You have to love nefariousness, when Joe Lieberman's dealing in it. The twists are sublimely original, and the gall you can taste in your mouth. That's positively artistic, and sure as fuck not easy.
Care of this link (http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2007-02-06T215455Z_01_
N06250358_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-BUDGET-CONGRESS.xml), Mr. Lieberman's latest bright idea presents itself as precisely the thing I've always threatened I'd never do, to the point of being arrested: pay a war tax. Because that's Jumpin' Joe's stellar idea, right there: have the citizenry pay a war tax, and make a "sacrifice."
Mr. Lieberman, listen to me closely, because I'm only gonna say this once: I will not pay your war tax, because I don't recognize the legitimacy of the war you and your blood-loving cronies bequeathed on the rest of us. I will not pay your war tax today, yesterday, tomorrow or at any time. You can eat shit and fuck off, more like. You and your little McCain attack dog
So there it is - just a good old "fuck you" to a rank-and-file asshole, a spineless twit, a power-mad shitfuck, etc. Imprison my ass, Mr. Lieberman - go ahead, I won't stop you. But I will sure as motherfucking fuck resist the squeezing of the least penny from my non-war-taxpaying fingers.
Understood? Good. Fuck you very much.
P.S. I'd like to stress that, yes, whether it's an unhooked-from-Iraq War on Terrorism™ tax or a tax based on the Iraq war, I am firmly against it. Some may ask, "Why are you against a basic tax pertaining to the war on terrorism? What's wrong with that?" My answer is that I don't equivocate when it comes to war, and that the words "war on" attached to the du jour plight of the moment (poverty, drugs, terror) are useless implements wielded by lazy, unthinking politicians. If you want my tax money, you come up with feasible programs that proactively help the lot of us, and don't entail lots of pointless killing and rights-depriving. That's the only way you'll get my dollars, Joe Lieberman.