John Kerry appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman last night. I missed it (and didn’t know ahead of time to TiVo it – d’oh!), but apparently he took the opportunity take a jab at W with humor as well as with serious discussion. The highlight of the show appears to be Kerry’s “Top 10 Bush Tax Proposals:”
10. No estate tax for families with at least two U.S. presidents.
9. W-2 Form is now Dubya-2 Form.
8. Under the simplified tax code, your refund check goes directly to Halliburton.
7. The reduced earned income tax credit is so unfair, it just makes me want to tear out my lustrous, finely groomed hair.
6. Attorney General (John) Ashcroft gets to write off the entire U.S. Constitution.
5. Texas Rangers can take a business loss for trading Sammy Sosa.
4. Eliminate all income taxes; just ask Teresa (Heinz Kerry) to cover the whole damn thing.
3. Cheney can claim Bush as a dependent.
2. Hundred-dollar penalty if you pronounce it “nuclear” instead of “nucular.”
1. George W. Bush gets a deduction for mortgaging our entire future.
I think the funniest one is #3, although they are all pretty good. However, #1 is dead (literally, in some cases) serious and is a point that many W supporters just don’t seem to get, in my opinion.
