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kentuck

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Fri Aug 10, 2012, 05:59 PM Aug 2012

What caused Romney to finally squeal "uncle"? [View all]

He wants the Obama campaign to stop talking about business and tax issues and talk about "real" issues like jobs and deficits. But how can you talk about jobs without talking about businesses? And how can you talk about deficits without talking about taxes? I think what Mitt wants is to stop talking about "his" business and "his" taxes??

There are no more important issues in this campaign than business and taxes. If Mitt can't stand the heat, maybe he ought to get out of the kitchen and go hide behind his Mama's skirt? All this whining and crying is rather unbecoming. But what caused Mitt to want a truce at this time?

In my opinion, the story that broke yesterday about Marriott and the "Son of Boss" was a real hit in the gut for Romney. For the first time, people learned that he had sit on the board for Marriott when they were devising all kinds of schemes to escape paying any taxes. In hindsight, it probably had Mitt's fingerprints all over it? Mitt wasn't punished but Marriott was fined over $70 million dollars for their little scheme. There is a pattern here, folks.

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Not to mention he's running on his business experience being his qualifying factor. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #1
he was on the board when Marriott was pervaying porn up the wazoo. roguevalley Aug 2012 #22
And during that whole Son of Boss tax scam Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #26
I think it's all in the poll numbers. Curtland1015 Aug 2012 #2
HAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!! russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #3
The Romney ProSense Aug 2012 #4
Huntsman Sr. just feeling badly for Mitt.... Historic NY Aug 2012 #32
Everything...made him squeal "uncle". Kalidurga Aug 2012 #5
It's not a sincere call for a truce. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #6
+1 JHB Aug 2012 #10
Probably so.. sendero Aug 2012 #34
Yep Marriott and the "Son of Boss" got the SOB malaise Aug 2012 #7
That's not crying uncle, though tavalon Aug 2012 #8
Romney's internal polls must be terrible. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #9
Yup, yup. Probably hemorrhaging independents at an alarming rate. TheKentuckian Aug 2012 #17
There are no independents in this race obxhead Aug 2012 #19
Not so much "independent" as not hifiguy Aug 2012 #44
Hear, hear! obxhead Aug 2012 #50
YES...he's in the low 40s in 3 national polls and prolly even worse in the swing states uponit7771 Aug 2012 #21
Fox News has Obama up 9! morningfog Aug 2012 #43
this riverwalker Aug 2012 #11
His rapidly eroding poll numbers and the stench of his own desperation alcibiades_mystery Aug 2012 #12
Thereby "justifying" an escalation of attack ads against Obama arcane1 Aug 2012 #24
Well, we all know that a white dude "defending himself" against a black dude can do ANYTHING alcibiades_mystery Aug 2012 #40
trying to change the Tax returns story again. TeamPooka Aug 2012 #13
How in the Hell could he talk about issues when he's for and against everything and has not Booster Aug 2012 #14
How proud republicans must be of their candidate! B Calm Aug 2012 #15
beer heaven05 Aug 2012 #35
They never were... elzenmahn Aug 2012 #48
Because he got 'mud in his tires'. Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #16
If it isn't a member of the Huntsman family that has hifiguy Aug 2012 #45
I don't know about the kneecapping, by Senior Huntsman has, in no certain terms, stuck it to him. Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #47
Hmmmm Romney wants to avoid business and taxes, but obxhead Aug 2012 #18
To be fair, Romney's pretty adept at avoiding business and taxes. Bucky Aug 2012 #20
Not really. obxhead Aug 2012 #42
Now they're just going to talk about their high scores on Super PacMan. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #23
There is more coming, and he knows it. grantcart Aug 2012 #25
"What caused Romney to finally squeal "uncle"?" Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #27
The FOX poll showing him down 9 taught_me_patience Aug 2012 #28
Mitt Romney Started Bain Capital With Money From Families Tied To Death Squads riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #29
$9 million from Central American oligarch's death squads upi402 Aug 2012 #39
re:What caused Romney to finally squeal "uncle"? allan01 Aug 2012 #30
Obama is tough as nails Dustin DeWinde Aug 2012 #31
Welcome to DU, Dustin. hifiguy Aug 2012 #46
Romney.. sendero Aug 2012 #33
remember heaven05 Aug 2012 #36
I love it!! Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander!! Pisces Aug 2012 #37
Son of a Boss is a heat seeking missile upi402 Aug 2012 #38
I think it's some kind of lame trap. toddwv Aug 2012 #41
I think that this time... elzenmahn Aug 2012 #49
Or, as Dr. Amy Wong put it... Buns_of_Fire Aug 2012 #52
"Finally"? It's his standard response. He's done several times in this campaign already. Marr Aug 2012 #51
Why would Obama listen ... CoffeeCat Aug 2012 #53
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