Posted on 07/31/2012 1:57:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Sounds solid. Mitt Romney, who's been running for political office for 20 years now, decided he'd gamble those prospects and risk time in a federal pen for tax evasion in order to save a few million dollars that he doesn't need.
And he made this decision year after year, for 10 years.
By the way, some random guy on the Internet told me Obama was born in Kenya. Now, do I know that's true? Well, I'm not certain. But let me just toss it out there.
"His poor father must be so embarrassed about his son," Reid said, in reference to George Romney's standard-setting decision to turn over 12 years of tax returns when he ran for president in the late 1960s.
Saying he had "no problem with somebody being really, really wealthy," Reid sat up in his chair a bit before stirring the pot further. A month or so ago, he said, a person who had invested with Bain Capital called his office.
“Harry, he didn't pay any taxes for 10 years,” Reid recounted the person as saying.
“He didn't pay taxes for 10 years! Now, do I know that that’s true? Well, I’m not certain,” said Reid. “But obviously he can’t release those tax returns. How would it look?
“You guys have said his wealth is $250 million,” Reid went on. “Not a chance in the world. It’s a lot more than that. I mean, you do pretty well if you don’t pay taxes for 10 years when you’re making millions and millions of dollars.”
No surprise that Reid would smear Romney so casually. He specializes in these tactics during presidential campaigns. In 2008, he made more noise about McCain’s temper being a sign of possible derangement than any other major Democrat. (He also insisted that he couldn’t stand McCain as part and parcel of the demonization effort, even though the two had been known to socialize.) He’s an unusually nasty character, even by normal political standards, when he wants to be; gratuitously accusing George Romney of being disappointed in his son is simply S.O.P. But he does have a strategy here: Pull an accusation of criminality straight out of his ass and hope it gets enough media play that Romney feels obliged to respond. Either Mitt will start to sweat and release his returns, as Democrats have demanded, in order to disprove Reid’s charge or he’ll sit tight and the smear will circulate online, with Romney’s refusal to disclose the documents taken as “proof” that Reid is right. In that respect, it’s not that different from Birtherism. It just so happens that you’ve got the Senate majority leader pushing this, not some commenter at dKos or wherever.
Exit question via Philip Klein: “How would ‘a person who had invested with Bain Capital’ know about Romney’s personal tax returns anyway?”
Would you believe me if I told you there are FReepers willing to accept Harry at his word on this?
Harry, put up or shut up. Sue him for slander.
Then where is the IRS???
Hate to tell Harry but that attack the rich thing isn’t working.
How would an unnamed Bain Investor know that.
Bishop Rooks Bishop.
I expect Valerie to leak Romney’s “enhanced” tax returns for an October surprise.
Well maybe Mitt had a lot of losses and deductions, BUT
A Vegas Blackjack dealer, whose identity I will not reveal, told me that Harry sleeps with sheep.
I would believe you, because I know at least one freeper who believes this.
WHO!!!!. would pay federal taxes IF they could legally get out of it?..
HARRY?... well Harry is not too smart.. but I doubt he would..
As a matter of fact Harry may be “PROJECTING” as democrats love to do...
If I remember correctly Harry has some very shady deals happening in Nevada..
Harry may be whistling past the graveyard..
You know.... trying to look busy...
Because he’s not done squat in the Senate..
I’m sure it is true the real take away is that Reid and the democrats have broken the law by purloining Romney’s tax returns.
I don’t care if Romney pays no taxes and owes $1 million in parking tickets. I want Obama out.
Believe Reid is saying he didn’t pay taxes (via loopholes) rather than didn’t filw taxes (a la Geithner who Reid, of course, didn’t care one whit about).
Some anonymous staffer, who I won’t name, told me Harry Reid diddles kids. /sarc
Heh Harry, someone I can’t name tells me you were in the limo with Barry & Larry doing lines of cocaine and gave Barry a Lewinsky.
I think the die is caste my friend. I think 0bummer is toast.
Hey Harry, someone I can’t name tells me you were in the limo with Barry & Larry doing lines of cocaine and gave Barry a Lewinsky.
Soembody who I won’t name told me that Harry Reed had sex with a gerbil.
Someone (I can’t tell you whom) told me Harry Reid molested his children and abused his pets.
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