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Brother, can you spare a dime for the Democrats?
Gulf1 ^ | 6/28/05 | Don Gaetz

Posted on 06/28/2005 11:59:51 AM PDT by XR7

Ed Ball, the legendary curmudgeon who ran the St. Joe Company every day and the State of Florida most days, always accompanied his hoisted bourbon glass with the same toast: “Confusion to the enemy!”

For Florida Republican leaders, that wish couldn’t have come truer or sweeter than the confusion which befell their political enemies this past week.

Governor Bush called it “ shameful” and other GOP officials clucked their disgust and shook their heads. But the truth is we Republicans can hardly keep the grins off our faces as Democrats are turning red, then purple, then ghastly white.

It seems that the Florida Democratic Party has gone broke and done so in a most unfashionable and embarrassing way. The party of “tax and spend” not only spent more than it had but spent money which should have been paid to the government in withholding taxes. The party whose mantra is that some of us (meaning Republicans) have a duty to pay more taxes has now been slapped with a $200,000 lien for not paying its own taxes.

By itself, that’s enough irony to fill to overflowing every Republican stump speech for the next election cycle. But the hits keep on coming.

Whilst turning out its pockets to hunt up the funds to pay their way-past-delinquent taxes, the Democrats have been forced to admit that, well, they’ve also lost $900,000 in donations. The money has just vanished. Poof. Gone nobody knows where. Hard-earned contributions from senior citizens, riled by Democrat direct mail charging George Bush with vaporizing Social Security, have, it seems, actually vaporized.

It gets better.

The very person who was in charge of the payroll taxes that weren’t paid and the donations that disappeared, State Chairman Scott Maddox, has skipped out on the party’s tab so he can – wait for it – run for Governor.

Imagine the Democrats’ media consultants trying to put together the Maddox for Governor TV spot on how their guy can manage tax money wisely. They’ll earn their fee if they can collect it.

This won’t be the end of the Florida Democratic Party. But it’s a gut punch. Shameful? Yes. Poetic irony? Sure. Funny? Yeah.

Confusion to the enemy.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: chad; chads; democrats; hangingchads; rats
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1 posted on 06/28/2005 11:59:51 AM PDT by XR7
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To: XR7

Sounds too good to be true.


2 posted on 06/28/2005 12:02:21 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: XR7

LOL - LOVE IT !


3 posted on 06/28/2005 12:04:09 PM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: XR7

And .. it couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of CROOKS.

What was that Kerry said, "a crooked, lying bunch".


4 posted on 06/28/2005 12:04:46 PM PDT by CyberAnt (President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
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To: XR7
Brother, can you spare a dime for the Democrats?

Not one damn dime.

5 posted on 06/28/2005 12:06:43 PM PDT by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: XR7

Oh, sure, now they want money from me!! But, turnabout is sweet. When they were looking for people to vote up to 20 times in a day for a living wage of between $10 and $25 per vote, depending on precinct, they said, "Oh, no, they were only paying that kind of money to Haitians, Jamaicans and Cubans." Now, they want a contribution from me?


6 posted on 06/28/2005 12:08:09 PM PDT by Tacis ("Democrats - The Party of Traitors, Treachery and Treason!")
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To: CzarNicky

Absolutely not. The demoRATS owe me money. They can take donations from the thousands of dollars they have bilked me out of due to their stupid gun control laws artifically jacking up prices on certain guns.

Until the next RAT candidate personally writes me a check to reimburse me I refuse to even consider voting for one of their kind.


7 posted on 06/28/2005 12:09:18 PM PDT by boofus
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To: XR7

"...but spent money which should have been paid to the government in withholding taxes. The party whose mantra is that some of us (meaning Republicans) have a duty to pay more taxes has now been slapped with a $200,000 lien for not paying its own taxes."

In the private sector, failing to pay withheld taxes at that level often invites criminal prosecution.

Which dimmies are going to prison for this??


8 posted on 06/28/2005 12:13:48 PM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: XR7
Poor ol' rats....Probably lost it all on the Florida Lottery


9 posted on 06/28/2005 12:14:47 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: XR7

If Hildabeast gets in office, this will be the state of the country!! They will give it all away!!


10 posted on 06/28/2005 12:16:47 PM PDT by 26lemoncharlie ('Cuntas haereses tu sola interemisti in universo mundo!')
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To: XR7

This should be interesting.


11 posted on 06/28/2005 12:18:45 PM PDT by TheOtherOne (I often sacrifice my spelling on the alter of speed™)
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To: XR7
Reminds me of that old song lyric:

"They can't even run their own lives -- I'll be damned if they'll run mind."

12 posted on 06/28/2005 12:19:09 PM PDT by 68skylark
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To: 68skylark
I meant: "...damned if they'll run mine"
13 posted on 06/28/2005 12:19:49 PM PDT by 68skylark
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To: sitetest
When I took over my company on the death of its founder, this was one of the things I remember our attorney warning me about in no uncertain terms. He said it was called a "trust fund violation," and that it would result in immediate and extreme legal consequences from the IRS.

I guess you get a pass if you're a political party.

Or, at least, if you're one particular political party.

(steely)

14 posted on 06/28/2005 12:20:15 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Fortunately, the Bill of Rights doesn't include the word 'is'.)
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To: Tacis

What do you want to be a loot of that $900,000 went for illegal vote buying?


15 posted on 06/28/2005 12:22:01 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: Steely Tom

Dear Steely Tom,

Yes. If a company messes with the withheld taxes, the IRS determines what individual within the company is responsible, and personal criminal and civil liability attach to that person(s). Even the bankruptcy of the firm, or even the personal bankruptcy of the responsible individual(s) doesn't void the financial liability.

Taking proper care of the trust funds is quite vital.

We'll have to see how the folks here are treated. So far, one might get the idea that dammocraps are being held above the law.


sitetest


16 posted on 06/28/2005 12:24:43 PM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: Darth Reagan

Ping. LOL


17 posted on 06/28/2005 12:26:45 PM PDT by marblehead17 (I love it when a pn comes together.)
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To: 1Old Pro
The news is not new. The best part of this is the fact that the story is getting replayed, I hope it does not die.

The liberals have offered excuses as to their situation, not acknowledging the facts, the longer they owe, the better.

Consider it yet another Dick problem.

18 posted on 06/28/2005 12:27:29 PM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection (http://hour9.blogspot.com/)
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To: XR7
Just... BWAHAHAHAHA!








19 posted on 06/28/2005 12:37:13 PM PDT by TChris ("You tweachewous miscweant!" -- Elmer Fudd)
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To: Tacis
How will we fly the graveyard precinct vote to Florida, like we flew it in to Baltimore when my brother was elected bewailed a certain well known drun errrr senator ha ha ha ha ha
20 posted on 06/28/2005 12:40:00 PM PDT by kublia khan (total war brings absolute victory)
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