Let's hope all the candidates keep this in Romney's face. Along with accentuating his poor (and liberal) record, this is important to keep bringing up over and over.
It should not just be a Romney issue. I’d like to see Newt link Romney’s lack of openness to Obama’s: “Romney should release his taxes now, just as Obama should release his college transcripts. If the media were doing their due diligence, they would be encouraging all candidates to release all relevant information in a timely manner so that the voters could make an informed choice.” The voters should know how much a candidate makes, how much he (hopefully in 2016, she) gives to charity, and how they did in college.
Hey Mitt, April is when you FILE your tax returns. However, there is nothing that requires you to wait until April to disclose your tax returns.
Newt... “Romney is like O’Bummer.. I’ll release my birth Certificate...err.. tax return after I am elected!
Newt, “Romney is as transparent as O’Bummer!”
Logically, Mitt should be the FIRST to release and trumpet it loudly,....... ........ because his returns will show a huge charitable contributions line (by actual dollars or by percentage), due to his Mormon commitments, where 10% is the minimum mandatory contribution (and, unlike most churches, the LDS actually pursues you and sits down with you to make sure it happens). On top of this, successful Mormons are pretty much mandated to give significantly above the 10%, more like 15-17%. That's a lot of money...he'd be seen as the most generous candidate in history.
SO WHAT STOPS HIM??? Maybe he cheated in business? ...Maybe he cheated the IRS? ...Maybe he cheated the Mormon Church?
Incredible the GOP would run someone so hostile to our bill or rights and even more incredible that Americans support him. More proof the progressives have ruined the school system.
I’m convinced this is all part of the scam. Romney gets the nomination, the “news” is that true conservatives are staying home (whether we are or not), and obama is re-elected.
There was an article in November or so talking about Romney holding his tax returns as ammo against OBAMA’s records, saying if Obama releases those, Romney will release his.
Can’t find it on Google now, imagine that...
Lets tighten it up a bit - having shown for the last ten years or so that he is a snake, a smirking, arrant liar and a serial backshooter of numerous other Republicans, The Willard, AT A MINIMUM, must produce ALL of his tax returns beginning with the first year of his association with Bain capital through the current year. If he refuses and thus wins the nomination without a full vetting now, he will receive a full vetting during the general election, like it or not, and his margin of defeat will make McCain’s flaccid effort look strong.
Has Newt ever released his consulting contract with Freddie Mac?
Sounds like the pot calling the kettle metal.
I don’t personally care about his tax returns...but I do wonder about how Mitt is handling this whole issue. Such a weasel.
I do wonder though, if the whole I will release, maybe, sort of, in April...maybe this year or next year.. is so that Mitt can release the santized 2011 return? Versus say, the returns for the last 20 years which may show something he thinks will hurt him in the general?
I do believe ol’ Mitt is taking the nomination as his rightful due. Mitt reminds me of ‘that’ guy at work who thinks his stuff don’t stink.