Another way…

…the rich get richer. From the NYT, via Diane...

The federal government is moving to eliminate the jobs of nearly half of the lawyers at the Internal Revenue Service who audit tax returns of some of the wealthiest Americans, specifically those who are subject to gift and estate taxes when they transfer parts of their fortunes to their children and others...

That's not to say there's a job shortage for DC attorneys. This note from Political Wire seems to suggest those resumes are needed at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue…

Time notes the White House will spend the remainder of the summer prepping for the midterm elections. "Their outlook thus far seems so ominous for the G.O.P. that one presidential adviser wants Bush to beef up his counsel's office for the tangle of investigations that a Democrat-controlled House might pursue."