Death and Taxes

Of the twin inevitabilities of death and taxes, I choose taxes.
I spent an afternoon filling out boxes such as “Form 1120S, Schedule M-1, Reconciliation of Income (Loss) per Books with Income (Loss) per Return. Note: Schedule M-3 required instead of Schedule M-1 if total assets are $10 million or more.”
Trust me, I’m not in danger [...]

F. Scott Fitzgerald was right

“The rich are different from you and me.”
Wall Street bonuses of $18.4 billion – billion with a B – while the companies were losing zillions of dollars – zillion with a Z – and getting crajillions of dollars – crajillions with a capital C – in taxpayer bailout funds.
The Secretary of the Treasury (if this [...]

The legacy of George W. Bush

Katrina
The waters rose up
Burying the Big Easy
With ineptitude
Iraq
Premises are false
Intelligence was faulty
Too many were killed
Torture
With waterboarding
The Constitution was drowned
In Guantanamo
Taxes
The rich get richer
Everyone else pays for it
Bankrupts a nation
9-11
After the planes hit
We chased those who attacked us
But invaded Iraq

Top 10 Reasons Why Barack Obama Will Make a Better President Than I Would

10. Constitutional Law. He taught it. I’ve heard of it.
9. He can use a BlackBerry. I cannot figure out something as simple as how to answer a phone call on my wife’s “CrackBerry.”
8. His wife actually wants to be First Lady. My wife grew up the daughter of a politician and wants no part – [...]