It very well may be.
After a tormented existence as a father, a husband, a Coast Guardsman and a construction worker, a 57-year-old suburban Boston man underwent a sex-change operation. Then she wrote off the $25,000 in medical expenses on her taxes.
But the IRS disallowed the deduction — ruling the procedure was cosmetic, not a medical [...]
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Is The IRS Politicized?
Posted in Civil Rights, Courts on July 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Surging the Surge
Posted in Military & War on July 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wait for it, it’s coming. Pace is preparing you for surging the surge.
The U.S. military is weighing new directions in Iraq, including an even bigger troop buildup if President Bush thinks his “surge” strategy needs a further boost, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.
Marine Gen. Peter Pace revealed that he and [...]
Fred “Lawn Order” Thompson’s Conservative Problem
Posted in 2008 Elections on July 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wow! Hot Air points to Fred “lawn order” Thompsons amicus brief supporting McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform, and notes this thorn is quite thorny, citing a Washington Times article.
Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson is now hovering near the top of the heap of Republican presidential hopefuls in most polls, but critics say he will begin a [...]
A Green Computer?
Posted in Environment, Technology on July 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I never really paid attention to subscription-based computers, simply because it looked to me to be a way to exploit the poor. A computer for around $100, with a $12.95 per month charge. then you add in the cost of electricity. Of course, I don’t think that most people think about the cost of electricity [...]
Luntz’s Strategy to GOP: Lie
Posted in 2008 Elections on July 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
GOP pollster Frank Luntz’s advice to GOP: Lie
ALL THE BIG questions for 2008 are on the Democratic side: Can Hillary Clinton show her humanity? Does Obama have enough experience? Will Edwards find a cheaper barber?
But there is one big question that has hardly been asked at all, mostly because it threatens to upset the [...]
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