by TChris

Read my lips: no new taxes. Okay, wrong president, but the current President wants the Republican controlled Senate to read his lips, just this once.

As the President promises two chickens in every pot and a high speed internet connection for all but the homeless, the Senate is debating "whether to renew a lapsed ban that would permanently prevent state and local governments from levying additional taxes on dial-up, DSL (digital subscriber line), cable modem, wireless or satellite access to the Internet." John McCain (R-AZ) is trying to sell a compromise that would extend the moritorium while allowing states to tax voice-over Internet Protocol (using the internet in lieu of long distance), but Lamar Alexander (R-TN) worries that "state and local governments could lose billions in tax revenue if prevented from taxing Internet access."

Will Bush persuade his party to stand behind him? Let's hope he doesn't propose a tax on liberal bloggers.