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If his knee holds, Lee wins. mspart

IRS has nothing to do with it. It is Congress that has everything to do with this. Change the tax code. The problem is both Rs and Ds have rich benefactors that would be screwed by this. Ever wonder why the tax code is so incomprehensible? Because of this. A flat tax with some amount of exemption would actually be more fair. What good is a graduated tax if this happens. Essentially, Trump made diddly squat to be paying $750 in taxes. But is that $750 he owed over what had already been paid, or was that a total amount paid to the IRS? mspart

I don't think MMA is for Spencer. With knees like his, they would get attacked mercilessly. Not worth it. mspart

This ^ mspart

So who will be the next speaker of the House? I heard McCarthy agreed to a demand that any house member could call for a recall vote. Can you imagine the D's not doing that every second of every hour? I think McCarthy feels he is the heir apparent and is willing to do anything to close the deal. I have to say I'm not impressed. I don't know anything about him at all, but that is not a principled stance. I would rather see someone there with actual principles. No wonder many don't really trust him. mspart

What my speaker in my speaker cab looked like after I went at it with my guitar and amp which was dialed to 12. mspart

If there was anything there, IRS would have slapped him up one side and down the other. Reporters would have been all over that. Apparently, he is clean. Regarding his Presidential years of tax returns, I don't know. But I would be very surprised if the calculus changed for his lawyers and accountants, knowing that there were factions in FBI and IRS that did not like him at all and would go to great lengths to harrass and harrangue. Why would you change course in view of that? Not comprehensible really. mspart

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-only-masterclass-hillary-clinton-should-teach-is-overcoming-defeat-in-presidential-elections https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/12/hillary-announces-masterclass-in-losing-to-trump.html Like they say. Thems that can't do, teach. Disclaimer - This is meant as a moment of levity. The old saying is not necessarily true in all cases, but is funny nonetheless. I wish her great success in her teaching endeavors. And I hope this is now her life's mission rather than trying to be a political actor. mspart

I have no idea who he is or what he got money for. All I know is that he is in a heap bunch o trouble. mspart

This is an interesting question that comes up now and again. Florida Supreme Court violated state law numerous times. In the next to last ruling from SCOTUS, they told FLSC that very thing and it was ignored. So SCOTUS took action. FLSC were allowing votes to count that by law should not have counted. FLSC was allowing recounts only in certain counties, not all counties. It was a real logical issue that FLSC was doing. A forensics team of media reporters found that Bush won the election later and that was not published much. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/media-jan-june01-recount_04-03 In the first full study of Florida’s ballots since the election ended, The Miami Herald and USA Today reported George W. Bush would have widened his 537-vote victory to a 1,665-vote margin. mspart

Followers doesn't mean people liked him. They could be following for the entertainment value when he self explodes or similar. For the record, I don't follow anyone. Not a twit. mspart

Ah, the old switcho chango!! mspart

Hakeem just needs 8 Rs to vote for him and he's the Speaker!! McCarthy gets it before that happens. But McCarthy is not playing this very well. If he wants to be Speaker, and all indications are that he does, he needs to woo 17 of them. Probably not hard, they all probably want the same thing. Promise them on his mothers grave or her life and then break the promise after the vote - a time honored move in today's politics. mspart

That's a good one! mspart

Seems like Twitter made happen what you wanted to have happen. What's the problem? If Twitter rules had not changed, he would still be getting away with crimes. mspart

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_returns_of_Donald_Trump Fragments of information about Trump's taxes leaked at multiple times prior to 2020.[35] In 2016, The Washington Post reported a prior audit of Trump's tax returns for 2002 through 2008 by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which was "closed administratively by agreement with the I.R.S. without assessment or payment, on a net basis, of any deficiency." mspart

I'd like to see substantiation of that assertion. https://theconversation.com/trumps-decade-old-audit-illustrates-why-the-irs-targets-the-working-poor-as-much-as-the-rich-147313 The New York Times’ exclusive on President Donald Trump’s taxes contains a lot of startling new findings. A few noteworthy examples: He paid only US$750 in federal income tax in 2016 and 2017 – and nothing at all in 10 of the previous 15 years; he took massive income tax deductions for property tax payments on a New York estate he apparently uses for personal reasons; he paid consulting fees to family members; and he took $70,000 in business deductions for haircuts. The report also zeroed in on a fact that has been well known for many years yet in my mind overshadows all of the other discoveries: Trump’s taxes are under audit and have been so since at least 2011. mspart

Oh But I think we can and I think we will. This current House majority may only last 2 years. Anything can happen, especially in DC. mspart

I agree with this. mspart

I think it is funny that anyone cares other than their family. Is this somehow an indictment of Twitter? He was let back on, and totally screwed himself. Looks like Twitter worked! mspart

The longer they wrangle on this, the less shenanigans go on. Let them fight about who should be speaker = less damage they can do. With the vast majority of votes (203 out of 218 needed) in his favor, is it reasonable to think McCarthy will eventually not be speaker? mspart

What I understand is that Trump has withstood annual IRS audits over the last few decades. What is being said here is that someone who writes an article knows the tax code better than the IRS. Or was IRS giving Trump a mulligan all these years? Jumping to conclusions on this after the many years of IRS audits is wishful thinking. I'm guessing, now just guessing here, that Trump's lawyers and accountants know what they are doing. So far he has not been hit with IRS action which is assertion of that. Now it is possible they got lax and screwed up here in the last few years since those returns have not been audited but anyone who knows anything about the IRS and how they work would not place that bet. You either have tax enforcement that doesn't know what they heck they are doing over decades or you have an author of an article that knows way more than the IRS and is spot on in his/her assessment. Those are really the two choices here. I don't think the IRS is full of bumbling idiots. And I don't think the author knows more about tax code issues than the IRS. mspart

I too wish that the US Open was the main feeder into WTTs. With a few other tourneys feeding also. But, you know what, we have had more success at worlds lately with this new format than before. So maybe there is value in it or we have once in a lifetime wrestlers all at the same time. mspart

Can we guarantee that a 100% biased Jan 6 committee is telling us the truth? Are there things they did not investigate? The Rs submitted names for the committee and Pelosi said no. She chose biased Rs to be on the committee so that everyone on the committee voted to impeach Trump. That is not what I call a fair or balanced committee or hearing by such a committee. That's what we want of course. mspart

You should finish the quote. I'll do it for you. Oh ok. So now the court, in this hearing, must presume guilt rather than innocence. That's a new standard! I was always taught that you were innocent until proven guilty. This has it completely backwards and will be a huge issue for WA state residents. You can bet that there will be racism called out for anyone that loses, especially if they are part of a recognized minority. mspart