The vacationing Rick Green took a few minutes on the beach to ponder why John Kerry got ensnared in scandal for registering his boat in a tax haven while Linda McMahon and Tom Foley haven't faced similar consequences.
"Kerry shamelessly tells reporters that he 'always' intended to pay Massachusetts taxes on his yacht. But at least he's paying up to the tune of $500,000,'' Green writes. "Foley and McMahon, 'business' leaders who would save Connecticut, can't even be bothered to do that."
I asked the McMahon and Foley campaigns for a response to Green's blog post.
Ed Patru, McMahon's spokesman, said the McMahon family yacht is "is registered and docked in Florida because the only time it is ever used is when they are staying at their home in Florida on vacation.
"I don't believe the boat has ever left Florida. They have a vehicle down there as well that doesn't have Connecticut plates, because it never leaves the state,'' Patru said via email. "I think everyone including Rick Green understands the difference between that, and docking a boat a few miles down the coast for no other reason than to avoid paying taxes."
I have yet to hear back from the Foley camp.