Mr. Bush believes that paying a third of your income to the Feds is enough. He is following the Republican mantra, smaller government, fewer taxes for everybody, because you should keep more of your own money. That's who the Republicans are. Now you may disagree with that philosophy, and I'll respect your belief, but don't sit there trying to tell me there's some secret pact to make the rich richer. The truth is the wealthy will still pay the overwhelming portion of federal income taxes.
Political disagreement is good.
Hysterical propaganda is bad. Mr. Bush won the election fair and square, and he believes in lower taxes across the board. That's the truth, and that's the memo. Most Ridiculous Item of the Day Peter Johnson wrote a nice piece in USA Today highlighting the increasing ratings of the Fox News Channel and The O Reilly Factor . And as part of the story, Mr. Johnson asked my boss, Roger Ailes, why The Factor continues to do so well.