w/comments.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com…..retur.html
Not just the price of grain going up, the shortage of hops.
The big bulk producers, like Anheiser Busch, get first shot at them. The smaller microbreweries could be out of luck. Expect your microbrew prices to soar.
What happens to beer prices is unimportant to McCain – he cares about Government subsidized beer profits.
only problem is that to boycott, you have to drink that swill in the first place.
So we should expect gouging then?
Sorry. My original post at 33 has the correct link. The link @36 is for Clinton & Obama.
Isn’t it Budweiser? I’ll pass…
boycott of all Anheuser Busch
But, but, but, but,…..I….I would willingly give just about anything for the cause but…. but, no Bud Light?
Budweiser…the Religious Right’s gateway drug.
You could drink ice water and barely tell the difference…
ooh now that hurts. Anchor Steam and Sierra Nevada are expensive enuf as it is.
whaddup yo, playah
xoxox
Yep, those are my brews, too. I already boycott Bud because it’s crap.
You know, somebody over at Balloon Juice pointed out that if Cindy’s money is separate from John’s, and she doesn’t have to release her tax returns, etc., doesn’t that make her just like any other citizen, limited to a contribution of $2300 during the primary?
I’m thinking the use of that jet of hers topped that number pretty damn quick.
I don’t know enough about the laws to know if this flys, but it is an interesting thought.
well, since the press isn’t going to do it, the task belongs to the candidates
the candidates can act as our surrogates since we are the fourth estate yet we preach to ourselves
we can be the catalyst;
“the only reason mccain has his assets in his wifes name is to hide those assets from the campaign and what kind of press wouldn’t address that issue?”
things like that and this;
“did mccain really compare Iraq to japan?…did he actually say we can stay 100 years in Iraq “if we aren’t getting killed”?…is he that detached from the realities of Iraq?
why didn’t the press point out to him the japanese want us there, why didn’t the press point out that the question was about what is going on in Iraq today, they are killing our soldiers specifically because they do NOT want us there…why didn’t you as the press ask these question?”
“and why haven’t you as the press pointed out the at the very purpose of the surge was to create the envirnment where we could leave?
why haven’t you as the press asked, “when did staying become the goal in Iraq, when did you decide we would not “stand down when the IRaqi’s stand up”
the candidates can press the press (pardon the expression), and they can embarress them into doing their jobs
the problem though is the fact that the press is so cozy, they would give mccain the script days before he were asked the question and mccains puppeteers would have an answer that would satisfy those that do not want hillary or obama
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It is a well established fact (and probably covered in a signing statement somewhere) that the Republic nominee retains all presumptions of privacy and is allowed to rail against anyone that even hints otherwise.
John McCain…
JimWhite’s being mean about Bud Light and, and, and I don’t know what to do.
What’s a poor dirty biker machinist to do? Vote rebulican and save myself?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.
they’re elitists – leave them to their bitter ale :D
I really question the wisdom of pushing for release of medical records. Not sure this a precedent we want to set. and in McCain’s case, his behaviour/performance is enough of an indication that there is something wrong.
man oh man, we gotta get us some of dose magic ribs . . .
that was Ass Puppets lede above
I believe the precedent has been set. Behavior has many causes. Nothing wrong with getting the facts and real cause of his behavior.
This could well blow up in the Dem’s faces.
What McCain wants is to simply OCCUPY Irak for a hundred years, using those ‘temporary’ bases.
This ‘line’ would ’sell’ just as well, and it is a ‘truth’ McCain could not successfully deny…
Not even the ‘fact’ checkers could put a ‘good’ spin on the truth …
it’s a fine precedent, we cannot field presidential candidates that can’t make it through a term regardless the party
it can’t blow up in our face if we simply use the terms mccain says he himself is using
all we have to do is point out how moronic it is to compare Iraq to japan, point out that the Iraqi’s do not want us there and for every insurgent we kill that insurgent’s family and friends become ten insurgents
you can not win an occupation, you can negotiate a peace or you loose
of course there is anialation as well but I don’t think that’s an option right now, we sort want their oil
what will be our downfall is the permanent base, with car dealerships, the size of the vatican
whether the Iraqi’s want us there or not we are not there “temperarily” we are there for good as far as this administration is concerned
I thought I remembered that part of McCain’s “100 years” thing was that it would be ok as long as no American’s were hurt or killed. I cannot imagine how he thinks that leaving our troops out there as sitting ducks on temporary bases will not produce deaths and injuries as the insurgents fire on the bases. Does he think that they will just ignore them and the troops will just sit behind their walls?
As regards ‘war’, the more salient question is; How avid for war, even nuclear war, with Iran is Senator McCain? Of course, HRC has conveniently, if unwittingly, provided him ample cover in this regard …
the question was pointedly about the situation the way it stands, not some fantasy in the head of mccain
the fantasy is we can force our way into Iraq and have them like it, that is a fantasy
if we leave and they create their own government and we get along with them they might invite us for the benefit of our military, they might want a base
that is the only way to be there for a hundred years, we cannot force our way in
you cannot win an insurgency where the people want you out, you will always loose
you will either negotiate a truce and save face, you will be forced out and loose, or you will anialate the people of that country
those are your options
“Falsely” suggests something? That ad uses a clip of McCain HIMSELF saying what he said. It isn’t made up.
If it gives the wrong impression about McCain’s stance, well, I suggest, as Marcy does, that McCain go ask Max Cleland about ads that give *impressions* that might be misleading. Hell, they should go talk to their fellow people in NC about that ad for *governor*, cuz Jerimiah Wright is so close to their gubernatorial candidates, no false impressions there.
I don’t think this is going to backfire. I think the RNC is pissed cuz they have to be on the defensive, for once. Explaining McCain’s stance takes nuance, and time, and they don’t do that, so instead, they want to shut it down. What they do is fine – what Democrats do is bad. They are sticking to their script.
WATBs.
I think Dr. Dean is hitting ‘em with the chair, and I for one will hand him the end table to use next. DNC is getting a monetary donation from me, even though I was only going to contribute to specific candidates, because we’ve been begging them for years to fight back, and I think they did.
But I’m just a DFH (by association – born too late to be truly a hippy.)
Hey Pups!
While yer checkin’ Cindy’s tax returns, look for double-dipping: beer subsidy and farm subsidy for the Clydsdales. They’s farm, right?
Duh.
We stay until the Iraqis stop killing us, then we set the calendar for 100 years.
-Kept Johnny Mac
Morning everyone — please pop over to the next thread and say howdy to an old law school professor of mine who is running for the WV supreme court…
mccain’s statement made no sense.
but, imo, the dnc ad was not an honest representation of what mccain actually said.
Of course, perris, if the nuclear ‘option’ becomes ‘viable’, then we could simply use a neutron ‘device’, and voila!, real-estate intact, pesky life-forms, no problem, all part of the ‘nuke ‘em all and let God sort ‘em out’ mantra so popular in the dark hearts of american yeomanry …
it really does suggest something mccain isn’t suggesting, in entirety mccain clearly says if we can create the same sitution as japan
however that is worse, we cannot create this fantasy, the japanese want us there the iraqi’s do not
The one thing soon forgotten by the Republican media is…Bush attacked Iraq in an illegal manner. The world knows this all too well however the Republican Press continues to cover it over. McCrazy supports an illegal war to no end. Don’t other countries run invaders out of attacked countries?
and cheney is dying to do it too, he is a madman, a sociopath and that would cement his seat in power, he would have bush declare martial law and place cheney in charge
!!!
Will stop by Christy’s thread, but this would be O/T, so will mention here that there’s a rising of speculation that the Clinton campaign helped orchestrate the spate of Rev. Wright appearances these last few days… will be something to keep an eye on, methinks. There certainly is the appearance of the well-oiled machinations behind the multiplicity and flow of events.
Saw a piece on HuffPo and then heard about it streaming outa NYC WABC right after they went from Imus to a local talker. Any there there?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Prairie Today: Jeremiad
test
strongly suggest you read chalmers johnson’s blowback. do the people of okinawa want us there?
selise I have not read that so tell me, did okinawa mount a real insurgency?
and what about the rest of the country?
Most-excellent point, which, I hope, will not be forgotten as we move ‘forward’ with this ‘discussion’. Too many assumptions, very many of which are false …
i did not claim there is an insurgency – i challenged your claim that the japanese want us there.
the absence of armed insurrection is not proof that our military presence is welcome.
what he did was lie us into war, even though his aids told him it would create more terrorists and terrorism not less
in addition he diverted assets from a front we were allready engaged, afghanistan
“in an illegal manner” doesn’t quite show the depravity of what he did, he deliberately set out to create unrest in the middle east, he deliberately set out to attack a country he knew posed no threat, he deliberately set out to create conditions that would produce more terrorists and terrorism and undermine the strength and integrity of our nation, squandering our assets to the point where we will find it almost impossible to defend against a real threat
in that case I change my position, my position is you cannot win where there is an insurgency
I cede your point, there are japanese that don’t want us there
The pernicious effect of ‘occupation’, on both parties has yet to be honestly explored in the hearts and minds of Americans, though that truth does NOT make us in any way ‘exceptional’ …
Ok, it leaves the wrong impression.
If Barack Obama has to explain, defend, or justify comments made by SOMEONE ELSE and Hillary Clinton has to explain, defend or justify having emotions, then John McCain can explain, defend, or justify comments HE HIMSELF MADE. You think the GOP isn’t using those ads in the fall?
I can applaud the desire for, and join in wishing for, total honesty with no false impressions in campaigns, but until the other side plays by those rules, that desire is simply a path to defeat.
They aren’t making things up in that ad. They are using his words against him, and attacking his supposed strength at the same time. If he has to defend that, and it takes resources away from them pointing out that the Dem candidate is a pussy or something similar, than it worked.
p.s. perris.
reading my comments now, they seem angry to me.
if you read them in the same way, my apologies to you. i am frustrated right now, but not with you.
don’t disagree with your larger point (except perhaps in the case of ethnic cleansing or genocide – but i don’t even want to think about that).
OT – chimpy live on CNN/MSNBC
Chimpy – High gas prices are congress’ fault. Rising food prices = congress’ fault. Let’s drill for oil in Alaska and give no money to multi-millionaire farmers.
Boycott of Anheuser-Busch products? How about an alternative? Somebody ought to do the equivalent of “W” ketchup and market something like O-Brau or Hilrod Lager. Microbrewed with love at eight bucks for six. It would be even better than “W” ketchup, ketchup being something you slather on something to hide the taste. We’re a beer-drinking country, dammit!
Question on the stimulus. Is another needed? Bush: blah, blah, ANWR, blah, blah
Is economy in recession? Will Saudi open the spigot?
Bush: He understands that people are paying higher gas prices and that’s why he aggressively helping people to refinance their homes. WTF?
More explore for oil in US and build more refineries. Clueless but these are the two memes he’s pushing.
On Saudi, not a lot of excess capacity. Actually this is true but the exploring at home is BS.
Where’s the pooping sparrow when you need it?
i forgot to get the advil out before starting to listen.
Switchgrass!!!
Bush this is about the 4th time he has brought up ANWR. Apparently high gas prices are the result of the fact that we aren’t drilling in ANWR.
bush: “i have analyzed the issue”
i feel so much better now.
Bush babbling about friendly guy. Question stop filling SPR: Bush: It won’t affect prices.
No, it won’t but it’s still a stupid waste of money with prices so high.
Bush has failed to mention that about $30 of the cost of a current barrel of oil results from uncontrolled speculation by hedge funds and investment banks.
Of course, not of these dimwitted reporters is going to ask him about that.
Q: are we winning in afghanistan?
A: we’re making progress
Question about Afghanistan. Bush: progress is being made. lists “accomplishments”.
fratboy bush is such a dick
On follow up. Bush says it’s a tough battle but making progress.
We have been in Afghanistan 6 1/2 years but somehow with things going south there we are still making progress. Going backwards is apparently the new progress.
“killing innocent people in order to achieve their objectives”
i wish the reporters would ask someone like gino strata about afghanistan.
In his defense, he didn’t say which way we were progressing.
Hugh and selise,
Thank you for going where I just won’t …
Question, do you have to wear special protective clothing?
Do you go thru decontamination or get hosed down, afterwards?
Again, thanks for reporting about the tail-end of the ‘front’ …
Syrian facility: Why bring up again last week.
Bush lots of pauses. He doesn’t know why.
advil and moral support.
this is not something i think is safe for me to attempt alone. *g*
bush: “gives us a chance to remind the world that we need to work together”
He wanders from the Syrian site, to North Korea, to Iran, back to Syria, then on to Lebanon, and then acts like he answered the question.
Q: do you have any real hope of being about to work with this congress?
A: i believe they are letting the american people down.
Already forgotten what the question was but he is bringing up the Columbia free trade agreement. It’s good for small businesses. Because you know small businesses export so much there.
and what makes this really sad, is so does the press.
Mental Health Alert! Torturer Guy seems to be going more crazy than usual. It is very entertaining.
I imagine it is good if someone you trust ‘has your back’ selise, but seriously I do appreciate your willingness to do this (and Hugh’s) considering all the other things you do … Hugh too …
Q: something on ANWR
A: sends a message to the markets that we encourage exploration
Question ANWR, refineries long term solutions what about now? Then numbers about the economy.
ANWR intermediat term and will send a signal.
I think the signal would be that the oil companies can still get whatever they want. There just isn’t that much oil in ANWR/
Build new refineries: I have no idea why this is a solution if there will be no oil to put through them.
“we’re not going to become more beholden on your oil…”
“make the tax cuts permanent”
“blah blah blah”
deflects blame to those axis of evil eco-terrorists
The radio just left the presser so I’m out.
hamas – they say one thing and do another.
the situation in gaza is because hamas has not delivered.
you’ve got to ask why is hamas lobbying rockets
“These people, they say one thing and do another.” says Torturer Guy, who also said “We do not torture.”
Q: on congress’s plan for the iraq supplemental
A: 108 is 108. my position is clear. i will not accept a supplemental that is over 108 or that attempts to micro-manage the war.
“john mccain wont ignore the GWOT, john mccain will be the next president”
we are in an ideological struggle that can only be solved with the spread of liberty
my hope is that whoever the next president will believe that america is a force for good in the world.
Shouldn’t this begin at home? The last 7 years have seen a diminution not expansion of liberty.
mercifully, it’s over.
Never to be repeated?
Freedom is Slavery
Doesn’t that, um, irritate, like sand in a bikini bottom?
Putting one’s assets in one’s wife’s name is common. Among tax cheats, politicians, those about to share a cell with Bubba for an extended stay with Uncle Sam, and those absconding to jurisdictions that have no extradition treaties with the US. It makes sense, too, when the wife paid for everything.
But Bart Maverick here has book royalties, a Senate salary, speaking fees, probably consultancy and endorsement contracts. He’s now a multi-millionaire in his own right, though a decimal point or two to the left of his heiress wife (whose money comes from that great family values, Christian tradition of beer drinking). So where does all the money go? Enquiring minds want to know.