As White House Anxiety Grows, Bush Tries to Quell Political Crisis – New York Times
Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri, the Republican whip, said it would be a mistake to abandon efforts to reduce the estate tax, arguing that was precisely what the economy needed to grow. But he said he thought the White House might reconsider what it wanted this fall.
Jeezus friggin’ Christ, I thought I was kidding when I said in an earlier post that the GOP would push another tax cut as the fix for the damage done by Katrina. I bet Ol’ Roy even kept a straight face when he uttered that little gem. Maybe, just maybe, the wealthiest 1% in New Orleans can somehow recover without yet another massive handout from Dubya.
