A windfall profits tax would impact me to a small extent, and a capital gains tax increase moreso. But we've run up huge debt funding Fearless Leader's Glorious Patriotic Victory in Iraq, and lining the pockets of the various war profiteers who are carpetbagging over there — plus the additional cash the same fatcats are raking in dragging their heels in New Orleans. God knows none of them are going to pay any of the load, and I can't see dumping the whole burden on convenience store clerks and used car salesmen and phone company linemen.

My 'class warfare' comment was sarcasm, by the way. I don't begrudge McClendon his wealth, but I agree these PBC partners could have paid more of the cost of this NBA import. The 'that's the way it's done' argument doesn't cut it. The only reason it's done that way is because coast to coast, politicians would rather curry favor with the wealthy than represent the people.