Breaking: Home Mortgage Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional

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Saturday March 31, 2012 · 6:21 PM PDT

2012/03/31 · 18:21

Mandate? Penalty? Why did we choose those words?

If I do not borrow money from a bank to buy a home today, I pay more taxes. And this practice has not been seriously questioned for decades. The only related controversy that ever arises is when someone is pushing a flat tax policy, such as this past year when Cain was chanting “nine, nine, nine.” Then we heard people say, “but what about the tax break for home mortgage interest? What might its loss do to a sputtering housing market?”

I could see panic in Cain's eyes when he heard that question. He didn't know much. But he knew how much we all love this particular tax deduction (or mandate to borrow money for a home).

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Sunday September 14, 2008 · 12:47 PM PDT

2008/09/14 · 12:47

Some recent diaries have taken note of McCain's silly argument about why he feels obligated to smear Obama and tell lies until his own pants set fire. The argument says: Obama would not agree to the joint Town Halls. Now that makes it Obama's fault that McCain must dishonor himself with a cynical, perversely dishonest campaign. Poor McCain. Obama forced him to do it.

Paul Reiser's excellent articleon Huffington Post said it best noting how the school yard bully McCain is speaking the equivalent of:

"I wish I didn't have to take your lunch money, but you should'nt of hadda brung it."

While I am happy to see McCain's childish argument getting this attention, I have not seen anyone note the most bizarre aspect of this situation. It is incredible that no media figure has yet to question McCain's illogical statement.

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