Odds are Ted really doesn't do his taxes, he's got plenty of people doing things like that so he can concentrate on his scotch. So he's probably not really responsible for the "error".

That said, as a senior congressman, he should have made very very clear instructions to his staff to be 100% legal, even if it ended up with him paying more taxes than necessary, just to avoid the appearance of impropriety. I mean, really, $7,700 is nothing to the Kennedy fortune. Why risk a scandal over what is most likely nothing more than the monthly alcohol bill?

Still, it indicative of a trend in that he'll also pretend to be royalty, above all the petty concerns. But I really don't picture him sitting down at the dining room table with paystubs to do his taxes. Just don't see it.

This is the same loophole that Tom Daschle used, but he is smarter than Teddy. Daschle put his DC home in his wife's name so that he could keep his "official" residence in SD, but still get the tax break.

The best part about "Tom" was the film where they had him claiming to be a D.C. resident. I got endless enjoyment watching that ad, and hearing the nails going into his political coffin. Don't get me wrong, he did some good things for S.D., but over time, he distanced himself from the people of S.D., and followed the "party line" rather than the wishes of the majority of his constituency. As far as I know, he's only been back to S.D. once since he lost. That was a month or a little better ago.

Anyone know where he parks the soggy Buick?

Oh, come on, Jay. It's not like the Distinguished Drunk from Massachusetts is getting away with murder -- again. He's a Kennedy: rules are for other people.

So who are the other 21 Senators???

I've long been of the opinion that we should pass a constitutional amendment requiring all people in high-ranking federal positions (basically House, Senate, President, VP) to prepare their own income taxes themselves.

I guarantee you we'd get our tax code straightened out.

Old Coot, I am shocked, disgusted, and appalled that you would say such a thing.

It was an OLDSMOBILE, not a Buick, that Teddy used to put the blonde in the pond.

I can't believe you made such a disgusting, libelous, careless error. You should be ashamed of yourself.

J.

Taxes for thee, but not for me ...

What everyone is missing is that Teddy's probably been doing this for YEARS (he just got caught THIS year). He probably owes six figures in back taxes, not just the $7700.

Is anyone checking?

I second Russell's motion.

I shall do penance. Shame on me.

I, for one, simply will never tire of any article, or comment, that makes fun of Senator Hiccup. For him to stand in front of the American public and have the unmitigated gall to speak about values is nothing short of amazing. Clearly, he does not have time to do his own taxes, that would certainly cut into his time of drinking until his liver is the size of Texas.

I just suppose that it was Kennedy and 21 other Democrats. I'm all for accountability, but you could at least razz the other Senators, too. I'm pretty sure Rick Santorum is one of the others.

Well pussboy, reading the article, only Teddy got mentioned by name. I'm pretty sure you could look up the names of the other 21, but I am not sure how Jay (who's blogging isn't at all New England centric, no) is obligated to do so.

Oh, and Santorum lists his residence as Penn Hills, PA. Democracy for Pittsburgh, an offshoot of Democrat Howard Dean's presidential campaign, is the group calling for Santorum to not recieve PA's homestead rebate. They claim that since he spends more time in DC than in PA, he can no longer claim a home in PA as his primary residence. Which if found to be the case, would also make him (and most senators) unable to run for election in the future.

Of the 44 senators who own homes in the district, half take the deduction, according to records on file with the city's real estate and tax offices: 13 Republicans and eight Democrats, as well as the Senate's only independent, Jim Jeffords of Vermont.

From here.

It's thirteen Republicans and eight Democrats (and one independent) only if you count Sen. Arlen "RINO" Specter as a Republican.

As for the defense that some of them gave--that they didn't know they were getting the tax break-- they're either lying or stupid enough to sign something without reading it.

TERM LIMITS NOW!!!

It's thirteen Republicans and eight Democrats (and one independent) only if you count Sen. Arlen "RINO" Specter as a Republican.

As for the defense that some of them gave--that they didn't know they were getting the tax break-- they're either lying or stupid enough to sign something without reading it.

TERM LIMITS NOW!!!

(my apologies if this puppy double-posts; I got an error message the first time I tried to post it.)