This email just in from the RNC:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

Really. No shit.

"Dear XXX,

For the last four years, President Bush and Republicans in Congress have championed a pro-growth agenda that has brought tax relief to millions of Americans. Historic legislation in 2001 and 2003 put America on the track to economic growth, and today our economic outlook is bright. There is more work to do, however, to ensure that tax-paying Americans can keep more of their own hard-earned income.

When they return from their August recess, Senators will consider a key issue: elimination of the death tax. The death tax is an unfair double taxation of income, which hurts America's small businesses and farms and threatens job growth. Unfortunately, Senate Democrats are working hard to oppose our efforts to eliminate this unfair tax.

Will you help bring tax relief to more hard-working Americans? Call Senator George V. Voinovich at 202-224-3353 today and ask them to eliminate the death tax.

Our party's opportunity agenda means allowing families to keep more of the money they earn. The historic tax relief in the President's first term was only the beginning. Americans deserve a tax code that is simple and fair. The Senate needs to do its part by making tax relief permanent and burying the death tax forever."

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/1/15739/85431

So, we now know what their priorities are.

[Connie_Corleone]

1. Yeah. I got it too.

I didn't even read it. The subject line told me where their priorities were.

[Totally Committed]

2. OMG. Today?

You would think that the RNC might time something like this a little better. But, you're right -- priorities -- they must not care about the timing. Hell... they probably think anyone getting that letter won't give a rat's ass what's going on down in NO, anyway. Better get them before a moment of weakness makes them send that good, green money off to the Red Cross....

What a bunch of low-life slime.

TC

[Arkana]

3. "Pro-growth?" Define "pro-growth".

If they mean "pro-growth for huge, bloated corporations", then yes, they have.

Otherwise, there is much evidence that GREATLY contradicts this.

[snappyturtle]

4. You've got to be kidding...............

well, I guess it must be a slow news day.

[Texas_Kat]

5. "elimination of the death tax".....

Figures..............

[Eloriel]

6. Um, pretty heavy Death Tax being levied on N.O. right now n/t

[wli]

8. Excellent response! it should be made the standard response. n/t

[ticapnews]

10. We should send this to Howard Dean...

and other Democratic leaders. I don't like playing politics with a crisis at hand, but this idiot is literally costing lives.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

7. Shameful!

Just voted it for greatest page.

[meppie-meppie not]

9. send this to Jack Cafferty at CNN, boy will this get his goat!

[txaslftist]

11. This is a lie.

Prior to the present 'temporary' repeal of the 'death tax', the exemptions for a working couple; ie- the pre-inheritance exemptions were over 1.2 million dollars.

In other words, unless you died with 1.2 million dollars in taxable assets (not life insurance and not other exempt assets), you didn't pay inheritance taxes anyway.

The repeal of the inheritance tax benefits ONLY the rich.

Your 'hardworkin' Amurkins' weren't going to pay the tax anyway.