“Now, the president would like to do tax reform, which would obviously lower rates for most people in America and make the tax code fair and get rid of loopholes and special treatment. But absent tax reform, the president believes the right way to get our fiscal house in order is ask the wealthy to pay their fair share.” PeopleWayBelieveAmericaOrderAsksHousePresidentPayShareSpecialTaxesFairsRateReformCodeTreatmentWealthyRight WayAbsentLoopholesFair ShareTax ReformSpecial Treatment Author:David Plouffe
“Zip codes might be great for sorting mail, but they should not determine the quality of a child s education or success in the future workforce," said Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia. "With common standards and assessments, students, parents, and teachers will have a clear, consistent understanding of the skills necessary for students to succeed after high school and compete with peers across the state line and across the ocean.” ShouldChildrenSaidStatesMightSchoolParentUnderstandingPresidentLinesCommonQualityClearTeacherWiseStudentsSucceedSkillsOceanStandardsHigh SchoolWestDetermineEducationalFormerCodeExcellentConsistentMailBobGovernorsPeersAlliancesVirginiaAssessmentWorkforceZipsSortingWest VirginiaParents And TeachersAfter High SchoolExcellent Education Author:Bob Wise
“President Bush says he now wants to simplify the tax code. Only those in the blue states will pay.” WantStatesPresidentPayTaxesBlueCodePresident BushSimplify Author:David Letterman
“President Obama has announced a task force to review the tax codes. He's concerned there are too many loopholes and too many people manipulating the system to avoid paying taxes. And that's just in his administration.” PeopleForcePresidentTaxesConcernedTasksAdministrationCodeReviewsPresident ObamaLoopholesPaying TaxesTask Forces Author:Jay Leno
“Lincoln Chafee, former governor of Rhode Island, announced he's running for president. Before he announced he's running, his wife went on Facebook and asked his staff if they remembered his password. Because if a Facebook password is too hard to remember, the launch codes for the nukes should be a piece of cake.” IfsShouldHardRunningRememberPresidentPiecesWifeFormerCodeRememberedIslandsCakeGovernorsStaffPasswordsNukesRhode Island Author:Jimmy Fallon