Reply #15: Kerry said Bush would be defined as running a small business

[gauguin57]

under Republican rules ... he said Bush declared $84 in income from a timber business.

Bush, being a clueless smartass, said, "I own a timber company? That's news to me, heh heh heh. Need some wood? (or got wood, or want some wood ... not sure). I'll bet Bush thought he REALLY got a zinger over on Kerry ...

Well, the joke's on Bushie. He DOES own a timber business, and he doesn't even friggin' know it!

www.needsumwood.com has the whole story, and the link of explanation to factcheck.org

"Bush is a part-owner of a timber company

“President Bush himself would have qualified as a "small business owner" under the Republican definition, based on his 2001 federal income tax returns. He reported $84 of business income from his part ownership of a timber-growing enterprise. However, 99.99% of Bush's total income came from other sources that year. (Bush also qualified as a "small business owner" in 2000 based on $314 of "business income," but not in 2002 and 2003 when he reported his timber income as "royalties" on a different tax schedule.)” "