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Tax Philosophy

The $1.6 trillion Bush tax cut plan is now before Congress. How it is resolved could be defining event in the early stages of the Bush presidency. Robert talks with David Brooks, Senior Editor at the Weekly Standard, and E.J. Dionne, columnist for the Washington Post about their views on the political importance of the tax cut bill.

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