The latte liberals of Seattle have rejected a tax on their espresso drinks by a margin of more than 2-to-1. I love the Washington Post story on this. Toward the end, it quotes the evil genius behind the failed plan, who says, “This was a tax that was purposefully designed to fall on upper-income people.” Then it concludes with this little vignette: “This morning at ‘The Fix,’ a sidewalk espresso stand near Lake Washington, owner Bill Bingham said it was safe to announce to the world that the latte tax is forever dead. ‘Yeah, I am really happy,’ said Bingham, whose principal source of income is the 50 to 100 espresso drinks he sells daily to commuters and students from the nearby University of Washington. ‘I am thinking about opening up another stand.’” So much for taxing the rich.