Modbee.com | The Modesto Bee

Modbee.com | The Modesto Bee: "atmosphere where 'bipartisanship' is considered a dirty word. Beyond that, eliminating deductions for such things as home mortgages, charitable giving and state and local income taxes would bring massive resistance from the real-estate consortiums and universities and churches and the accounting industry. There simply is too much political muscle in the opposition."