Senatorial Sneakiness

Considering that all eyes are on the continuing tragedy in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and the Federal Government's belated, lackadaisical, and inept response, it is obscene that Senator Frist plans to bring the permanent repeal of the Estate Tax up for a vote next week. Surely the United States Senate has more important priorities to address than another tax cut for the richest two percent of Americans.

In fact, cynics might jump to the conclusion that the Republican leadership, like Kentucky's governor with his pardons, is using the focus on Hurricane Katrina to sneak this legislation through. Why don't you guys give this legislation a snappy name, maybe "No Millionnaire Let Behind," or the "Paris Hilton Welfare Initiative?"