Harry Reid’s Wild Speculation About Mitt Romney’s Unreleased Tax Returns

[TX-Beau]

Uh huh,

Same shit different day...

 

[FuryOfFirestorm]

 

[chance1]

Uh huh,

Same shit different day...

participation is optional

 

[TX-Beau]

participation is optional

When my sense of futility has engaged I generally just sit back sippin' my whiskey sniping.

Say something outrageous, I might could be motivated if it was reaaaallllllllyyyyyy out there.

 

[TX-Beau]

She's not a Republican, she's a peasant. Why would Romney be nice to a peasant?

(honestly some people think so much of themselves...)


LOL

 

[chance1]

^I've noticed that, too, Loki.

It seems that Romney is a completely unlikeable guy. Not too long ago, he borrowed the office of a donut shop to make a press conference. Afterwards, the owner talked about how rude and arrogantly he treated her and her staff--and she is a Republican.

I think out of all of the Presidential candidates in my life time, Romney's the most unlikeable one of all, unless you consider the dubious example of Newt Gingrich.

The fact that he won't release his tax return--despite calls from other Republicans to do so, including George Will--shows such a complete lack of regard for other points of view that I see him as completely unfit to be the President.

see i'm MUCH more concerned about the economy - unemployment - the debt - the current sitch and the future

then i am about mittens earnings, deductions, net taxes beyond what he's put out there

the "other" guy has been IN THE JOB for 3 1/2 years - and frankly not much to show that's positive

what you're saying is exactly their plan - to focus on something innocuous instead of the country's poor state

it's a zombie like state of mind

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She's not a Republican, she's a peasant. Why would Romney be nice to a peasant?

(honestly some people think so much of themselves...)


LOL

so you're opting IN ?

 

[TX-Beau]

I'm going with snide pessimism and ad hominum snarkyness. Enjoy

 

[chance1]

I'm going with snide pessimism and ad hominum snarkyness. Enjoy

stop flirting with me

bedtime here - i trust you'll protect the fort from you know who

nite

 

[CowboyBob]

that's kind of a reach.

I can't imagine Romney's tax returns had anything to do with McCain not picking him as a VP... as opposed to the fact that Romney would have added nothing to the ticket (say what you will about Palin, she at least appealed to the GOP base) and there was a visceral dislike between the two men.

I do think it says something about Romney, though, that nearly everyone who has come up against him in a race hates the guy.

Here's a letter to the editor from a life-long republican about Romney's arrogance.

Bob Shepherd: Romney's arrogance hurts all Republicans » Redding Record Searchlight

and a comment:

Romney is refusing to release his tax returns for one very good reason. Doing so would cost him the election. Romney is a very smart and calculating guy. He knows the effects of not releasing his tax returns would be far less damaging to his bid for the presidency than doing so because in this way he has a better chance with the independent voter, which will clearly be the determining factor in this very close election. In just a word or two, releasing his tax returns would reveal that there are clearly two Americas, one for the very, very, very rich and one for everyone else. Wealth is not Romney’s problem, to be sure. It’s his ability to create $100 million IRAs (which is not available to ordinary Americans) and his practice of putting money off-shore thereby deferring taxes, which is in reality an interest free loan at the expense of the federal budget. Romney’s tax rate has been around 15% while middle income America pays taxes at a rate that is more than twice as much. And Romney wants to cut taxes even further for the people in “his” America. All this will probably fair pretty well with most Republicans, not at all with most Democrats, and Romney knows that most independents, like most Democrats, will find it very distasteful. If Romney believes this is a bunch of hogwash, then he should release his tax returns and prove it!

 

[portchar1908]

it appears that there are lots of very well informed and intelligent participants in this thread -- both sides, all sides, points of view. but with all that's been said, countered, rebuffed, and embraced, there's one undeniable fact -- Romney obviously has something to hide or he would release his tax returns. that's the bottom line. all arguments to the contrary are just a waste of time.

 

[chance1]

^ nice attempt

Romneys taxes can be debated

This is about the pathetic unsubstantiated and baseless lies by a guy who is the most powerful man in the senate

Who has ceded his integrity (in theory) for partisan bullshit

And worse that his "boss" who ran on hope and change

Is a lying fraud

 

[portchar1908]

fine debate the merits of Harry Reid's accusation -- start a new thread. It has NOTHING to do with Romney's refusal to disclose what he is obviously hiding. These are two very distintively different debates.

Romney obviously has something to hide or he would release his tax returns. that's the bottom line. all arguments to the contrary are just a waste of time.

^ nice attempt

Romneys taxes can be debated

This is about the pathetic unsubstantiated and baseless lies by a guy who is the most powerful man in the senate

Who has ceded his integrity (in theory) for partisan bullshit

And worse that his "boss" who ran on hope and change

Is a lying fraud