ONE MORE TIME: Why doesn't McCain just prove Reid is wrong?

[HopeHoops]

McCain has 22 years of returns. He knows the answer. Yes or no?

On Edit: screwed up and said "Gingrinch" originally. My bad.

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Gingrich has Romney's returns why?

[rfranklin]

2. I think he meant the other old codger who date Sarah Palin...

uh...yeah...John McCain

[HopeHoops]

3. When McCain was vetting rMoney for VP, he received 22 years of returns. Palin seemed safter.

McCain knows what's in them and he's probably kept his trap shut to avoid being called out on it. There's got to be something REALLY bad if he thought Palin was a better candidate!

On Edit: Thanks for picking that up rfranklin. Dumb mistake.

[Drunken Irishman]

5. It's all right. I was confused...

I thought maybe Gingrich had found something when he was running in the primaries.

[HopeHoops]

16. He has enough trouble finding his dick.

[ellenfl]

30. he has ladies to do that for him. eom

[HopeHoops]

31. They must go through a shitload of tweezers and magnifying glasses.

[notadmblnd]

4. Newtie is kissing Rmoney ass hoping for a cabinet position in his admin

Alas, Rmoney is going to lose and Newtie will be spending all his free time with the animals at the zoo. Even if Rmoney did win, Rmoney would fuck over Newtie.

[NAPrinc]

6. Why doesnt reid prove reid is right?

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. Reid has a copy of Willard's tax returns?

Thats where the proof is.

[NAPrinc]

10. Havent seen it.

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. Then what do you expect him to prove?

[NAPrinc]

12. If he has the file he shoud show the proof, not just make claims.

[mac56]

13. Get right on that with him, why don'tcha.

[NAPrinc]

14. Hey, Im not the one making accusations.

If I accused Reid of some malfeasance wouldnt you expect me to provide evidence before he had to clear his name?

[sofa king]

33. Before you go...

Know this: Romney's behavior has tipped his own hand.

He would have released the returns and avoided the drubbing he is getting if he were innocent of all charges. He would have done it years ago.

Instead, he is covering up, and the cover-up always conceals a larger crime or indiscretion.

So the only question now is whether Mitt is guilty of something that will end his political career (it has to be that big because he is risking the Presidency by refusing to disclose), or if Mitt is guilty of something actually criminal in nature (which would be more in keeping with the size of the risk he is taking).

Or both. Romney may have been a tax felon who took advantage of the 2009 amnesty program.

But the one thing he ain't is innocent, and that is proven by Mitt's cover-up.

If this were a court of law the judge would have instructed the jury to assume that because Mitt refuses to release the evidence that could exonerate him, the unseen documents are to be included as evidence against him.

We can and should do the same.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

23. Looks like we got a troll on our hand, uh?

[Ruby the Liberal]

24. He's dead, Jim.

[Robb]

26. He was just adorable.

I'll miss him.

[Justice wanted]

7. I honestly believe McCain IS Reid source.

[HopeHoops]

18. I wondered about that too, but more likely it's a disgruntled former Bain accountant.

[Shrek]

8. Can he legally release someone else's return?

Surely there's a law against those kinds of disclosures.

[LiberalFighter]

15. I doubt it.

Probably can't even have someone's tax returns unless responsible for preparation of the returns.

[HopeHoops]

17. He can't release them, but he CAN come out as someone who can prove rMoney is right.

He's been rather silent on the issue.

[madrchsod]

19. mccain won`t do it

we know it`s really bad because his next and last choice was sarah. sarah did`t have a fbi vetting before she was announced.

[former9thward]

22. The FBI doesn't vet candidates.

They only vet government appointees.

[madinmaryland]

20. I though McCain only "saw" Rmoney's returns, but didn't actually get the hard copies. Regardless,

he could not release someone else's returns, even if he did have them.

[HopeHoops]

25. But he COULD legally say "I saw rMoney's tax returns and he's telling the truth."

[madinmaryland]

27. McGramps probably does not remember what is in them. nt

[HopeHoops]

28. Good point.

[Shrek]

32. He has already done something close to that

McCain, whose 2008 presidential campaign reviewed Romney's tax records as they considered him to be the vice presidential running mate, said last month he can "personally vouch" that there was "nothing disqualifying" in the tax returns of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/02/romney-to-reid-put-up-or-shut-up/

[HopeHoops]

36. Yeah, but "disqualifying" just fits into the "nothing illegal" department. He knows more.

[former9thward]

21. To release other's tax return information without permission is a felony.

That may be why McCain would not do it. If Reid really does have a source that source has committed a felony.

[Jennicut]

29. I bet McCain barely glanced at them. He hardly vetted Palin.

He left it to his "team". I bet Steve Schmidt would know way more. McCain was oddly detached throughout the 2008 Campaign.

[ThomThom]

34. because he is honest

rMoney probably made him sign a non-disclosure agreement to see the returns and he would never break his word

[dsteve01]

35. McCain might just do it, maybe

Who knows, maybe he will pull an Eisenhower and be like, "I'm retiring now, everybody in my party has lost their mind. Oh, and by the way, Mitt Romney is a Corrupt (Bystander)."