Posted by Ted Hopton on February 3, 2009
You know what I take away from the parade of Obama cabinet nominees who are confessing to tax errors? It strikes me as a loud and clear message that our tax code is too complicated. If these people can’t get their taxes right, how many of the rest of us are making errors, too?
I don’t think the answer is to beef up IRS enforcement, either. It’s simplification we need. I’m not advocating a flat tax or 3×5 card tax form, but c’mon! It sure looks like we could streamline the tax code and increase compliance as a result.
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Posted by Ted Hopton on November 21, 2008
The next administration will be a valedictocracy — rule by those who graduated first in their high school class. If an enemy attacks United States during a Harvard-Yale game, we’re in trouble.
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Posted by Ted Hopton on November 4, 2008
After years of the presidential campaign, I finally got to vote today. And one of the benefits of living in a small town is that I did not have to wait in line, even though all over the country there are record numbers of voters turning out and long lines are being reported.
Now we wait another 12 hours or so…
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Posted by Ted Hopton on October 26, 2008
White Americans are not remotely the bigots the G.O.P. would have us believe. Just because a campaign trades in racism doesn’t mean that the country is racist.
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Posted by Ted Hopton on October 22, 2008
You have to check this out! Be sure to click all around, including several times on all doors, but don’t click on the red phone!
http://www.palinaspresident.us/
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Posted by Ted Hopton on October 20, 2008
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Posted by Ted Hopton on October 19, 2008
This article is a bit long and rambling, but the essential points it makes are insightful. We’ve all noticed how awkward McCain so often looks. Here’s a psychological explanation.
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Posted by Ted Hopton on October 19, 2008
It’s not just the economy. And it’s not just President Bush. John McCain is to blame for his own campaign’s disastrous course.
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Posted by Ted Hopton on October 18, 2008
I can’t say I agree with Charles Blow that the presidential race is over, but his projections about what a Barack Obama presidency would be like are intriguing.
A perfect storm of poor judgments has set the stage for a Barack Obama victory. On Nov. 5, he will be one of the most powerful presidents in recent American history.
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Posted by Ted Hopton on October 18, 2008
Joe the Plumber is funny enough on his own, but John Oliver of the Daily Show ratchets up the humor even higher.
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