Mitt Romney is rapidly destroying any chance that he will be elected President by his refusal to release multiple years of his tax returns, which has become a common expectation for Presidential candidates.
It is not just Democrats or liberals and progressives who are demanding such information be provided, but also conservatives who hint that Romney MUST have something to hide!
This includes conservative pundits George Will and Bill Kristol; former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour; Alabama Governor Robert Bentley; former Republican National Chairman Michael Steele; and Republican strategist Michael Dowd.
Dowd called what Romney is doing as simple arrogance, a word that keeps on describing Romney, who seems to feel that he is “entitled” to tax breaks for a racing horse, and loves to brag that he has paid everything in taxes he has to, and not one penny more, as if it would be unpatriotic to avoid manipulating the tax law with accountants, as rich people tend to do with relish!
As Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, former top adviser to Barack Obama said, the fact that John McCain saw 23 years of Romney tax returns and financial information, and chose to select Sarah Palin instead in 2008, is testimony as to time bombs ticking in his campaign, whether he ultimately releases the tax returns or not!
He made a whole heck of alot of money…I mean richer than God money…and he didn’t pay taxes in 2009. I think he had to disclose the Swiss bank account when he wanted to be VP…but what those returns would not have shown as 2009 would is that he probably had some big captial gain losses. He was then able to loophole his way to zero taxes because he had millions upon millions stashed off shore where he pays no taxes. I think after he had the loss he made sure he stuck as much as he could offshore and into his sons accounts… He invested in a business venture with one of his sons I believe. What do you think Professor? Also do you think he WILL EVER disclose the returns, get away with it and have a chance of being elected?
I think Mitt Romney is a new version of a ROBBER BARON, as in the Gilded Age. I think he will eventually HAVE TO disclose the truth, but he has harmed himself so much already, that his chances of winning are near zero. Ignore the so called public opinion polls and pay attention to the Electoral College vote, as Obama has 242 and needs only one or more swing states to win, as I have indicated recently!
QUIZ: The following famous line is from:
A) “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”
B) 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney
C) Republican candidate wife, Ann Romney
D) All of the above.
“Badges? We don’t have to show you no stinkin’ badges”