Let’s say you’re a Republican congressvarmint and let’s say you’re on the committee that writes tax laws.

Okay, that’s a great place to start cheating on your taxes, right?

Todd Young from Indiana started right there.

First, he took a property tax deduction for a house he didn’t live in and then he delayed paying his county taxes until CNN got on him like green on grass.

On his politician website, Young says, “Taxes are complicated.”  Not really, Todd.  You owe property taxes, you pay them.  Not hard.

And then the cherry on top?

Smith was already frustrated that the check Young used to pay the $4,000 in back taxes bounced, leading the treasurer to complain that Young’s problems have “created serious complications for our office.”

Straight from Young’s website —

The single greatest threat to our nation’s future – to the future we owe to our children – is Washington’s failure to adopt a specific, credible plan to address our nation’s rapidly growing national debt. The plain truth is that that we spend more than we take in and borrow more than 40 cents for every dollar spent.

When asked about his hot check, Young replied, “Benghazi.  Freedom.”

Not really, but you know for a dead certain fact that’s all he talked about the rest of the day.

Thanks to David for the heads up.