* “GOP leaders scuttled a plan to...
- Share via
* “GOP leaders scuttled a plan to ask taxpayers to rate the IRS on a questionnaire attached to their returns,” says Bob Mills. “Democrats maintained that if the IRS were allowed to design a questionnaire, it would be 50 pages long and indecipherable.”
* The IRS will have its first “problem-solving days” in 33 cities on Saturday. “Curiously, all 33 cities are in Maine.” (Jerry Perisho)
* “The accused Unabomber is asking for a change of venue,” says Jay Leno. “He wants the trial moved to Cambridge, Mass., so the charge can be reduced to ‘playing with firecrackers.’ ”
* SEND US A LINE: Got a joke? Send it to Laugh Lines by fax, (213) 237-0732, or mail, Life & Style, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053.
Get the L.A. Times Politics newsletter
Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. In your inbox twice per week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
