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starroute

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8. Could America elect a president who would be that susceptible to blackmail?

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 09:30 AM

Jul 2012

It's possible that Romney is just afraid of being portrayed during the campaign as Mr. Evil McRichGuy and that if he actually became president none of this would matter any more.

But if there's something in those returns that's not just embarrassing -- something that was actively illegal or that would reveal him to have been been involved with criminal associates after he left Bain -- that would be knowledge that he could never allow to come out and that would leave him open to blackmail by anyone who knew the secret.

And that is not something America could afford in a president.

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Why Won't Romney Release More Tax Returns (The New Yorker) [View all] Dalai_1 Jul 2012 OP

Politically explosive investments is my guess livetohike Jul 2012 #1

I would like to know Dalai_1 Jul 2012 #4

Post 9/11 investments that would be difficult to explain??? nt msanthrope Jul 2012 #36

His Bain portfolio included doing business with Iran. MADem Jul 2012 #40

All of the above CBGLuthier Jul 2012 #2

But that's the image that's being created anyway. If he made it official he could start defending it Kablooie Jul 2012 #23

Get them out. Get them out in a hurry. Hopefully stupid, gnat brained Americans will forget nc4bo Jul 2012 #3

I'm not ready for it end. I like firing Republicans. n/t SDjack Jul 2012 #5

It wouldn't surprise me if he got a tax refund. Live and Learn Jul 2012 #6

That wouldn't surprise me either. Remember Cheney getting a 2 million dollar refund his 1st year Booster Jul 2012 #10

What was his Bain salary from 1999 - 2002? Jim__ Jul 2012 #7

Could America elect a president who would be that susceptible to blackmail? starroute Jul 2012 #8

Look out for a big surprise from Rove Jessy169 Jul 2012 #9

the only ways I can see that is if they 1. have a surprise candidate magical thyme Jul 2012 #11

Most likely you are correct Jessy169 Jul 2012 #13

agreed. magical thyme Jul 2012 #14

Best advice of all. calimary Jul 2012 #30

That's been my take too. They're accustomed to brazening it out JHB Jul 2012 #21

I also think they may pull out a surprise candidate. go west young man Jul 2012 #25

The Rove strategy would be to leak something damning, but fake ThoughtCriminal Jul 2012 #31

Rove's surprise could be to let RMoney crash and burn so Jeb can run in four years. MADem Jul 2012 #41

I think it's business-related deductions, as CEO of Bain. MgtPA Jul 2012 #12

+ 1 n/t ejbr Jul 2012 #29

+1! uponit7771 Jul 2012 #37

President Obama continues Dalai_1 Jul 2012 #15

Its most likely his investments betray him.... Historic NY Jul 2012 #16

Didn't Cheney's Halliburton trade with Iran with no political repercussions whatsoever? n/t eridani Jul 2012 #35

Premise is wrong. Not releasing could be a deliberate strategy wiggs Jul 2012 #17

You make an excellent point... Dalai_1 Jul 2012 #20

rMoney took a deduction from a "dressage" horse..no way he's NOT going to take deductions as ceo uponit7771 Jul 2012 #38

He'll release a few more years' worth of returns and that wiggs Jul 2012 #42

With Romney The Possibilities Are Endless DallasNE Jul 2012 #18

It's really anybody's guess so we're free to speculate until he releases his returns. Ganja Ninja Jul 2012 #19

the Obama campaign likely knows exactly what is in the returns KurtNYC Jul 2012 #33

Yes. Assume the worst and let them show otherwise. That's what they do... wiggs Jul 2012 #43

Forget the '12 presidential campaign disndat Jul 2012 #22

Excellent point! red dog 1 Jul 2012 #34

+1! uponit7771 Jul 2012 #39

Could he have funded Al Qaeda? Kablooie Jul 2012 #24

There's Romney's escape hatch! It's so obvious! HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #26

One possibility they missed Geoff R. Casavant Jul 2012 #27

That, or a variant on tax evasion n2doc Jul 2012 #28

Could be all 4, but here's #5 ThoughtCriminal Jul 2012 #32