Some creativity on War Policy-Tax the War

Here is a USA Today piece about using an income tax surcharge to pay for the supplemental war funding.

The plan, unveiled by Reps. David Obey, D-Wis., John Murtha, D-Pa., and Jim McGovern, D-Mass., would require low- and middle-income taxpayers to add 2% to their tax bill. Wealthier people would add a 12 to 15% surcharge, Obey said.

This seems good policy and politics to me. Lets start paying the real costs for Bush's adventurism and then talk about supporting the troops alongside other national priorities (health care for children, anyone?).

Since its John Murtha, Who our Rep Carney has worked with in the past, sponsoring this, maybe he would endorse it as well?