Sen. Byron Dorgan wrote a nice op-ed in The Hill newspaper yesterday about the lunacy behind the calls to repeal the estate tax and what this issue is really all about: this issue is about helping the wealthiest Americans avoid paying taxes on their inherited large estates. It’s about doing so even when our country is deep in debt and when we are fighting two shooting wars. Dorgan's piece is worth a read. With nation at war, estate tax repeal difficult to justify