Taxes & Spending Gen. Wesley Clark's New 'Insights' Into U.S.'s Founding (barf)

Human Events ^ | Jun 18, 2003 | David Freddoso

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Taxes & Spending

Gen. Wesley Clark's New 'Insights' Into U.S.'s Founding by David Freddoso Posted Jun 18, 2003

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Maybe you thought you were familiar with the founding documents of the United States: the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers. Well, your understanding is apparently wrong. Gen. Wesley Clark--the man who brought you the debacle in Kosovo--seems to have discovered brand new insights into the thought of the Founding Fathers.

Appearing on Tim Russert’s show, Meet the Press, Sunday (6-15), he was asked his opinion on the recently passed Bush tax cuts. "[T]he tax cuts weren't fair," he replied. "I mean, the people that need the money and deserve the money are the people who are paying less, not the people who are paying more. I thought this country was founded on a principle of progressive taxation."

Political pundits contend that Clark is currently coveting the vice presidential spot on the Democratic ticket for 2004. Many observers think he hopes to be in the White House someday.

[sr4402]

Political Pudits probably not smart enough to pick this up.

Wesley Clark is not too smart a General. Doesn't know we didn't have a Federal Tax when our country was founded. Typical Democrat.

[cake_crumb]

I can't remember when I last met a Democrat who actually knows anything about how this country was set up to run, understands the Constitution OR knows any of the true history of this nation.

Therefore, Clark is an outstanding example of the Democrat party. Who should also be charged for war crimes.

[LiteKeeper]

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[Brian Allen]

<< Wesley Clark is not too smart a General. >>

The Butcher of Waco is not any kind of smart -- nor any kind of "general."

He's a failed perfumed princeling of the KKKli'toonista variety.

[fightinJAG]

Good find.

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

To be fair, someone posted a quote once from someone (Jefferson or Madison?) who advocated a progressive tax on property. I'll see if I can find it...

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

To be fair, someone posted a quote once from someone (Jefferson or Madison?) who advocated a progressive tax on property. I'll see if I can find it.

Due to the lack of a good search tool on FR, I won't be able to find it.

[jackbill]

Doesn't know we didn't have a Federal Tax when our country was founded.

Worse than that, he didn't know that in order to have an income tax we had to amend the founding document - the Constitution.

[Jim Robinson]

Well, if Jefferson or Madison stated it, you should be able to find it somewhere on the Internet. Try Google.

[Howie]

He was talking about income tax, I saw the show and my jaw dropped!