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jeff47

(26,549 posts)
34. Your concern troll is noted.
Tue Aug 7, 2012, 04:45 PM
Aug 2012

Now, where's your evidence that the campaign is going to be 100% about Romney's tax returns until October?

Perhaps we'll go back to talking about Baine. Or Romney's "Screw everyone but the rich" tax plan. Or any of his other bad ideas.

Talking about taxes now doesn't mean only talking about taxes forever.

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Great point! Riley18 Aug 2012 #1
+1, reducing voting days in Ohio and Fl is digusting... uponit7771 Aug 2012 #24
true. spanone Aug 2012 #2
I'm sure McCain already knows the power he currently yields. Segami Aug 2012 #3
Do you mean 'wields'? - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #35
There you go. Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 #4
He's also a man who has other things hidden. Skidmore Aug 2012 #5
agreed! when you have nothing Bluerthanblue Aug 2012 #6
Yep. closeupready Aug 2012 #10
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2012 #23
wow good point! n/t riverwalker Aug 2012 #7
He's not terrified, he's laying a trap - lynne Aug 2012 #8
I strongly doubt that will be the case here mazzarro Aug 2012 #9
A) He's not that smart B) what he is hiding isn't illegality scheming daemons Aug 2012 #11
more than anything, he's greedy and that greed might burn him NightWatcher Aug 2012 #47
I also believe he's doing everything he's legally allowed riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #12
yes, it's allowed--but the evil tax code needs reform, and Mitt is the star example of why librechik Aug 2012 #48
I don't think so- he's looking like an obstinate asshole Bluerthanblue Aug 2012 #13
As Oscar Wilde reportedly said, "He has no enemies, but all his friends dislike him coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #36
No. He's always been tight with his returns. He expects to get away with it JHB Aug 2012 #14
If he or they were smart and skilled enought to lay such a trap, they'd be smart and skilled Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #15
He took a 77k deduction on his wifes Dressage horse, there's NO WAY this guy didn't take Bain uponit7771 Aug 2012 #21
He did not get the $77k tax deduction for his legitimate horse business (he got $49) riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #26
He can NOT...NOT explain 100 million in his 401K...Not just his IRA but his 401K which only uponit7771 Aug 2012 #22
Nope. Read what he did when running in Mass. Same M.O. here. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #27
You've grasped the difference between tax evasion (illegal) and shocking tax avoidance (legal) leveymg Aug 2012 #28
It doesn't matter if everything was legal nichomachus Aug 2012 #29
Even if he paid everything he legally owed (maybe little of nothing) ThoughtCriminal Aug 2012 #33
Your concern troll is noted. jeff47 Aug 2012 #34
IMO he's just not that smart, he inherited his money so how smart Raine Aug 2012 #40
A twelve year trap? I doubt it. Marr Aug 2012 #43
Too much damage. sofa king Aug 2012 #44
Mittens is SCVDem Aug 2012 #16
it occurred to me the other day when india lost power iemitsu Aug 2012 #19
Well Said and SHOULD be in the mind of all Americans. Justice wanted Aug 2012 #17
How do you know he's not being blackmailed right now? Kablooie Aug 2012 #18
****Please send this to Obama campaign if you can**** uponit7771 Aug 2012 #20
By all means be my guest.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #38
This has happened before, I believe Scalded Nun Aug 2012 #25
Yes, I think it came out he had filed as a Utah resident... Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #30
George Bush was blackmailable, too. grasswire Aug 2012 #31
Very, very succinct. tavalon Aug 2012 #32
Sounds like Willard is a potential threat to National Security. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #37
This is true Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #39
Mitt the Magic Mormon Texas-Limerick Aug 2012 #41
"Titanic" would not be a good choice for this country and the World knows it Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #42
I had never thought of it this way. All it would take is one accountant, etc being paid off to blab patricia92243 Aug 2012 #45
Mitt Romney Started Bain Capital With Money From Families Tied To Death Squads ProSense Aug 2012 #46
he may be beholden to Bain or other rich guys NightWatcher Aug 2012 #49
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