[Tree of Liberty]

To quote the venerable SAS, "Who dares, wins"

[Naspino]

A political move could be in play here. If Bush trys to actually get the 16th ammendment changed then you're talking about a HUGE platform to revise the tax code. Are Democrats going to take the stand that the tax code is alright? Who believes that? At the very least they have to cave in that the tax code needs major modification. Bush always works with compromise in mind -- start high and get part of what you want and that was when he didn't have majorities.