THIS DOESN’T SUGGEST CONFIDENCE: Dems Threatening Lobbyists Who Back GOP with Tax Retribution. But thanks for the admission that the tax code isn’t about raising necessary funds for the common good, but is rather just a tool for political power and intimidation. Does that mean that tax evasion is morally laudable, or at least morally neutral? Is that the message they want to send?

They’ve been pretty consistent about sending it. But it does kind of undercut all that “fair share” talk.