I’ll be liveblogging the Second Presidential Debate beginning at 9:00 pm (EST). his debate is a bit different from the first debate because the format is “town hall” – so Q&A from the audience at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Topics will include foreign and domestic policy. The moderator will be Candy Crowley, CNN…
Liveblogging the First Presidential Debate was so much fun that I’m signing on to live blog the Vice Presidential Debate, too. This one promises to be lots of fun. The details are as follows: Thursday, October 11, 9:00 p.m. Centre College, Danville, KY Moderator: Martha Raddatz Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ABC News If you’ve never…
I was asked to write an Op-Ed piece for US News & World Report that answered the question: Is the Flat Tax a Good Idea? Many of you have emailed me to ask similar questions so I thought I’d pass along the link for your perusal. You can check out the story here. Enjoy. And…
It turns out that “Joe the Plumber” has more tax issues than were spotlighted during the final presidential debate. He doesn’t just not like taxes, he apparently doesn’t like to pay them. He owes the State of Ohio nearly $1200 in back taxes; Ohio has filed a lien against him to recover amounts due. “Joe…
Did you see the vice presidential debate last night? I’ll admit that I didn’t watch the whole thing. For one, the Phillies were busy taking Game 2 of their series against the Brewers (go Phillies!). But also because I’m not a big fan of political debates. Rarely do you discover anything significant because these debates…