Harry Reid really has to put up or shut up,” Romney told reporters following a rally here.

“Let me also say, categorically, I have paid taxes every year. And a lot of taxes. So Harry is simply wrong and that is why I am so anxious for him to give us the names of the people who put this forward. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to hear the names are people from the White House or the Obama campaign or who knows where they are coming from,” Romney added.

I seriously thought the next line would be something like "neener neener you can't catch me!" The man acts like he's still on the play ground! I read a comment awhile back that called Romney's bus the "Third Grade Express." Very fitting for a candidate that runs around telling people to "shut up!"

Enter citizens Mr. Doe, Little Joey Smith, Mrs. Lo, Ms. Furtado...

SnippySnarkyWearsClogsRomney (angrily): "You people really have to put up or shut up."

Now,

I ask you people,

Is that any way to run a country?

Hey Mittens,

It's for YOU to put up. Put up your tax returns. That's all it will take to make everybody shut up. It must be pretty bad if you can't make that simple effort. Your mouth is your worst enemy.

It's a dilemma, right Mitty? On the one hand, Queen Ann says "you people know all you need to know" and she can make life awfully tough for a milquetoast like you. On the other, it is starting to look a bit sketchy.

What to do, what to do...

Honesty and transparency which is completely alien to Mitty's legend? He is awfully accustomed to ordering the "little people" around, firing those who get in his way, and may soon be provoked enough to shout "off with their heads, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS, I say," since he is pretty sure he is Emperor already.

Or intransigence.

Since Mitty lacks insight and Annie lacks humility, I'm guessing it will be the latter.

nw,

Itsy Bitsy Mittsy wants special treatment, as befits a big scarey CEO who is scaring himself silly.

Rmoney was vetted (sort of) by the McCain campaign and they passed on him.

The only conclusion: there was something in his taxes that they did not like OR Sarah Palin was a better candidate.

OUCH!!

He thinks we will just take his word for it, but in 2002 when he was running for Gov he lied about his taxes and was caught. He told reporters he never filed for taxes in Utah while he was there then they found out he filed for 2 years. As he was lieing to reporters he was trying to get them changed so nobody would know. So Mr. Romney lie to me once, shame on you, lie to me twice, shame on me. If you paid taxes then prove it, show your tax returns.

I guess that all those fee, permit and penalty increases you had as Governor of MA now qualify as taxes under your watch too Willard, including the "tax" on MA residents without health insurance. Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander right Willard?

Voted

Mitt is sure a piece of work. I wouldn't be surprise if GOP nominates someone else in their convention.

Obama/Biden 2012

Bob: Again, you and republicans keep harping on "it's a tax, it's a tax"...but it is only going to be paid by a small amount of middle Americans; those who choose not to buy the insurance. The majority of Americans already have insurance. Just like letting the tax expire for the 1%, it's only going to affect a small amount of Americans, yet the middle class will benefit. Why is one set of Americans protected and another is not? The ACA didn't place the taxes on tobacco and medical devices dummy, those have been in affect for many years. It's also about choices, individual choices for using tobacco, and not buying insurance; something I thought republicans championed, guess I am wrong about that.

Brian-NOBAMA

@Mike416

There is NO way Obama is an American citizen.

A birth certificate and intelligence disagrees with you. You birthers crack me up!

I really don't know what all the commotion is about if he paid taxes or not for 10 years.

Why don't we ask Tim Geithner since he missed a couple and he can look and tell us. Or is it because Mitt has complied with what he has giving already?

If this were true the Left would have leak this information or better yet, made a movie.

Concern - you are just totally beyond stupid with that post! You're a complete moron!

The only taxes Mitt paid were those when he checked out at various stores. You know - sales taxes.

Obama/Biden 2012 so stupid people like Concern will just go away!

that whole birth certificate thing is so old and tired. The governor of the state in which he was born even confirmed he was born there. Republicans have no argument to fall back on so they keep insisting it was photoshopped or whatever. The reality is that people should be far more concerned about a man who won't provide proof that he has paid taxes, like a real American would happily do, then a man who has provided all of the information requested on his end. If you don't like the Obama's fine, admit that but let's give the birth certificate argument a rest.

The whole Republican Party is misleading thats why their losing and thats why they will lose it all. The best is yet to come. Even the dumbest Republican can figure out when their getting hosed and come time for the debates it will be over.

Is that crystal meth your name stands for

Ben: Mitty has shown us that he can relate to us all?

When did he do that, Ben...with the $200,000+ Warmblood? The offshore accounts? The car elevator?

Hmm. I think I must have missed it.

BIshop Willard is ALL ABOUT THE BIG MONEY until it comes time to VERIFY his claims,

The Messiah Ronald of Reaganland taught EVERY LIBERAL to TRUST but VERIFY !

So how fitting that the man who is all about money is LOSING BIG TIME in the polls

PRECISELY because of his claim , his money & his inability to understand that.

He REFUSES to back up his mouth & the country sees him has hiding something because of the veracity of his refusal !

DECEPTIVE ONCE AGAIN !

HE is UNABLE to speak truth to the populace .

W/O the PROOF he is dead in the water...only the RWNJ's & the radical fringe will vote for him, the REAL REPUBLICANS (like in IOWA) are NONPLUSED & already planning picnics instead of voting on election day..... there'll be a lot of warm hands from REPUBLICANS sitting on them instead of voting

Forget the birther crap... if the evidence exisited the Clintons would have found it years ago.

Newday -- If you would only open your eyes. Having money does not disqualify anyone from being able to relate to those who don't. I'll give you one example and just replace this name in place of Romney and see how you would feel then. Remember, ideology, political leanings, etc. nothing else matters but money.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller was brought up in the same financial environment as Gov. Romney. Silver spoon so to speak, but the senator moved to WV more than 30 years ago and related to the common, down-to-earth, hard working families that make that state great. His wealth was welcomed. His wealth bought a lot of ads. His and Sharon's fancy clothes, cars and homes meant nothing in the eyes of good down-to-earth red blooded West "By God" Virginians who epitomize this great country voting masses. So stick your crap up your . . . . .

Easy one Mitt show us your Taxes prove it

If Mr. Romney has broken a law of any kind...state it and press charges....

If he has not paid income taxes for 10 years, he probably did it legally. He's already admitted that he's been audited by the IRS. Presumably, if he did anything illegal he would have been prosecuted. Perhaps the real problem is that in this country it is possible to be a multi-millionaire and legally avoid paying income taxes, leaving the less wealthy to shoulder the burden of paying for defending the country, building the infrastructure, and providing the social services that benefit us all. Expect even more of the same if Romney is elected.

Jeff - Nope, his cousin turned him down for his smarter cousin - scary thought isn't it?

Obama/Biden 2012

It’s time for Willard Romney to put up or shut up. Willard Romney refuses to release his tax returns. Why? Willard Romney didn’t pay any taxes for 10 years.

I wish "the little people" would just leave Romney alone, for goodness sake; releasing his tax returns would obviously be very, very bad for his candidacy - or else he would have done it weeks ago

no...let's just sit back and watch the Emperor of Bain ruin his bid for the presidency....one gaffe at a time

1) It's a tax. It was written as a tax, it was voted in as a tax, it was argued before SCOTUS as a tax, and was decided by SCOTUS that it is a tax. So unless the entire middle class has received a waiver, those hit will be taxed.

2) Romney has released all the information required by law. Precedent was set by previous candidates, including the incumbent. The more he releases, the more is asked of him. Give an inch, take a mile.

3) Reid has made unsubstantiated accusations. He has the responsibility to present his sources. Romney isn't required to disprove a negative. If you believe he does, then answer this: Prove to everyone on the site how many people didn't die because you didn't shoot them with a gun that you don't own. Because there are accusations that you shot someone today. (this accusation is easier to prove than Reid's)

4) The same accusers of Romney having foreign accounts also have foreign accounts. And yes, Ms DNC Chairwoman, it can be confirmed that you have accounts in the Cayman Islands too.

There are enough viable and legitimate issues to attack Romney on. Perhaps the other side has an inherent aversion to "legitimate". Perhaps using falacies, falsehoods and other forms of fiction is imbeded into their DNA.

Liston to? LMAO

Cin, really? Burden of proof is now on the accused? I heard you haven't paid taxes, and are cheating on your significant other!

Prove you are not!!!!

logic is lost on libbys.

Hey, if I buy a pack of gum once a year, every year, in a state that has sales taxes, I too paid taxes every year.

Little hint Romney, the question is: did you pay FEDERAL INCOME taxes every year?

Jeff said: You cousin marrying Conservatives are sick to Liston to!!!!!!

Sounds to me Jeff, like you are very familiar with it... illiteracy usually falls to those that are inbred.

Fudging numbers is not paying your fair share in Taxes Robme. Why did you even have to have an extension on your 2011 TAXES? Are you trying to cover up a few things here and there, and look for all the tax loopholes you can find?

So lets say you cannot release your 2011 Taxes due to them not being filed with your extension. What's stopping you from showing the people all your past tax records, or is that too much to ask for?

Romney: All lime & salt; no tequila.

Romney could have Reid's scalp if he showed his tax returns and they were clean. Romney will not show his taxes and one will likely find some serious problems in those returns.

Outcome: Reid keeps his scalp and Romney loses the election.

BTW, Feisty, have you had dinner with Harry Reid yet?

When did it become a bad thing to be 'white' and 'male' in america.

It's not a bad thing to be white and male in America, the problem are the white males who feel that they are entitled to special treatment and acting like 3rd grade azzholes. BTW, I am a white male in America.

Bayllie said: Hey, if I buy a pack of gum once a year, every year, in a state that has sales taxes, I too paid taxes every year.

He must have supplied the gum company with a huge amount of revenue then. Especially when he stated that he paid a "LOT" of taxes.

Dumb liberals - trying to make a point that is really really stupid.

Romney said: “I had hoped it would be a debate on the direction of the country but what we are seeing instead is one attack after the other that are misleading, false attacks,” he said.

The liberals don't want a debate on the direction of the country... they want to keep up false allegations and lies because they know Obama can't even compete in this arena.

I just got off the phone with a former pool-boy for Harry Reid who confirmed the following:

I just watched the same pool boy over at FOX and he also said your sexual taste for farm animals and family members make Harry Reid look like an altar boy.

Romney has provided all the tax return information necessary and he’s right, the Dems need to either come up with something solid or just close their mouths and go on. They haven’t because there isn’t anything there for them to find. If there had been, you could bet the last dollar obama left you that they would have produced it. Rather than trying to win the election with lies and innuendos, the Dems should give running on obama’s record a shot.

I’ve watched him over the last 3 ½ years and he’s had one excuse after another for what he hasn’t managed to do and what little he has completed doesn’t fit with what most of us want. Yeah, the republicans have fought him on a lot of what he’s proposed, that’s why we elected them – to protect our interests and they have been doing that. Obama’s spending is out of control and he’s diligently working to build a welfare/socialist state. Every election he’s managed to win so far has been accomplished through lies and innuendo, not skill or ability because he has none to offer.

I heard a woman on TV last night spouting a bunch of crap about how the white people don’t like him because he’s black. That’s BS. Many of the American people (of all races) don’t like him because he can’t do the job. He is a prime example of someone who has been promoted to the best of his inabilities.

Romney and the Tea Party 2012 and beyond!!!!

Ok Romney you paid taxes, BUT DID YOU PAY TAXES ON ALL OF YOUR INCOME AND INCOME ACCTS,

such as those in the Cayman Islands or those in Switz. Or did you only pay partial taxes for the rest of your funds are hidden in tax exempt accts??????????????

The liberals don't want a debate on the direction of the country... they want to keep up false allegations and lies because they know Obama can't even compete in this arena.

and that's why the Repukes keep running the ad that distorts Obama's words about everyone paying their fair share and that none of us get rich and build businesses in America without leveraging the infrastructure built by those that came before them. As a matter of fact, this is the CORE argument that fair taxation should be built around. A republican taking about an honest debate is like giving Bernie Madoff the keys to the cash register and expecting him to come up at the end of the day with a balanced bank! Nice try....but no cigar.

For those trying to compare the demand to see presidential candidate's tax returns with demands to see president's personal documents or some other irrelevant crap from random democrats and bureaucrats:

If elected Romney might become instrumental in designing and implementing tax policy for the whole country including himself. It is very important to know who will benefit from the proposed changes and Romney's taxes can provide you with a glance on his logic and motives. E.G. :If he used all existing loopholes to save himself as much money as is barely legal to do while getting ready to run for president, I think you can bet that he will try to create more loopholes for himself first and only then think about your interests.

Something that is being missed here is this...John McCain has had his own taxes vetted by the senate for years..what is really Romney's excuse..his have never been vetted the way mcCains have..or Obama's for that matter.Just what is he hiding ? why so many secrets from a man that wants badly enough to be president that he will say anything and promise anything to get elected....other than to do something his dad could not get done..but even his own dad showed his tax returns..but then..he was a better man.

Brianb-999431

He must have supplied the gum company with a huge amount of revenue then. Especially when he stated that he paid a "LOT" of taxes.

BrianB, you apparently missed the point but I'm not surprised. Romney answered he paided TAXES but didn't specify what kind of taxes: excise, sales, real estate. So unless he says he paid FEDERAL INCOME TAXES his answer is MEANINGLESS. Thus my example: if he bought gum, and paid sales tax, he is not lying - he paid taxes. That is the point - not how much money he made. Wow, you are simple!

@Ursula - #1 - $95.00 a year for not purchasing insurance and you could afford to - is hardly going to be a hardship for anyone. And seems fair if that same person, who chose not to buy insurance, suddenly gets very ill, shows up at a County Hospital - and I have to pay for it. Now that would be unfair - to me.

Okay Mitt,
there is nothing to hide. Show the returns and prove it. It will only advance
your position unless you ARE hiding something!!!

Seems simple enough.

Typical Mitt Romney response, ignore that he is the one who needs to "put up or shut up" then change the subject to the Affordable Care Act and lie about it to boot--then hope no one notices the bait and switch. Here's the reality for Romney, if Harry Reid's source at Bain is wrong, Mitt can PROVE it by releasing his tax returns. The fact that Mitt refuses means he is hiding those returns for a reason. Follow the money.

Romney hasn't even FILED his 2011 tax return. He keeps blaming it on his accountants. What kind of an example does that set? It shows how ineffective he would be trying to run this country if he can't even take care of his personal business. Of course, when he is running his campaign on the economy and jobs based on lowering taxes for himself and his rich buddies who are trying to buy the White House for him, he doesn't want anyone to know how low his taxes are already. There is no doubt that he will ask for another extension in October to keep that hidden. It's very sad that his wife defends him by stating he gives a lot of money to his church. That is no more than another tax deduction for him. Until all the tax breaks are discussed responsibly, I don't believe it will do any good to raise the taxes when his kind have the army of accountants and tax attorneys to find more loopholes.

Ben: Here is the difference the Rockefeller family as a WHOLE genuinely cared about other Americans. Their work, lifelong was to aid those in need. Just like the Kennedys.

Mittens: He is first last and always about himself.

You make yourself look absurd by suggesting otherwise.

Ouch, that hurts RedSoxRule!

You called me a moron...

I've got to admit that this action only indicates that your intellect is greater than mine. I wouldn't be able to come up with idea of calling you a dumb twit myself. That is way too smart for the likes of me.

But with your pemission may I still argue a bit longer:

You saying that "He wants to ELIMINATE loopholes."

We know certainly that Romney has never changed his positions on anything at all never eer before, but what if he will this time around? Wouldn't it be better to have some warning data in advance?

You see he says how he hates loopholes, but what if in his returns we will discover that he likes them and uses them without any restrain?

A very smart person like yourself should be concern maybe just a little. What if Romney will auction off America and run away to one of his offshore accounts location

NYPride, you know Harry Reid lied exactly how? Because Mitt Romney tells you so or the GOP says so. If Reid is wrong, then Mitt can prove him wrong by releasing his tax returns. The fact that he refuses tells me it is Mitt Romney who is lying.

Why don't you read the facts about Fast & Furious--not the Darryl Issa or right-wing out of context version but the facts. As for the GOP suing Eric Holder, there is stupid and then there is double down arrogant stupid as in the GOP suing Eric Holder. How about suing the State of Arizona for laws so lax that the agents trying to stop guns going to Mexico were prevented from doing so by the AZ courts. Now, that's fact. But you see, Darryl Issa has yet to call the agents involved to testify because then Issa knows he will look the fool he is.

It seems, Pride, that it is conservatives who are doing the waffling because they had no problem with Bush/Cheney's use of executive privilege for everything from starting a war to the names of big oil, gas and coal industry leaders who participated in writing Cheney's energy policy but now that a democrat is in the White House, suddenly such a thing is not allowed.

SeekingSanity who writes his usually insulting garbage because he thinks he is better than anyone else that does not think like him. Reminds me of the KKK, same mentality.

Concern - you are just totally beyond stupid with that post! You're a complete moron! The only taxes Mitt paid were those when he checked out at various stores. You know - sales taxes. Obama/Biden 2012 so stupid people like Concern will just go away!

I'm glad that you rant the way that you do so that people can see your make up.

Read my lips Honey, I'm not going away until after November and please have a good weekend and don't choke while you are eating chicken. You are trully insane, I heard form a good source that your are related to that other NUT in Colorado.

dotsherrif - wouldn't you think Romney could afford accountants who could do their jobs? Oh, that's right, they are doing their jobs - cooking the books!

Concern - I think I can make out what you are trying to say. Anyway, if you'll re-read my post (or have someone read it to you) I said you'd go away in November! See, we'll all be happy. Oh and I'm a woman - not a he!

Obama/Biden 2012

A couple of things that are important with respect to Romney releasing his tax returns. First is did he take advantage of the amnesty program for those who committed felonies for not disclosing cash stashed in foreign banks and not reporting this information on their U.S. tax forms. If he did, how many years since 2003 did he take advantage of the amnesty program.

The second thing is more important. He proved in public that he is an outright liar when it comes to his taxes. If you have any doubt look up his record for when he was running for Governor of Mass. At the same time he was "retroactively" paying Mass. taxes to clean up his mess so he would meet the 7 consecutive year residency requirement was claiming he never claimed residency in Utah while the whole time claiming primary residency tax exemptions on property back home in Utah. He also claimed that he was living in his sons basement in Mass. while this was going on.

So you see the relevence in releasing the tax returns centers more around did he commit felony tax fraud and was given amnesty for one or more years than how much or how little tax he legally paid. As to the claim that he paid no taxes at all for ten years since Mitt has shown he has no problem lying when it suits him the burden of proof is on him to prove that he is telling the truth now.

No such thing as innocent until proven guilty when the Democrats are on the run. Obama simply has no record to run on, so they make stuff up, and none better at fabricating then Harry Reid. I doubt there ever was a Bain Capital employee passing information to Reid, it is far more likely that Reid just made this stuff up. But without one shred of proof, and only one supposedly credible anonymous witness, the entire Democratic Party has tried and convicted Romney. As if the IRS wouldn't be all over Romney if he suddenly just stopped paying his taxes. Can't wait to hear the theme song at the Democratic National Convention played when then announce Obama, Send in the Clowns.

I have paid taxes myself going all the way back to 1973, and I have nothing to hide, even those overnight travel and business deductions, or my mortgage interest, property tax, charity, student loan, or medical deductions that I have used to get back more than some people that don't file Schedule A get back too. All of Mitt's bobbing and weaving on this issue indicates that he has something major to hide, as it was Mitt's own dad George Romney who inferred that any politician that didn't release all of his tax returns is trying to hide something too.

I'll beg to differ there 1POV. Mitt Romney has yet to fully release ANY of his taxes as is required by law of any US Presidential candidate, as Mitt has failed to release a required Federal tax form for any year that fully describes his offshore financial holdings. That IRS form is required if you hold funds in offshore bank or investment accounts that do not automatically report your holdings and earnings there to the IRS. Mitt has yet to release that form for any tax year to public scrutiny, and has refused to do so on the grounds that doing so would be "damaging" to his candidacy. That story appeared on another media outlet 2 weeks ago and still has not been resolved.

So, since your boy Mittens is running for President in contempt of a Federal election law, it would behoove you to at least be cognizant of that fact and to be mindful of that fact in your writing too.

Concern,

Read my lips Honey, I'm not going away until after November.

Please tell me that's a promise! And by the by, I suggested to you yesterday to keep a CliffNotes on all of us ... noting which of us are female, male, and our ethnicity so that you can properly insult us.

draino - if you are trying to cite the "They didn't build that" statement from Obama, you are way off base. You have fallen prey to Obama's spin and clean up activities. He made the statement and as I have said before, either Obama is illiterate himself or he simply lied about it to cover up the meaning. You can try to pull cover for Obama but that's a fool's game... He did more damage to himself and the cat got out of the bag over his intentions and mindset.

To counter your argument... to have a democrat give a fair debate is like... Hey, all republicans are idiots.. and it's only us democrats that are real honest people... I refuse to answer the question because it may make me look bad. Did that make sense? It wasn't intended to because I was imitating a democrat.

Layton - good one! But, someone would have to read the CliffNotes to Concern (and she is sooooo not going to have any idea what CliffNotes are!).

bayllie - It's only meaningless to you because you want him, so badly, to have not paid federal income taxes... This is how desperate you liberals have become... you are grasping at straws and anything you can to drum up some sort of fake controversy. That's all this is... a fake controversy. You have no proof, no substance and absolutely nothing to back up the claims...

Tell me bayllie when did you stop beating your dog?

Romney, so you say that your tax returns will show that you were squeaky clean?

In the words of President Reagan, we must "trust, but verify."

Looks like all the libs are all worried about Mitt's taxes. Shows you how little they have to talk about with obumbo's failed presidency of no accomplishments. Let's hear what obumbo has done for the country and quit nitpicking at Mitt, makes ya look stupid!!!

Jody said: NYPride, you know Harry Reid lied exactly how? Because Mitt Romney tells you so or the GOP says so. If Reid is wrong, then Mitt can prove him wrong by releasing his tax returns.

You really think this strategy is going to work Jody? This is 5th grade taunting. Harry Reid is the 5th grader saying I double dog dare you... and Romney is just looking at Harry Reid like he's an insolent little child.

Tell me this isn't the mentality of the democrats... tell me they haven't stooped down to school yard tactics to get what they want... Is the next step to start crying? You do realize they have to produce rain drop size tears for anyone to pay attention... waaaahhhhh waaaaaaa waaaaaaaaa

I would like to call out all of those who are insisting we are not holding Obama to the same standard we expect from Romney because we aren't demanding his college transcripts. Obama has released all his tax returns back to 2000. We are asking Romney to do the same. How is that a double standard?

It's just another example of Republican projection. You demand Obama's college transcripts, yet not Romney's. Then you accuse us of not holding our candidate to the same standards we expect from yours, and you don't even see the false equivalence there.

brianb

It's not required and if he does release them it will show weakness by bowing down to the liberals demands

Liberal demands? So when Perry, Santorum, and McCain started this whole thing, by demanding his tax returns, those were "liberal demands"?

Wow, I was not aware that Perry, Santorum, and McCain are all liberals. Do the conservative extremists who voted for Perry and Santorum know this? You should probably tell them.

What's that? Oh... they are NOT liberals. So this whole thing was started by YOUR PARTY. Ouch... that must hurt. Tell me, how does it feel to know that YOUR PARTY started this whole tax return thing? Does it give you that sinking feeling in your stomach, knowing this entire issue was started by YOUR PARTY?

mguy - Brianb excuses Romney at every turn. He doesn't care about truth or integrity - just that the black man leaves the White House. But, earlier in the year he was demanding Obama's birth certificate. Can we say hypocrite? Can we say ignorant?

Obama/Biden 2012

NYPride

When it comes out that Romney has infact paid his taxes each and every year, Harry Reid and any Democrate Politician who furthered this REDICULOUS rumer should be thrown in jail. This crap is childish. I cant STAND Politicians who do this crap.

Romney says:

Says stimulus money went to buy electric cars from Finland as a payback to Obama supporters. LIES

Says Obamacare’ puts the federal government between you and your doctor. LIES

Says Dow Chemical decided to build a plant in Saudi Arabia rather than Oklahoma due to the impact of environmental regulations on the supply of natural gas. LIES

Says Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt. LIES

Says Barack Obama "is the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare. LIES

Says the president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW. LIES

Says the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing that it couldn’t build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state. LIES

Says Only one president has ever cut Medicare for seniors in this country . . . Barack Obama. LIES

Says Barack Obama "never worked in the private sector" before he was elected president. LIES

Says this is the slowest job recovery since Hoover. LIES

Says:I was pretty proud of being the only guy on the stage that ever had a job in the private sector. WTF is this one. Is Romney smoking crack???

Says: I just talked about guns. I told you what my position was, and what I did as governor, the fact that I received the endorsement of the NRA. Another LIE

Says I don't have lobbyists running my campaign. Romney's got plenty of lobbysist -LIES

I can keep going about Romney's lies but you get the point. And looking at YOUR standard, Romney should get life in prison!

Income taxes and Capital Gains taxes are two different things at least according to the GOP. Everyone pays some sort of tax even the 50% of Americans the GOP claims do not contribute. Maybe Romney is in the 50%.

Brianb-999431

bayllie - It's only meaningless to you because you want him, so badly, to have not paid federal income taxes... This is how desperate you liberals have become...

it's meaningless to me becuase his statement I PAID TAXES is meaningless. It applies to 100% of US citizens, residents and even those you righties like to cry about: the 50% that don't pay taxes.

so BrianB, according to your way of thinking, there is not a single person in this country that did NOT PAY ANY TAXES, unless, ofcourse they just got off the plane and didn't buy their Starbucks coffee yet.

No one is saying Mitt broke the law, or "just stopped paying taxes", (which would cause problems with the IRS). It is perfectly legal to make a lot of money and pay no taxes. All you have to do is come up with enough tax shelters, use enough loopholes and find enough deductions, and, voila! No taxable income. I'm sure Mitt's tax accountants get paid plenty to figure out how to do that. I don't even have a problem with Mitt doing that. I have a problem with his lack of transparency and accountability. As a voter, I want to know how he operates. The fact that he is refusing to admit how he operates indicates to me that he operates in a manner that he knows (many of) the American people would not condone, even though it is technically legal. I think most politicians are slippery, but some are more slippery than others.

To SeekingSanity and Layton: You girls, really make me laugh, how old are you folks 18, 16.

And to think that at one time I might have voted for our President again. Have a good weekend girls and go play with whatever it is that you play with.

You are not going to change my mind and neither am I going to change yours.

Oh bother! As my hero, Winnie the Pooh, wouls say. You all are so into your right/left hate fest and trying to out insult each other you forget who suffers - the American people. You know, those of us in the middle that just wants government to work and folks to get along. We are not a far right society nor a far left society, but one that hangs in the middle. Common sense folks! Or is that to much to ask? Yep, good old Pooh Bear has it right "Oh Bother"

I am enjoying reading these here conversations so much that decided to give you back my opinion on some resent changes in politics.

Ever since intorduction of such titans of thought as Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and some other philosiphers into mainstream politics the dialog has changed. Now, what it reminds me for the most part is a verbal fight between teenage girls. That would mostly apply to the side that is following the above mentioned geniuses.

Did you notice that the most important thing in the Romney's campaign is that Obama said a wrong word at a wrong time. And who cares what he meant? He said "that"!! Literally.

It is very pleasing to my eye to see how President of your country is called by "conservatives" here. Oh they show all their wits! Never mind the ideas, the policies etc. Why would you need such dull crap at all if you can just call the head of the senate "Dirty Harry" and say he is a felon. That should do, used to work just fine in 6th grade!

For example here you have an argument: one side is seemingly interested in seeing the prove that a candidate is honest, is concerned not only about himself but the country, that he indeed is as good in business as he claims he is. All that is required for him to do is to release his taxes.

What the other side is saying: you give us college papers, some "fast & furios" papers , bus tickets and other absolutely irrelevant things first! Yeah! So what that they are irrelevant! You'll give us a load of it first!

The next argument goes like that - if he gives you his taxes you'll ask for more. You'll never be satisfied, thou we never even tried to satisfy you yet. We just know you libbies and your lamestream media gotcha machine. Soon you'll ask us can we read a newspaper, right?

But the most popular thing is still the name calling - that works all the time. Call me a moron and I'll run away crying I guess. It is so easy I love it: just call the President of United States "Obumbo" and he is sure to lose his reelection!

So go ahead, continue please.

How many votes would change if Governor Romney released his tax returns? I already have enough information on what both presumptive candidates would prioritize if elected.

Taxes returns, shmax returns. How does each candidate measure a successful economy? By the unemployment rate? By the stock market? By the Olympic Gold Medal count? By the average income or the median income? By the average wealth or the median wealth? By average education level or average life-span or average income?

Once you think you know how he measures a successful America, then you have an idea of what he would strive to achieve. What are the possibilities that he can move a Congress of freely elected persons, every bit as egocentric as him, to support his plan of action?

Tax returns measure how well a man makes money, and nothing about what kind of public servant he would make.

I see Seeking Sanity is back as the middle school mean girl with her personal attacks but no substance.

So those of you who are demanding Romney's tax returns. Ask me one question--Why do you care? Is there even one of you who would change their vote if you discovered he paid an effective rate of 30%? Or would you respond like you did when you found out that he was much more generous than Obama by saying well of course he did because he made so much money. I guarantee that none of you would change your vote based on whats in his tax return, I dont get what the big deal to you then is? Explain it to me substantively because if you are just asking for his returns as a volunteer campaigner, go somewhere else.

Newday -- You have no idea what you are talking about. You are as useless as a screen door on a submarine.

GreenTimer

Tax returns measure how well a man makes money, and nothing about what kind of public servant he would make.

they would also answer:

1. if Romney was in charge of Bain between 1999-2002 because he claims he wasn't

2. Why his IRA account has $20,000,000 PLUS million if he had it for 15 years and the annual max is $15,000 only

3. If he took advantage of LEGAL loopholes, deferments, shelters, etc but is not willing to admit to, and why.

If Romney in fact paid zero in taxes and done so legally, why not admit it? If Romney broke no laws, why the secrecy?

And yes, tax returns have everything to do with exposing who the candidate is. Are you kidding me?

Kirk-2957282 or whatever your other name is

I see Seeking Sanity is back as the middle school mean girl with her personal attacks but no substance.

why don't you prove her wrong? Won't? Can't?

So those of you who are demanding Romney's tax returns. Ask me one question--Why do you care? Is there even one of you who would change their vote if you discovered he paid an effective rate of 30%?

I wouldn't vote for Romney EVER. But it's not about me, it's about the fact that Romney is still on the ticket (assuming he's the chosen one) and if this guy is hiding why he has $20 million in his IRA, or if he was the CEO of Bain when he claims he wasn't, I wouldn't want him as the president even if I didn't vote for him.

I didn't vote for Bush, yet I was stuck with him for 8 years. So sorry if I care who is running for president of the United States of America.

Alexp: Well said. Many of these posters don't want to debate real issues or policies, they just want to incite, call each other and politicians names and see what reactions they get. Would love to have a common sense, logical, and civil discussion on the issues and different policies and how they would impact the majority of Americans, not what political party you pledge to.

cal20

transparecy was lost during the smoke filled locked rooms when they invented Obamacare. Overt and covert bribes were documented like the Louisiana purchase to name one.

you have any proof for this claim or are you pulling it out of your a$$?

If ObamaCare was so secretive, why did Mitch MCConnell tried to take credit for the "good parts"? I thought the Republicans never got to see the bill before they voted?

Romney finally announces some kind of tax plan, once examined it gives the top 5% great tax breaks and makes the middle class and poor pay higher taxes for the tax breaks of Romney and rich friends. Once exposed Romney now says his tax plan to put higher taxes on the middle class and poor is not his tax plan. Flip Flop or just using the Ol mental Mitt Wayback Machine retroactively not saying what he said?

Obama/Biden and Team America 2012

Well of course Romney paid taxes every year, just not income taxes! You have to be very specific with this sleazeball. And when you do, like asking have you ever paid less than 13.9% tax rate, then you get the old "I'll be happy to look into that." "I'll have to get back with you on that." And then Romney never does jacksh!t about "that" and his response latter will be that his affairs are private, and "you people" will just have to trust him on that.

Romney -- YOU put up or shut up.

The only thing transparent about Mitt and his supporters right now is their Thin skins!

He would have been much better off if he ignored Harry....but Bullies like to dish it out but they can't take it!

How would he react in a real crises?

If this is any indication he would just freeze.....of course all his cheerleader friends here would just make excuses like they did for the guy who kept reading 'My Pet Goat'

Alexb

Don't be hypocritical , the name callings are on both sides, and redhead is the Quenn. At least try to be honest if you are going to give lessons in morality, you lose respect when you put yourself in favor of your liberal group.

Harry Reid has set the trap. He knows more and will spring the trap as soon as Mittster starts lying. Since Romney lies about everything it won't be long before Reid exposes more damage to Romney. Just a matteer of time.......

Obama/Biden and Team America 2012

I hope you understand the meaning of a word "mostly", Oscar.

You are right both sides do that, but not with the same joy and frequency I might say. You might wanna go thru the posts and see for yourself.

Oh I would definitely tell Senator Harry to put up or shut up. Who made the tax laws that have loopholes ? (how many years has Reid been in office now ?) Who made the laws about what a candidate is required to reveal ? If Harry doesn't like things, when is he going to get around to trying to change them ? Perhaps his big casino special interests would not like that. Maybe Reid can be sued for slander, making false claims ?

NYPride -- Once again we see the rightwing false equivalency.

Leader Harry Reid is not known for drama, but he should nonetheless take care in repeating something if he isn't going to reveal his source. However, we all know that Romney has had a record of controversy with his taxes as well as lying, so suspicion about things like how Romney got so much money in his IRA is fair game. Not to mention precedence for releasing 8-10 years tax returns as STO for presidential candidates and transparency in the vetting process.

Now let's take Michele Bacnmann and gang, who are alleging infiltration of the Muslim Brotherhood into the White House or what have you. First off there is NO basis for such crazy talk, but worse has been the serious ramifications of such idiocy. We have the Egyptian people thinking the US was behind the election of Morsi and attacking the motorcade of the Secretary of State, and who knows how deep or how long relations there could be affected. Even more serious is that good US citizens are receiving death threats as a result.

There's NO comparison -- NOT even to Fast and Furious/Operation Wide Receiver, and definitely not college records that are not released for any candidate, but especially not for the president who graduated from Harvard magna cum laude.

Science really needs to study the rightwing brain, because the rest of the sane people in this world would like to understand how they can be so ignorant.

why not spend some of your time figuring out how Harry Reid has become a millionaire as a career politician? i have heard that he accepts bribes from the unions at the casinos.

Alex, remove the tinfoil hat and stop believing in libby conspiracy theories for God's sake.

Thanks for acknowledging that I am smarter than you, that is a good first step. So now all you need to do is pay attention a bit.

The person you should be very fearful of is Obama. His actions have made things worse on the economy, and his wanton disregard for the Constitution and his oath of office (to uphold laws of US) should make you very very much afraid.

But please, try to deal with facts rather than these made up innuendos and conspiracy theories. You might actually get some respect if you do.

Hey--those of you defending Romney's right to hide his tax returns: Remember, lots of prominent conservatives have asked him to do the same. It is not just the Dems or the liberals or Harry Reid asking him to do this. And why was it OK for his father to release more than 10 years of returns, but not Romney? Why did he supply nearly two dozen years to McCain, but he won't release just a few years now? He himself is making this an issue and taking the spotlight off of Obama.

Ben: you never cease to amuse me. You can't do facts, you are so blinded by the "right" that your brain has quit working, so you turn to insults.

What that tells me, Ben, is that you cannot play in the adult arena.

By the way, in that MASSIVE meltdown you had a week or so ago, didn't you say you were going to take your ball and leave?

That is generally the reaction from those who can't deal with what's real.

Sorry RedSoxRule, I don't understand you once againand plus my tiny brain is scared of Obama, so i will run now. It is almost as complicated to understand as baseball...

Kirk

I see Seeking Sanity is back as the middle school mean girl with her personal attacks but no substance.

Just yesterday you were on here, responding to everyone with "blah, blah, blah"... and now you claim that someone ELSE is back in middle school?

Hey, someone is on the phone for you. Says his name is kettle and wants to call you "black". Should I take a message?

Ask me one question--Why do you care? Is there even one of you who would change their vote if you discovered he paid an effective rate of 30%?

It's not about us. Just like you would never change your vote from Republican... no matter what happens. Hell, your candidate could rape and eat a child on live television, and you would still vote for him just because he is Republican. You are a typical party line voter, doing whatever Rush or Beck tells you, like a good little boy.

But why are you so worried about our reaction? Why are you so concerned with what we will do?

Simple: Because you know, just like we do, that it's not about OUR vote... it's about the independent vote, and how THEY will react. The truth is you are scared s***less. You are terrified that if the truth comes out that Romney paid no INCOME tax, independent voters will turn away. And if they turn away, you lose the election.

So you try to divert the conversation... you try to pretend like it doesn't matter... you try to get us to stop talking about it... all in a desperate attempt to shove the issue under the rug. But it won't work. We are going to keep talking about. And lets be honest, if Obama was accused of not paying taxes, you Republicans would be crucifying him. Hell, you would be so angry that you would be at risk of giving yourself a stroke.

Methinks Mr. Romney doth protest too much.

Harry Reid's comments and the melodrama they've produced aside: Any person being audited by the IRS can be expected to produce anywhere from 5 to 15 years worth of tax information depending on the nature of the audit. Bearing that in mind, is it really so unreasonable for an individual seeking the office of President of the United States to produce 10 years of tax information? It seems to me that would be a pre-requisite to even file the papers declaring your candidacy.

As per Mitt Romney's own father's advice: I would NEVER vote for any candidate of any ideological stripe who is unwilling to provide his tax documentation.

What really shocks me is that none of his opponents in the primaries even thought to pin him down on something so basic...I guess that says something about that crew of geniuses ;~P

ivan, NC -- Agreed. These excuses, like McCain releasing two years -- McCain had to release financial information all the many, many years he has been in the Senate, so that's why two years were sufficient for him -- though he really should have released more. Or the very lame "cry like a schoolgirl" claim that the Dems will scrutinize and criticize whatever he releases, which is the purpose of releasing said returns -- And President Obama has 8 years of returns for the Teapubs to pick through and b!tch about if they want. The "gatewary" argument that Romney (and Cheney) tried to pull, that if they release 8 years the Dems will want 10 -- that old "hypothetical" "what if" crap is so crappy it makes you crap.

If Team Romney and his lemmings want to talk about precedent, let's talk about Romney lying about filing taxes in Massachusetts, and lying about living in his son's basement, and the Olympics documents that were shredded, and putting the Bahama's operation in Ann's name the day before he was sworn in as governor, and taking the hard drives when he left his governorship, etc., etc.

Romney is not trustworthy. Character matters. Romney -- He's not in it for you.

justicenonexistent -- I started reading your post, but since it's obvious you don't read other member's post, I stopped reading by the second sentence. The rightwing "swoop and poop" is nasty enough, but the grasping at straws is so pathetic...start to prepare yourselves now...you will become a teeny tiny minority with no voice if you keep this up.

Good plan Alex. Please keep running from the truth. And for heaven's sake DON'T VOTE in any elections ever again. We will all be better off.

Could this be a reason Mr. Romney doesn't want to show us his "Income Tax" returns? Is there a possibility that he did not declare Offshore accounts? We now know he does have Offshore accounts. Does he have "Amnesty" connections for past years? Failing to declare said accounts is a felony by the way.

Do you see what can happen when you don't play it straight?

From the Wall Street Journal 1-9-2012

By Laura Saunders

The Internal Revenue Service announced it is reopening its limited amnesty program for U.S. taxpayers with undeclared foreign accounts, and it also presented further results from the first two programs in 2009 and 2011.

IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman that more than 33,000 people stepped forward for the first two programs, and so far the agency has collected more than $4.4 billion from them. We calculate that’s an average of $133,000 per case, but Shulman said he expects the revenue to grow as more cases are closed.

If Romney want to shut Senator Reid up all he has to do is provide his ten years of tax returns... It's that simple... Romney hasn't even submitted a complete 2010 tax return, just an estimated...

Romney is making himself look bad by not being honest and open about his taxes... Is it so bad that it would cause him the election?

To shut Reid up and make him out a liar, just do what every other candidate has done in the past (Including Romney's father) provide copies of your reported taxes...

mguy - It wasn't long ago that kirk was lecturing us on the Cayman Islands - that they are off the coast of England...and he outta know, 'cause he's been there. When I called him on it, he ran away. When I called him on it later, he called me a liar and then ran away...

There's no point in even attempting to have an intelligent conversation with someone lacking in relevance or integrity.

Mike-416, "so Obama has to produce all this nonsensical garbage to quell the birthers" and "yet Mitt can't give a few years tax returns"? First of all this is fair game political witch hunting, the Dem's are digging into a multi millionaires tax returns to find an inappropriate filing. By comparison the Republican's asked to see a birth certificate. What are you nuts? All your guy had to do was produce a birth certificate,but he dragged his ass for political reasons. Secondly, they are both viable questions,several years of tax returns may take some time preparing. But a mere birth cirtificate? What was the hold up kids? I've had a laminated copy of mine for years to get into Mexico before you needed a PassPort. You "clowns" want to stick a fiber-optic up Mitt's financial a$$ and are squealling because you aint getting it fast enough! Bill Daley runs O's campaign, Chicago Machine Democrat style, if you are not discusted by that, then you are a part of it! JANUARY,20,13 THE END OF AN ERROR!

In the movie A Time to Kill, the lawyer gives his closing argument by telling the jury to close their eyes and listen to a story. He describes, in slow and painful detail, the rape of a young 10-year-old girl. He then asks the jury, in his final comment, to: "now imagine she's white." Rightwingers, imagine this:

Conspiracy theories are beginning to spread as well among the fringe, what some are referring to as "Tax-returners." Here are some of the claims being made:

Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh questioned efforts to resolve the doubts of so-called "Tax-returners" about Romney releasing only his 2010 returns. Laimbaugh also says he finds it "stunning" that Romney can't even release this one year in full.

Sheriff Arpaio stated that the 2010 returns "are definitely fraudulent" … "was a computer-generated forgery" because "numeric codes on certain parts of the returns indicate that those parts weren't filled out."

On Fox and Friends they projected pages from Romney's tax returns for review during broadcast, noting it had "been clearly photocopied from a book," casting doubt on the authenticity of the returns. The computer graphics expert Fox News relies upon claims he is being misquoted yet again.

Real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump continues to raise questions about Romney's tax returns, most recently bringing up the spurious claim that Romney was not still in control of Bain Capital after 1999.

Romney has NO idea what it is like to be unfairly attacked about anything. Especially in regard to the most basic transparency expected from all presidential candidates – The most basic requirement team Romney will demand of all individuals being vetted for his VP!

Romney -- Stop throwing temper tantrums, stop making lame excuses, stop blaming the Democrats, and just come clean.

bethie -- what do you hope to learn from his tax returns? the same thing we learned from obama's? take every deduction possible to minimize the amount owed?

fenderbluesjr -- President Obama already proved citizenship to be in the state legislature, and then to be a Senator in Congress before he ran for POTUS. Do you really think Justice Roberts would swear him in without such proof? What are YOU nuts?

Romney, on the other hand was NOT eligible to run as governor because he didn't meet residency requirements to run for the governorship in Massachusetts. And yet he and the GOP managed to squeak around it. Romney has gone through life this way, always above the law, never playing by the same rules as anyone else, with that sense of privilege and entitlement as only he can exude. Enough! This goes to the very core of what is wrong in this country.

Sure, Billybob--though Romney has much more money than Obama, a fairly recent millionaire from the sale of his two books. (I'll let you google their net worths.) Romney's refusal to release his tax returns is unusual, and it's drawing attention. For Romney, though, it fits into his whole way of doing things--to be secretive about his business, his governorship, his running of the Olympics, etc. He is painting himself into a corner.

Mitt earned his money through hard work. President Clinton thinks Mitt's career is stellar. Barack got his money through celebrity. Who do you respect more. When celebrities get money they waste it on themselves when people like Mitt get money they build businesses.

Starsailing, In Romney's newly revealed tax plan, what was the tax increase % for the middle class and the poor? And I might add a tax plan that Obama didn't have in place in his 08 campaign, because he extended the George W Bush tax cuts? Why do you think Obama did that Sailor? Don't give me that Republican controlled Congress bull$hit! If this President gave a damn about the middle class he would have abolished the the Bush tax cuts while he had the muscle! And while you are at it, how is Romney putting it to the poor in regard to paying more taxes? What f---ing taxes? JAN,20,13 THE END OF AN ERROR!

The only reason Romney is not going to release his 10 years income tax is because the left is involve in a class warfare , we know that Romney is wealthy and the left want to use his wealth as a political propaganda , arguing that he is out of touch with the "workers" and the poor. This is the first time in history , the president want to punish the success, and use the success and the wealth of his political adversary to accuse him of dishonest. Obama is not alone , many other Democrats candidates like Elizabeth Warren Harvard professor and Obama's friend , share the same " you didn't build that " ideology .

True Patriot, If you give a damn about what is wrong with this country it's this. You have a Chicago Machine Democrat in the White House! Your telling me that Mitt Romney didn't have residencey in liberal Democrat Massachussets and got in? Hillary Clinton shared a condo in New York with Bill,denounced the Chicago Cubs and said she's a Yankee's fan to run for Senator in New York but that was OK? So is laundering money in off shore bank accounts. Ted Kennedy was Senator in Massachussets for decades and Mitt Romney(a conservative Republican) slips in as Governor? That tells both of us that the people of Massachussets were sick and tired of their liberal politics,you'd have to be nuts to think otherwise. What credentials did your guy Obama have when he got nonminated,? None, a community organizer that voted in concert in Congress, but you didn't care about that then.Why should you be concerned about that now What you have is one man that has the ability to make a $hitload of money or one with the ability to blow a $hitload tax payers money! True Patriot you'd be on Paul Revere's horse running in the other direction to warn Cornwallis' troops!

................| Romney: 'I have paid taxes every year'

OK. Mr. Vulture, just show us your tax returns. Facts will speak louder. Then we will get it over with.

Or the Vulture might just open the Pandora's box with the release?

That Harry Reid is one shrewd politician! And if the Obama political team orchestrated this - I can't wait to see what they have in the pipleline for August, September, and October. After all, Axelrod has always said, that if Mitt Romney is the nominee, they don't have a problem with that.

I will say this, if the Obama re-election campaign is as detail oriented as the president, it's gonna be fun to watch them take Romney apart running up to the election. And who knows, by framing Romney as an out of touch, robber baron. They may have already cemented the election. A 10 point lead in Florida?! I'm sure the race will tighten up toward election.

What really needs to happen is for all those independents to vote Dem when they go to vote Obama a second term.

Bullies don't like it when they get hit back. Quit crying like a little school girl Romney, you're in in the "Obama Hell's Kitchen" big league now.

True Patriot, We are all in Obama's Democrat Machine hell knucklehead! Lead(or try to), answer the question(if you can) ,or shut up and sit down! Yeah and great correlation to the current administration and the Irish Mob! Michelle Robinson said it best," I cant believe how a few white Irish families control Chicago"! Chicago Machine Politics at it's best. JAN 20,13 THE END OF AN ERROR!

I recently wrote an open letter in the Arizona Republic to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, requesting him to investigate Mitt Romney for tax evasion. Arpaio spent millions of taxpayer dollars investigating President Obama's birth place because, he said, he received requests from Maricopa County citizens that he do so.

It seems to me there's more reason to suspect Romney of tax evasion than there was to suspect that the President was not born where he said he was.

Anyone else that reads this and lives in Maricopa County, AZ- PLEASE, contact your sheriff (remember, he's the toughest sheriff in America) and urge him to investigate this heinous crime.

Ursula-279622 ""The president has now raised taxes on the middle class as so determined by the Supreme Court.".......Hold on there...the president will tax (fine) about 1% of people who can afford it but choose not to buy health insurance...as so determined by the Supreme Court"

You probably also believed Obama's claim of no new taxes on the middle class -"not one dime".

Who do you think will have to pay that tax/penalty? Not the 'rich' because they have health insurance. Not the 'poor' because they get free Medicaid - courtesy of the taxpayers.

That leaves the Middle Class to pay that tax - typically the 'working poor' who don't get insurance through their work. Even with the so-called 'subsidy', they will still not be able to afford the insurance, so in addition to being poor - they will now be TAXED by Obama.

I never cease to be amazed that people still buy Obama's rhetoric - 'Hook, line and sinker'.

I love it when people accuse Mr. Romney of not paying his taxes, especially from his foreign bank accounts.

They don't seem to realize that income taxes only tax, wait for it, income.

If money in the bank is only producing interest, you only pay taxes on that interest. You do not, should not, and are not expected to pay taxes on the money in the bank because that money is not income, and have already had taxes paid for in previous years.

It is like this. Say you have earned $30,000 in a year. You paid your taxes on it, all your expenses, and have $5,000 left over. You want to save that money for some future event (like buying a home, or retirement, or whatever). The way libbies want it, you should also pay taxes each year on the $5,000 you put in the bank because you have the money and everyone doesn't (spread the wealth ideology). I'm sorry, but I refuse to pay any tax on money that has already been taxed.

Plus, if you honestly think that Mr. Romney did not pay any taxes at all, then you do not know anything about AMT. Go look it up, I dare you.

If anyone needs to take off the "tin foil hat," it's ballie. Her post, "Romney said" is a bunch of dren. I know the first on the list was not said by Romney, but by an independent Super Pac. I could go on, but I don't see the point of wasting my time on lies.

I see your hypocritical libs have no problem with your President not supplying his tax records, or college records for that matter. Yet you believe Romney should throw out 10 years worth? This is all part of the Obama deflection plan. FACT IS, Obama has no record to run on, nor does he have anything for the future that will improve things. Instead, there has been a series of calculated attacks to deflect attention from Obama's abysmal record. (AND issues like, did he lie to the Publishing company when they promoted him as a man born in Kenya, or the birth certificate that says he was born in Hawaii. One way or another, he is lying, but that's OK because he's a Democrat.) Like I said before, only idiots believe this stuff. And, unfortunately, there are a number of those idiots who post on this thread, more than willing to repeat the lies and deflection. How much you being paid to do that? Talk about people who shouldn't be able to sleep at night. But then, Obama, Reid and Pelosi shouldn't be able to sleep at all......

Time for the corruption to end......

NOBAMA 2012, for the good of the country!

Mike from AZ -- Agreed. Romney got caught in his lie about paying taxes in Massachusetts so had to pay taxes retroactively. When he claims he's paid a lot of taxes, this is what he's referring to --When he got busted and had to pony up in exchange for running for governor.

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. How anyone, even the most hardcore rightwing conspiracy theorist can fall for Romney is mind-bending. The man is a scam, a blatant lying, obvious con artist.

Well what can we expect when folks like willowbrook above refuse to learn a damn thing (at least read other posts and the articles). This forum should allow collapse of posts like the one above that just repeats the same old debunked crap.

Rightwingers -- Get some new material! Obama/Biden - 2012!

For all of you "show us your application and transcript" nut jobs: let us assume, just for the sake of argument, that they are released. What will they prove, that 25-30 years ago, "Barry" Obama might not have had the grades which, if he was a white guy, would have gotten him into Harvard University Law School ? And your point is ? I'm sure that there are many students who got into Harvard based on something other than purely their academic record.

Also, lets assume Barack Hussein Obama put down that his name was Barry Soereto on his initial application, does that mean he informed the U.S. Department of State that he was no longer a U.S. Citizen ? Hardly.

All you birthers need to get a life. PRESIDENT Barack Hussein Obama IS a natural born United States Citizen, fully qualified to be President of the United States. I know he is black, and that is the real issue. You can't stand the FACT that a black man was elected to President of the United States and the Republican Party, thanks to the Tea Party and birthers like you, is so incompetant that it is unable to come up with a qualified candidate to defeat him.

Anyone who was at all a decent candidate would be 10 or 15 points ahead of current President at this point in the election cycle. Instead, the GOP has Willard Mitt Romney whose only response to attacks is, "Yes I did" and "You shut up." My niece in First Grade can come up with something better than that. The Democratic party will continue to beat Romney up about his tax returns all the way until he either releases them or loses the election. Of course, if he does release them, we will find out that he probably has been lying to the American people all along.

Romney: 'I have paid taxes every year'

Talk is cheap. Prove it, buster. Got something to hide? Gee I CAN'T IMAGINE what it might be...

dirp -- The Flat Earth Society will believe anything. They believe WMD were taken to Syria, even though Bush himself said there were no WMDs. They believe there is infiltration of the Muslim Brotherhood in our government, though the source Frank Gaffney also accuses Grover Norquist -- so funny (I once made fun of conspiracy theories saying Norquist was the long-lost brother of Morsi based on how they look related).

The Birther conspiracy becomes even more absurd when one listens to Rep. King:

KING: We went down into the Library of Congress and we found a microfiche there of two newspapers in Hawaii each of which had published the birth of Barack Obama. It would have been awfully hard to fraudulently file the birth notice of Barack Obama being born in Hawaii and get that into our public libraries and that microfiche they keep of all the newspapers published.

And yet he goes on to speculate in such a delusional way that many are calling for a psychological examination of this man, because this is only one of many incidents in which he rambles on in a nonsensical way that is just crazy. And he's only one of the growing list of crazies in the Teapublican Party.

What's with the GOP/TP? At least the Dems are telling their supporters not to vote for a conspiracy theorist running who is running as a Democrat. The Republicans better get their act together or they may well go the way of the Whigs. Romney is just a con man who is only successful when he runs in a weak field. When he has a strong opponent like Ted Kennedy of President Obama, it becomes obvious he is not qualified. The GOP must do better than this if they want to remain relevant.

“Let me also say, categorically, I have paid taxes every year. And a lot of taxes. So Harry is simply wrong and that is why I am so anxious for him to give us the names of the people who put this forward. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to hear the names are people from the White House or the Obama campaign or who knows where they are coming from,” Romney added.

I see that this is a dilemma, mainly for Mitt. Reid made an ungainly attack, I'll agree to that, but I think it was more of a trick to force Mitt's hands on his tax returns. Romney responded, but we technically can't know if he is true or not. Reid is most likely wrong, but Romney might be wrong, and so we cannot believe either of them. This is more pressing for Romney, as he is running for election. Either he has to release his tax returns and end this whole thing now, or endure the pain. Mitt, please grow a pair and either put up or shut up.

When did it become a bad thing to be 'white' and 'male' in america.

The same day when it became bad to be poor and/or middle class in America.

Brianb-999431

I sincerely hope Romney holds his ground on not releasing any more of his returns. It's not required and if he does release them it will show weakness by bowing down to the liberals demands. The liberals aren't going to vote for him no matter if he released 20 years... it's a no win situation.

Neither is it mandatory for you to release your birth certificate, unless you are either black or a Democrat. Why didn't you say the same damn thing when Obama was forced to release his @!$%#ing birth certificate???? Either you right-wingers are racist, or plainly disgraceful. Pick your choice.

Romney is not required to release them... and he shouldn't release them because of the incessant chirping from the left. Leave them hanging... I don't care if they shout it from the mountain tops... It's none of their business. And before you go saying that it is... I will tell you point blank that it is NONE of your business. Romney did what was required... PERIOD!

Okay, if Romney's tax returns are none of our business, how is it the Republicans' business to see Obama's @!$%#ing birth certificate??? For God's sake, Romney's tax plan cuts taxes for the wealthy and raises taxes on the middle class!!! If he wants to get support for his tax plan, we ought to know what tax rate he is paying, to see if he (like all of those so-called "job creators) are being "crushed by the burdens of over-taxation" so much that they cannot afford to buy a 12,000 sq mile mansion!!!

Keep up your false accusations liberals... it's you that are starting to look like total idiots and fools.

Ah, I see you forgot the birthers and the Tea Party....

fenderbluesjr

Mike-416, "so Obama has to produce all this nonsensical garbage to quell the birthers" and "yet Mitt can't give a few years tax returns"? First of all this is fair game political witch hunting, the Dem's are digging into a multi millionaires tax returns to find an inappropriate filing.

Name me the last president who's birth certificate was forced to be disclosed publicly. Secondly, name me the last president in the past 30 to 50 years who hasn't released at least 5 years of tax returns. If the public deserves to know Obama's academic records in Harvard, as you righties say, then the public also deserves to know Romney's tax filings. Transparency cuts both ways.

By comparison the Republican's asked to see a birth certificate. What are you nuts? All your guy had to do was produce a birth certificate,but he dragged his ass for political reasons.

Same thing that Romney's doing right now.

Secondly, they are both viable questions,several years of tax returns may take some time preparing. But a mere birth cirtificate? What was the hold up kids? I've had a laminated copy of mine for years to get into Mexico before you needed a PassPort.

Once again, name me the last president whose birth certificate was forcibly disclosed. The holdup is that you are essentially inviting yourself to being called a racist, or at least biased, since no president's citizenship has been put into serious denial except this one.

You "clowns" want to stick a fiber-optic up Mitt's financial a$$ and are squealling because you aint getting it fast enough! Bill Daley runs O's campaign, Chicago Machine Democrat style, if you are not discusted by that, then you are a part of it!

Actually, we aren't getting it AT ALL. And by they, the "Chicago Political Machine" is a helluva lot better than the post-Citizens United "democracy."

JANUARY,20,13 THE END OF AN ERROR!

Hell yea; we're gonna kick those fascist right-wingers out!

RedSoxRule

alex, you dumb twit. Have you even bothered to look at Romney's tax plan?

I have, and personally, if I was a conservative I wouldn't like it.

He wants to ELIMINATE loopholes.

Unfortunately, he never stated what loopholes he would eliminate, and many of those that are ruled out of being restricted or eliminated greatly benefit the wealthiest Americans (like the deduction for savings). Not to mention that he actually cuts taxes for the wealthy by repealing the estate tax (prevents inheritance-based aristocracies), the AMT (attempts to force the wealthy to pay a decent rate), and cutting taxes by 20% (greatly affects top two rates). And if Romney wants to pay for it (which I think he will have to, what with the deficit hawks chirping around), he will have to reduce numerous middle class deductions due to the lack of wealthy deductions, raising taxes on the middle class and on the poor. If he cut spending, he'd hurt the middle class since only discretionary programs are up on the chopping block.

Morons like you should not even be allowed to vote.

Ahh, dipping into the disenfranchisement argument, eh???? Typical right-winger.

Libbys just don't want to hear truth or facts, they just want to listen to lies from Obama and run off half cocked.

At least we know that you need revenues to cut the deficit; hell, even The Economist says that.

Sad. No wonder this country is so screwed.

Yea, since right-wing morons like you can't seem to compromise with or even talk to people across the aisle without lying or being reasonable....

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Freshieee -- Great post. Last night on the news, they played video of Romney over the years when ever he is asked about releasing his tax returns. The saying "thou dost protest too much" absolutely applies to Romney.

Like a poker player, you can tell Romney is lying the more adamant he becomes, "vigorously disputing" using a string of strong words (e.g., patently false, etc.) raising his voice and hyperventilating. And the old"I'm rubber, you're glue" tactic of going on the offense and attacking his opponents on that very issue -- demanding Ted Kennedy's returns, and worse after all his opponents in Massachusett's released their tax records, he went after the spouse!

Add to that Eric Fuhrman, who has been at Romney's side all these years, who also goes hyperbolic over the matter. Now Fuhrman is comparing speculation about Romney paying less than the 13.9% tax rate, and possibly no taxes for as much as 10 years to McCarthyism. Not too over the top, hmm?

And the last time Romney & Co. were so adamant about Romney paying taxes in Massachusetts, he was busted for lying about it. Then afterwards they claimed Romney paid the Massachusetts taxes retroactively, and when asked for proof, they said folks would just have to trust Romney on that.

"...insulting to Americans' intelligence" -- How stupid do they think voters are, pulling out the same old failed tactics? Well some are stupid enough, but most voters won't fall for this crap again. Just the fact they are trying to do it again is pathetic and disgusting, certainly not what folks look for in a president, Commander in Chief, and leader of the free world.

Romney -- The man is a scam, and he's not in it for you.

So those of you who are demanding Romney's tax returns. Ask me one question--Why do you care? Is there even one of you who would change their vote if you discovered he paid an effective rate of 30%?

First of all, I wouldn't even vote for him if he paid 100%. Secondly, we care because we want to see how Romney will benefit from his own tax plan; a great way to determine what a leader's economic principles are is to see how he would fare under his own tax plan. I've read the Tax Policy Center summary, and apparently Romney will do very well; he may not pay any lower rates (although many of his loopholes will stay intact), but many of his rich friends will get huge payoffs. That apparently means that either (A) he knows nothing about " tax fairness," or (B) his real priorities are enriching his fellow businessmen at the expense of the rest of the population. Take your pick; I personally think it's mostly A.

Or would you respond like you did when you found out that he was much more generous than Obama by saying well of course he did because he made so much money. I guarantee that none of you would change your vote based on whats in his tax return, I dont get what the big deal to you then is? Explain it to me substantively because if you are just asking for his returns as a volunteer campaigner, go somewhere else.

Romney claims to know how the economy works. He even says that his tax plan will increase taxes on the wealthy or keep them steady, both of which are false. So technically, he is lying through his teeth. Plus we have to see if he has integrity; Obama and his predecessors had the integrity to release their tax returns (and Obama even disclosed his own @!$%#ing birth certificate). Why shouldn't Romney be held to the same standard??? Is he somehow above every previous president and candidate (including his own father) just because he is wealthy??? So much for America being the "Land of the Free."

Maybe Reid can be sued for slander, making false claims?

Then Romney can be sued for false claims as well...

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Freshieee, Name the last president whose origin of birth was in question? Why would anyone when asked not show proof of them being an American? President Obama could have said look, here it is,let's cut the bull$hit and fix our country. Personally I didnt doubt his citizenship but I don't understand why he dragged his a$$ and didn't quell the argument by producing it. The job numbers are out now by the way Freshieee,you to Patriot,they don't look good for the promises your guy made in '08! Blame Bush as always there guys but that $hit has worn thin. Speaking of $hit,Freshieee, I can get suspended or at least collapsed by the community for personally saying to you what I feel about you pulling the race card on me. But I'm not even going to bother, because you do not know me and you don't know what you're talking about. When you went there you ran out of points to make. And obviously you're not from around here,Obama's home turf,because being called a Chicago Machine Politician is an insult. MITT ROMNEY '12

Actually, when the issue initially came up, the president produced what most people get now, a short form, confirming his birth. However, that was not good enough for the birthers (white supremacists in another form) who demanded "a copy of the long form birth certificate" just to prove the point. The entire issue was not asked of John McCain, who was NOT born in the United States. He did not have to prove his ability to be President of the United States. However, John McCain is an old white guy, so of course he must be eligible.

Speaking of $hit,Freshieee, I can get suspended or at least collapsed by the community for personally saying to you what I feel about you pulling the race card on me.

I never said that you were a racist; I was merely pointing out that you were opening yourself to accusations of being racist.

Willowbrook, do you have any clue what "Paid no taxes" means??? It means he moved so much cash offshore and/or used many loopholes not available to the many that he owed hardly no taxes when he filed. His tax return he released showed only 13% of his income was taxed, but the years he won't release may show 5% or 0% tax owed. Do you really want as President who wants to hide how he accumulated so much money? He didn't get such as high net worth from working at Bain. He is making many millions from other sources. Sources he doesn't want anyone to know about, but his tax returns will show.

How low can you go? Simply amazing to see the Senate Majority leader stand on the floor and just make up a story. Harry Reid is a liar, plain and simple. He offers no proof, and yet the entire Democratic Party rallies to his side. There is just no moral or ethical standard too low for the Democratic Party to go. What a pathetic excuse for a leader in the party, and how stupid are those that elect a liar like Harry Reid? Hillary Clinton accused Obama of lying and running a dirty campaign against her in 2008. Well the writing is on the wall, Obama and Democratic Party will say or do anything to keep power, even tell and outright lie on the Senate floor.

Hey Mittens,

It's for YOU to put up. Put up your tax returns. That's all it will take to make everybody shut up. It must be pretty bad if you can't make that simple effort. Your mouth is your worst enemy.

Since when in America is the presumptive "innocent until proven guilty," not applicable and the burden of proof not on the accuser. So, unless Obama issued another executive order that we missed countermanding this long standing rule, put up or shut up, Harry Reid, remains the order of the day.

• So you pay taxes every year do you Mitt. Well -- my 12 year old granddaughter pays taxes every year too. (sales taxes) I don't doubt you followed the law and paid exactly what you had to. But you likely paid a very, very small percentage of your income in taxes and that's the problem. The real issue is NOT what you paid but the system that allows some family making 60 grand a year paying a larger percentage of their income in taxes than you pay. If you actually released your tax returns that could start a middle class backlash that you and your rich biddies couldn't stop.

Absolutely amazing that the only thing the Democrats can grab a hold is a rumor Reid already admitted he has no basis for saying. This is absolutely pathetic.

Here's the simple truth - if Romney broke the tax law, Obama's administration (aka IRS) would be all over him with legal action. Hmmm that ain't happening is it?

And oh btw seems to me we have a double standard here, Obama appointed a known tax fraud artist in his cabinet -Timothy Geithner.

How about Obama stands on his record. How about Obama propose meaningful policies that aren't a blatant attempt at buying votes.

The Democrats are running from any definitive platform statements and relying on mudslinging...

OK libs show me concrete facts to refute my statements. CONCRETE FACTS!

As American Citizens, we all pay taxes everyday, and a lot of taxes, like sales taxes, State Tax, Social Securty Tax, etc., so for Romney to simply say he pays taxes and a lot of them, well, don't we all!

I'm sure Romney paid a lot of sales taxes on all those cars he bought, and all those houses he bought, but did he pay capital gains taxes? He didn't say.

What Romney DIDN'T say was that he pays a lot of "income taxes", because he probably doesn't.

Unless and until Romney releases his tax returns, we can safely assume that Harry Reid is right, and that's why Romney won't release his tax returns, because Romney has too much to hide.

I just want to see how much he paid in the way of taxes, just like I would with any presidential candidate. Of all the possible secrets he might have, this one is just too obvious to look past. He has a lot of money. He has made a lot of money. He wants to be leader of the free world. Let's see the returns. Obama did it as a candidate. So did McCain. So did Bush. So has every major-party nominee in the past several decades or so, at least. It's standard stuff. Why not Mitt? What's he hiding?

I'm pretty sure Romney paid taxes, and maybe even a lot of taxes, but that does not mean that he paid income taxes or even filled out a form 1040. If he had no income and was living on investments, or rolled over tax differed investments into an IRA it is possible that he could maneuver his wealth in such a way that he had no tax liabilities and therefor no income tax statements. All that may be legal but highly embarrassing for one that wants to preside over you and me. My internal revenuer brother's comment was Kings didn't pay taxes either, taxes were paid to the king.

This is so much BS about Tax Returns... the IRS knows, our government knows, all of these so called looking for the truth know, but they give the American public a distraction and guess what a lot of public bites on it.

Just another dismissal way to distract us from talking about REAL issues. This isn't anything different than birth certificates, moon missions and all the other conspiracy theory's floating around.

“I’m following the precedent set by the last presidential candidate of our party, John McCain, putting out two years of income tax returns and putting out a financial disclosure statement, those as required by law, of course,” Romney said.

And we know how well that worked out for Mr. McCain, don't we Willard?

Morgs74

Can't believe Obama and Sandusky were such close friends at Penn State. Many sleep overs I heard. No? Prove me wrong.

Kind of hard to prove a negative eh?

Mike-416 - Exactly. If you have proof you let that speak. If not, you keep your mouth shut and quit embarrassing yourself.

Morgs74 - and yet you continue to open your mouth and prove to everyone you're a fool!

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It cracks me up that the Right don't see:

1) the irony that it was MITT'S FATHER that essentially set the precedent for multiple years of tax returns made transparent and stated that to not do so suggested there was something to hide,

2) the total double standard in complaining about furthering a rumor without substantiation re: Mitt and the entire birther movement, B.S. related to college documents, etc when things have vetted and accepted by some pretty high standards AND many courts have thrown out birth certificate cases stating that it's been settled.

3) that it would be EASY to quell the rumor, fit into the norm of pretty much all Presidential candidates for many years AND show people Mitt has a willingness to have even a little bit of transparency about him. All he has to do is actually release some tax records.

haha this is hilarious. show us your papers willard!

Can't believe Obama and Sandusky were such close friends at Penn State. Many sleep overs I heard. No? Prove me wrong.

Idiots, the burden of proof is on the accuser. If you have none, STFU.

Birth certificates, passports, Harvard transcripts, Tony Rezko, Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, etc, etc, etc...

After all the BS accusations that the radical right has thrown around about President Obama my simple question about Mr. Romney and his tax returns is this...

HOW DOES IT FEEL?

What's the term that Mr. Romney would use? Oh, yeah...SAUCE FOR THE GANDER!!!

Amen Dem4Freedom.

DaNoid - That is your justification for this? "How does it feel?" You tease us, we will tease you back? Grow up.

Morgs74 - as a woman who likes men I've never beaten my "wife" as I'm sure you do. Your stupid argument is all stupidity but I understand it's all the far right has when you have to run an empty suit like Mitt. Pitiable!

Oh and by the way, a straight D student NEVER head Harvard Law Review but I wouldn't expect a mental midget like you to understand that he probably made straight A's! You truly are just plain stupid!

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SeekingSanity

Oh and by the way, a straight D student NEVER head Harvard Law Review but I wouldn't expect a mental midget like you to understand that he probably made straight A's! You truly are just plain stupid!

Prove it. Also prove you don't beat your wife. We are not a third world country, yet. When we accuse people of things they may or may not have done you provide proof.

This is why we are innocent until proven guilty. Can you imagine how much more over loaded our court system would be if we have to prove our innocence? This is not the way America works but I see you guys are trying your damnedest to change that.

I just got off the phone with a former pool-boy for Harry Reid who confirmed the following:
-Reid makes loves to farm animals
-Reid is an active participant in a Satanic cult that routinely slaughters randomly kidnapped street people
-Reid and Nancy Pelosi have "clothes switching" parties during which they role-play and smash kittens with tire-irons
-Reid has 27 wives, is a Grand Kleigal in the Ku Klux Klan, and is gay....

WOW!!

Dem4, all those things take a minute of concentration. Maybe even a bit of elementary math. They always grab their head and say "don't confuse me with the details". Awfully sad state we are in, when its seems strange it probably is, if they offer no agenda then it is strange, and no details to go with it. A reasonable person would not accept such a position from a presidential candidate.

Exactly. If you have proof you let that speak.

Hey Morgs, thanks for clearing up why Mittens won't release his Tax returns. Just finished reading Morgs posts and had to edit this and say Jeeze Morgs, you really are the village idiot.

Morgs74 - no that was YOU rife with STD's. Hope you've let your partner know!

drano-2462756

ust finished reading Morgs posts and had to edit this and say Jeeze Morgs, you really are the village idiot.

The lefty way. When you have no substance take the low road.

Find me an attorney who can prosecute crimes on hear-say and conjecture and I will change my tune.

If I am correct I see you spouting off about the witch hunt on Holder. Hypocrisy much? What a dolt.

SeekingSanity

Morgs74 - no that was YOU rife with STD's. Hope you've let your partner know!

Just keep making @!$%# up. Anything to take peoples eye of the economy. I would too if I were on your team.

Morgs74 - you'd never be on my team! Not a chance - we select much better than that!

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Lady Cat says, "Prove it. Release the statements."

I am sure Romney would be happy to comply if it were required by law. Besides, since our Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner is an admitted tax cheat and Democrats have no problem with him, why have a problem now? Or is this righteous indignation only because Obama is trailing in every poll that doesn't over sample registered Democrats?

Oh I forgot, you don't ask questions of Queen, Ann Romney.

However, it gives us liberals a tingle up our legs in knowing that Queen Ann will never be First Lady.

DaNoid - That is your justification for this? "How does it feel?" You tease us, we will tease you back? Grow up.

Morgs, the GOP has made a cottage industry out of spreading rumors, lies, allegations and innuendo. Limbaugh, Malkin, Coulter, Beck, Hannity, O'Reilly, Palin, Taitz...they make a fortune doing the EXACT same thing that is happening to Mr. Romney. Sen. Richard Shelby, Rep. Roy Blunt, Rep. Jean Schmidt, Rep. Nathan Deal, Sen. David Vitter, Rep. Michele Bachmann, Donald Trump, Tracey Mann, Newt Gingrich...all politicians who have thrown around allegations on the birth certificate alone.

...but you want to complain that it's happening to Mr. Romney? The lady doth protest too much, methinks!

Da Noid - this lady says that Morgs is NO lady - a gutter rat maybe - definitely no lady!

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Morgs74, Straight D students don't graduate Magna Cum Laude. "Magna Cum Laude" applies to the top 10% of the class. Try again.

Willards father, George Romney stated, "just releasing 1 or 2 years returns can be manulpulated to make a candidate look good", so he released 12 years returns. Those showed he paid an average of over 36%. I doubt Willards half the man his father was or paid 1/4 the average in taxes.

Morgs

You're reasoning is all wrong. The accusation is that he did not pay taxes. The only way to prove him wrong is to show you did pay taxes. You cannot prove a negative, just a positive. Just like Hussein could not prove he did not have WMD, but we could have proven him wrong if we found he did have WMD. Like I cannot prove there is no god, you have to prove to me there is one. Simple Math.

I wonder if cancelled checks would prove payment of taxes to the IRS ? Would that satisfy the screaming liberals and PROVE, once and for all, that Harry Reid is simply making $hit up for political purposes ??

My guess is the answer would be "NO" ..... they would still piss and moan, bitch and complain about his tax returns. Considering how the leftist media distorts Romney's every utterance, one could understand Mr. Romneys caution. Besides, most of the libbies flapping their gums on this website know jack$hit about taxes ..... but that won't stop them from running their mouths like they do !

Morgs74

Prove it. Also prove you don't beat your wife. We are not a third world country, yet. When we accuse people of things they may or may not have done you provide proof.

you are forgetting one secret igredient: this tax thing has been following Mitt since 1994 when he ran for Senate seat against Kennedy. The issue also came up when he ran for Gov of Mass in 2002, and then again in 2008 when running for president. Now in 2012 you would think that Romney had half a brain and released them - of course if he has nothing to hide.

He showed the tax returns to McCain, yet McCain decided to pick Palin. Why? I have no clue but neither do you.

This is not a new topic, this has been going on for almost 20 years. Yet Romney is either too stupid or too crooked to show his returns. This is not going away - it hasn't for 20 years!

Now show me any history of President Obama and Sandusky, or SeekingSanity beating "his" wife.

Oh Boo hoo......Harry Reid won't tell the rt wingers how much he has on Romney so Romney can try and spin another lie. The trap is set......

Of course "Rocky Reid" has a source. The ol boxer is just hooking lefts away at Mittster with body punches, as Mitt says one thing and drops his guard down lower to protect from body punch(Known person who knows Romney did not pay taxes 10 years) Reid will come over the top for a knockout! If Romney does not respond to body punches, he goes down. If Romney does try to explain, he is wide open for the knockout punch because he paid no taxes and will try to spin it retroactively in his mental wayback machine.

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Romney has paid taxes every year?? But were they Federal taxes, state taxes , capital gains, luxury taxes, sales taxes, etc? I'm sure he paid property taxes but in which state/s?? ;-)

Show your tax returns Romney!

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Everyone just remember the Cornedservatudes lied about the ACA was unconstitutional and the SC handed them their ass and said otherwise. So hose it down, lather up and dry your asses off!

Morgs74

drano-2462756 - Heard you were rife with STD's. Please release your test results. Until then, I have I can only believe you are HIV positive.

Normally I don't tend to go this deep in the personalizing @!$%#, due to the fact that I don't like giving rat bastards like you what you want, and I won't. Stay off this vine until you can evolve from being a troll.

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I'm predisposed to believe Harry Reid, especially now that Dana Bash has confirmed his source, and Reid is not backing off -- He went on to restate his claim on the floor and to write a long rebuttal to Romney's obnoxious attack to put up or shut up.

Romney is one those good looking people who start to look ugly to you the more you get to know them.

Well of course Romney paid taxes every year, just not income taxes! You have to be very specific with this sleazeball. And when you do, like asking have you ever paid less than 13.9% tax rate, then you get the old "I'll be happy to look into that." "I'll have to get back with you on that." And then Romney never does jacksh!t about "that" and his response latter will be that his affairs are private, and "you people" will just have to trust him on that.

Romney -- YOU put up or shut up.

So have I Romney ... it is a a question of fair share. I will show you mine if you show yours. Everyone here agree with that?

he made very little in income, most of his was capital gains ........... that being said, he sounds like he's trying to claim the mantle of the working poor who also pay taxes every year, lots of taxes, but no taxes at the end of the year because they don't make enough money through the year, if he actually placed himself in that group through cheating the system then he will indeed kill his chances of being president while improving his chances of being prisoner number 135689

Reality Check-1104333 ... I believe your cheque just bounced.

Reality Check: Excuse me, but I don't believe the bottom 50% are dregs of ANY sort....most of them are retired, disabled, without jobs, or just downright poor for no reason of their own making. Must be nice to be so rich that you can put down the people who aren't. Get a life!! And, before you make such a ridiculous statement, do the research. As a matter of fact, 35,000 wealthy households (or 0.88%) paid NO taxes in 2009. This was an article in 2012 Bloomberg News.

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Everyone except, ahem, the bottom 50 %of the dregs of the barrel those on the left are so anxious to support.

So you dont understand how a millionare should be paying taxes and someone who makes $13K a year shouldnt? Seriously? It feels like I shouldnt need to explain this to anyone.

No, Reality Check, everyone pays taxes of some sort - even those folks below the poverty line. Make it easy on yourself and consider how much DISPOSABLE income someone making minimum wage has, then cry me a river about how they don't pay income taxes!

reality check; you should read Keith Brackett post above yours. He explains why 48% don't pay income taxes....you guessed it......they don't earn enough for the entire year. Kinda hard to argue about mulch-millionaires not paying any income taxes when those others don't make what Rommney makes everyday for their entire working year. Not a lot of common sense in that argument.

does that include all the prisoners, illegals and identity thieves that our government has sent billions of dollars to?

Crystal - you mean like you?

Well Ursula, he certainly never paid any payroll taxes because he evaded them by being paid in stock and 'carried interest' so he wouldn't be required to pay such a plebian tax like the rest of us who work for a living. As for property taxes, yes he pays those, but he lies to the states in which he has homes, changing his tax returns each year to reflect the 'home' state that will require him to pay the least amount of taxes. He tried that when he was running for governor of MA. Said he didn't file in Utah, but got caught in that lie during the time it took his accountants to retroactively change those returns. Same as when he retroactively retired from Bain so he wouldn't be held accountable for the massive outsourcing his company did, yet he testified in MA that he was not only a MA resident during the years he spent in Utah, but was also back in MA quarterly for board meetings at Bain. Clearly the guy is a liar who thinks we're all too stupid to recognize that he doesn't have a time machine and even though the tax laws may allow him to retroactively file his returns or retire as CEO and owner of Bain, he can't change what we now know are his lies.

He'll never release those returns because they contain enough evidence to try him for multiple felonies. They would find he lied to get on the ballot in MA and served as governor without the correct qualifications, he's evaded taxes at every turn and he's used his Caymen Island account to act as a pass through so his wife's horse company could be registered as a foreign company thereby avoiding taxes on any profits they may earn from that business.

And paying "a lot of taxes" (even if they are all income taxes, which hasn't been clarified) doesn't necessarily mean he's paid a very high PERCENTAGE or that he hasn't used a million loopholes to get out of his reasonable share. He doesn't want people to see how he's used tax policy because then they might actually figure out how that could translate into his willingness to use tax policy against the middle class if he were to become President. It's not a small thing.

Those 48% most definitely pay taxes: sales tax, fuel tax, property tax (either direct or through rent to the landlord who is passing on his property tax, etc).

But those who arguing whether he paid his fair share, I'm sure Mitt only paid what he owed. Just like loudmouthed DNC supporting billionaires who constantly point to the unfairness but still only pay what they owe.

And seriously, if Mitt hadn't paid any taxes you don't think that by now someone in the IRS wouldn't have leaked one of Mitt's returns?

The fact maybe he got a lot of tax credits really is not a reflection on him. It's a reflection on our broken tax system.

well said Voter!

Now, where are the real issues to talk about? Oh, sorry, no stories about real issues on this site...

Snark lady,

Tax evasion is against the law, tax avoidance, thru legal means, is entirely acceptable behavior on the part of millions of Americans, including you, me, and anyone else that owns a home, or itemizes deductions on their tax returns.

"He'll never release those returns because they contain enough evidence to try him for multiple felonies."

Your accusations of multiple felonies are ludicrous, do you actually think that Romney is not audited on a yearly basis? His tax returns are no doubt, as squeeky clean as clean can be. In his shoes, I would hire the best tax accountants and tax attorneys available, which I'm sure he has, and would follow their instructions explicitly, so as to minimize my tax liability LEGALLY!!.

Folks like yourself made fun of the birthers (rightfully so in my opinion), and you have now set yourself up to be the laughingstock of the righties, good job!!

Living in L.A. - there is no reason to believe for one minute that Mitt is audited on a yearly basis. In fact, there is every reason to believe he - like most people - is not. He would only be audited if the IRS had found problems with his taxes. That doesn't mean he hasn't done anything improper - just that he hasn't been caught. Many cheats are not caught for years.

Folks like you who pretend to know it all continue to make the far right laughingstocks!

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the bottom 50 %of the dregs of the barrel

what an @!$%#! (azzhole)

If this righteous indignation works as well as the Chick-fil-A protest Romney should get a huge boost. As if the majority of the American people are really going to fall for Harry Reid's fabrication. After all the vast majority of Americans are not registered Democrats who will jump on the bandwagon without so much as one shred of proof. Yeah, that is the type of people we need to lead our nation. Just don't forget the funny nose and glasses when you show up to vote.

Rick - considering that many Republican politicians are also asking Romney to cough up the tax returns you might want to reconsider the "liberal" thing. You just sound ignorant!

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Seeking Sanity.....you are wrong on one point. The IRS does random auditing. I have been auditied numerous times....most often when I filed using standard deductions, not itemized.

All Mr. Romney needs to do is show cancelled checks to the IRS and Harry Reid will need a super-sized egg scraper to remove the egg on his face. But there are other ways to prove the payment of taxes as well.

If this represents the "best the Dems can do" to try and force the situation .... they could be pissing directly into a really stiff breeze, only to have it come right back at them and smack them in the lips. Maybe Harry needs to get his swim goggles ready !

Even billionaires have a less than 7% chance of being audited. Releasing his returns would show if he was one of the 10's of thousands of Americans who took advantage of amnesty over his unreported offshore accounts? If so even if under amnesty he was absolved of criminal charges he still committed a felony.

With such an opportunity in hand I can't imagine a reason so bad that Romney still won't release his tax returns.

Tell me that if it was President Obama refusing to release his tax returns you would be telling me we can just trust him like the republicans have done about his birth certificate. Right?

Rod_Father -

Have been meaning to tell you for a while now, every time I see one of your posts I get a little jolt, because my late father - a staunch Democrat , of course - was named Rod. If you're going to use that screen name, you've got some big shoes to fill. And I mean that literally - he wore like a size 13 or something.

Now if you tell me that you hail from Williamsport, PA, were once president of a labor union, liked Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold and Patsy Cline, and could never get enough ring balogna from the Amish place at the Bazaar of All Nations, you're gonna really freak me out!

JoAnne,

Sorry to disappoint you. I take it that I remind you of your Father, he musta been a helluva nice guy!

Crystal - since you appear to be missing a large portion of your brain - let me explain this - yet again. Everyone's college transcripts are sealed - yours would have been had you ever attended college. From Outside the Beltway:

The common response to the points I’m raising here usually boils down to mentioning the fact that The New Yorker managed to get its hands on George W. Bush’s Yale transcripts during the 2000 campaign. They didn’t get them from the Bush campaign and, technically, whoever released them was violating Federal laws regarding the privacy of education records. Several months later, The Washington Post managed to get its hands on Al Gore’s education records, again without the consent of the campaign and in apparent violation of Federal law.

Now why don't you crawl back to the gutter you came out of - oh that's right, the rats there don't want you either. You are total filth!

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Crystal -

Wait a minute - Obama's father is Frank Marshall Davis??? This is HUGE!!! So why did he name his kid Barack Hussein Obama? And was Davis born in Kenya, too, or does this mean that the President really is an American?

As for Larry Sinclair, if you're going to insist on repeating these idiotic stories, at least get the, uhhh, "facts" straight. Larry Sinclair's the one who wrote the book - the "lover" was former choirmaster Donald Young, and Sinclair claimed that Obama and Jeremiah Wright were involved in his murder. Of course, if you google "Larry Sinclair", you also get reports that Obama murdered him, too, and cleverly made it look like a hit and run - but only after Joe Biden and his son Beau once had Sinclair arrested in Washington D.C. just for giving a speech. Personally, I don't think he's really dead; I think Eric Holder's got him stashed away somewhere out in Area 51, where the space aliens who are still alive are conducting horrible scientific experiments on him while Elvis feeds him grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches. I mean, I read it all on the Internet, so it must be true, right?

JoAnne - LOVED the post!

Where does the far right get all these loonies? It's absolutely amazing that's all the GOP attracts!

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I believe the issue with respect to Romney not releasing his tax returns could very well center around the amnesty program for felony tax evaders who did not report funds stashed in foreign banks as required by U.S. tax law. My simple question to Mitt Romney is "Did you take advantage of the amnesty program for not reporting your foreign bank holdings and if yes how many years did you take advantage of the program?"

Who cares about this lame put up or shut up mantra. Liberals don't seem to realize how lame that sounds. How about fix the economy or shut up. Anyone notice how whenever the Democrats attack Romney he goes up in the polls? I say keep up this lame campaign strategy and it will be a blow out in November. Obama simply has no record to run on, or he would.

Rick - considering that many Republican politicians are also asking Romney to cough up the tax returns you might want to reconsider the "liberal" thing. You just sound ignorant!

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Clearly the amount of time Romney spends defending his decision not to release more returns hurts him or he wouldn't keep responding. He'd release more if he didn't think he'd take a worse hit by doing so. What's he hiding?

Add Romney's mega-inflated 401k to the list of questions and that may well be one of the reasons he's not willing to release his tax returns. He's been asked to release them since he ran for Governor of Mass. He refused then too. He submitted 23 years of returns to McCain when he was being vetted for VP; why won't he submit those same returns to the American people? Because whatever he's hiding would be enough to change the course of his candidacy.

The Romney's are tax cheats, that is obvious.

FDCOOKIN

How does releasing tax statements determine if he can run the country?

Ethical honesty? Nah, @!$%# ethics.

Wrong.

Its funny how all the Republicans asked for a copy of a birth certificate to verify if another was fit to run a country.

FDCOOKIN

Wrong.

That was easy, now try something with some depth to it.

It does not prove qualification directly- It does answer the question of the lie he has already been caught in: that he had nothing to do with BAIN AFTER 1999.It's come out that he was CEO and stockholder until 2002. It has come out that they wanted him back at board meetings. He has said that some of their questionable deals were done after he left the company, yet won't give the one proof that he did not profit from BAIN as it's CEO during that time. Just doing things legally does not make them ethical- and that does make a difference.

I want to trust the person running my country, I guess you dont care as long as they arent black.

FDCOOKIN

Wrong.

Your logic is bulletproof.

Mike-416

FDCOOKIN

Wrong.

Your logic is bulletproof.

i would have said nonexistent... logic and conservative arguments are like mobile infantry and the fleet. They don't mix.

His father said only releasing 1 or 2 returns could be done to make a candidate look good. Is Romney trying to look better than he is and don't the American people deserve to know the true man who would be POTUS?

Larry my friend, this guy has two degrees from Harvard...just a little common sense... if you’re gonna run for president, you might want to err on the side of overpaying your taxes, not take advantage of every tax gimmick available, it looks a tad tacky. You can be sure, if he refuses to submit taxes from 2002 thru 2010 soon, he a dead-man walking (politically).

you might want to err on the side of overpaying your taxes,

Actually, according to Mitt, paying more than you owe in taxes is BAD.

FDCOOKIN

How does releasing tax statements determine if he can run the country?

Well, for one thing, it's a way of knowing whether his tax plan will help or hurt him and his fellow 1%ers.

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Not even close - Obama provided the proof prior to becoming POTUS, required by law - bigoted individuals drummed up the witch hunt because the could not stand to have him in the White House.

It was never released he was asked many times to show it yet it took years. And lets be real the word bigoted is used towards anyone who disagrees with the democrats and thats actually them democrats being the bigoteds.....

It's 2012- that's old news proven time and time again. The tax returns are not the same issue at all.

Jerry-889595

It was never released he was asked many times to show it yet it took years.

Wow. Fox news does really appeal to simple folk. I almost feel sorry for how misinformed you are.

Obama provided is short form birth certificate just like everyone else who has ever run for office.

People pressed for the long form and got it - exposing them as the clueless geniuses they are.

You must like Fox then Mike. And you must be from a different planet because it was all over the media just like the Tax thing was then. Where were you then watching Fox?

Jerry, the "Birther" nonsense is over...Obama may loose the election, but it won't be because of his birth certificate, these folks would vote for him anyway.

See Fact Check

FDCOOKIN - One has nothing to do with the other!Ever hear of National Security and on going investigations?? Same reason Pres. Bush didn't release all his records and administration prior. Something can't be release until later. Get over it move on!

Gov. Romney has to build trust amongst the American people - he can't do that if he is perceived as hiding decisive information.

FDCOOKIN

WHat doesn't Obama release all of the fast and furious documents?

Gee, I don't know, but just maybe doing so will release the names of many more agents? What do you care? Maybe one of the names is Valerie Palme.

You mean the documents that the Bush administration started? OK

Fast and Furious started under the Bush Administration called "Operation Wide Receiver". The agents in Arizona continued this flawed program without Mr. Holder's knowledge.

If the Repugtards and the idiot Issa wanted to know the truth, they would start with Mulkasey the A.G. under Bush.

Only an ignoramous would begin an investigation at the end instead of the beginning!

When Mr. Holder found out about this operation, he stopped it immediately.

Of course Fox and the Hound News left out these crucial details.

Bush and Mulkasey are the culprits!!!

Issa is trying to deflect Mr. Holder's attention away from the states that are trying to steal the election: Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, etc.

Willard will still lose!!! He is fake and a tax cheat!!!

Obama 2012!!! Holder 2016!!!!!

fdcookin all you are doing is trying to deflect. If your candidate was all sunshine and roses you wouldnt be asking that question, you would be giving examples of him being great.

Romneys Taxes wouldnt be any different then any other member of government im sure they all use tax breaks. Lets be real.

Jerry - you maybe absolutely correct, then it shouldn't be a big deal to share them with the American Public. The past Presidents have!

Not true Jerry,

Presidential candidates don't hide money overseas.

Ya they are all soo transparent arent they? Im willing to bet you that alot of poloticians have had money in oversea accounts. Also love how you said hide money. So anyone who has money in oversea bank accounts is hiding it in your opinion?

If his taxes were like everyone elses then explain to me why he is afraid to show them. Obviously if there was nothing to hide he would show them and move past it. But, he wont which says to me he is hiding something.

Jerry: Unfortunately, these gentlemen and women were NOT running for the top job in the United States.....

Romney didn't just shelter money oversea's he created a shell company soliciting investments from foreigners touting the ability to invest through his shell company allowing them to invest in the U.S. without paying U.S. taxes.

He also has 100 million in a retirement account that has a $5,000 a year cap. How'd he do that?

Larry, When you do not understand tax law, as you obviously do not, you should not be answering stupid questions. Taxpayers have long been able to make non-deductible deposits into their IRA accounts and I do not recall limitations. You do not get the reduction from AGI, but you can contribute anyway.

Once contributed, the deposited amounts can grow and, depending on how wise their investments were, that growth can be significant.

Furthermore, rollovers from pension and profit-sharing plans are also possible.

Funny he'd choose to do this in a foreign country known as a tax haven. As for your other point I didn't answer anything I asked a question. And just because it's possible to do so legally neither I nor you can ever know if it was legally done if he doesn't release his returns. You may accept having 100 million in an account capped at 5K a year in a tax haven country as normal but most consider it suspicious.You need to be a tax attorney to ask a question in your world?

Here, Larry....this, "tax haven"?http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2008/03/06/top_iraq_contractor_skirts_us_taxes_offshore/

Romney is one of many....

not the only person who used the Cayman Isles....many companys, corporations, and people have used that place.

keep it legal ..

peace*

Of course he's not the only one as over 30,000 people took advantage of the IRS amnesty program for undeclared oversea's accounts but there's only 1 person running for POTUS who has oversea's accounts. Was he one of those who took advantage of the IRS amnesty program and if so shouldn't we know that? If he had undeclared accounts he was committing a felony and being absolved under an amnesty program doesn't mitigate what he did.

Alan,

That is just you becoming more senile.

Yep, senility.

Alan....I put my foot on your lawn!

Why don't you publish your real birth certificate - the one from under a rock!

Because it doesn't exist. Not from Kenya.

How do you really know. Where you there when he was delivered?

how do I really know, lets see, he put out his long form birth certificate. On the day he was born in 2 papers in Hawaii was his birth announcement. Now tell me do you think his family was so smart that on the day he was born they would lie to 2 hawaii papers. I mean did they know that 50 years later he would run for president. If you believe this, you really need to seek some help.

Jerry-889595

How do you really know. Where you there when he was delivered?

LOL! Clowns!

Deb: Great reply. I still don't understand how the "birthers" still think that Obama's mother and family had such knowledge and clairvoyants to know that their son would grow up, become a duly "elected" president of the united states of America. They really must of had some super duper powers to know that far in advance to pull the wool over everyone's eyes. Unbelievable the amount of hatred still out there.

Mike, lol name calling its cute. Typical move when you disagree with others start the name calling. I love how childish people like you Mike act when someone disagrees and has different views then yours. Lets see since you cant articulate a convincing argument with facts so just start name calling.

The Hawaiian official in charge of birth records stood in front of the state capital building with a copy and swore the document he held was an official document showing the legal birth record for Obama. Though we're all fools for playing the whack jobs attempt to divert attention from Romneys taxes.

Were you in Kenya where you say he was?

FDCOOKIN - What a brainless question...

Ah, yes, the Pacific Island chain of Kenya.......the capital of which is Honolulu.......

God Bless the Texas Board of Education for their selection of geography textbooks.

As usual, Mutt Head and his wife and kids all think they are special.

I guess Malia also things she is so special...spending her spring break in Mexico with 12 of her closest friends and 25 secret service personal (2 jets) on the taxpayers dime.

Maybe he can explain why the GOP is fighting so hard against birth control, doing away with the Obama Health Care Act, etc. and NOT working on jobs, the economy, etc.? Don't you think voting 33 times to do away with Obamacare (at a very high cost to the taxpayer) is just a LITTLE ridiculous and time consuming when there are MORE important things to deal with....like the Farm Subsidy that they failed to pass before they took off on one of their MANY vacations. We pay their salaries yet none of us get as many vacations as they do....why is that?

sharriannie - the same way the Bush twins spent their summers with their friends in various countries with secret service agents. See - it's still the same! What a pitiful, small, pathetic little peon you are that you have to pick on a little girl. You're filth!

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Haha lol...have to resort to name calling...your I.Q. is showing.

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sharriannie-

I guess Malia also things she is so special...spending her spring break in Mexico with 12 of her closest friends and 25 secret service personal (2 jets) on the taxpayers dime.

TROLL. that is all.

Sharriannie: I think you are deflecting and changing the topic..typical when you can't refute with facts and common sense of the topic discussed. By the way, seeking sanity is absolutely correct; all administrations, both parties, have had their families, including children go aboard for vacations on the taxpayer dime. Nothing new or unusual, just another republican stating nonsense and trying to make something trivial negative.

sharriannie - if you had an IQ it would be showing - but no chance. Again, you're nothing but filth!

Oh and since you have no brain, let me explain, the First Families always pay their own expenses on vacations - taxpayers pay for the secret service - nothing more. Try to at least have a clue about things before you post nonsense.

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LOL... this democrat is voting a straight republican ticket this Nov.

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sharriannie - oh please! No one in their right mind believes you were ever anything but an ignorant, far right Republican!

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That's because you have your blinders on and wouldn't know the truth if it hit you in the face. Can't deal with the fact that a democrat would vote a straight republican ticket. LOL

Fact: Obummer 2012...128 campaign events, meeting with the jobs counsel 2012...1 time.

Romney wants to focus on jobs but not on creating them but on blaming Obama for not recovering from Bush's train wreck fast enough.

Sometime we just have to use a little common sense. Look at Romney's 2011 and 2010 tax returns and you will see he paid over $3 million dollars in Federal Taxes each year. He also paid over a million dollars each year in state taxes and $250,000 each year in property taxes. How can any responsible new outlet even carry this story when it is easy to see that Mitt Romney pays almost $5 million dollars a year in taxes? Oh yeah this is MSNBC, which does not come close to being fair or honest.

For those of you who still want more data on Romney's finances, go to http://www.mittromney.com/learn/mitt/tax-return/main and you will find 1040s for 2010 and 2011, Federal Financial Disclosures for 2007, 2011 and 2012, State Financial Disclosures for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. If that is not enough for you that is only because nothing ever will be.

Bill - you're a liar - Romney hasn't FILED HIS 2011 taxes yet so you have no way of knowing what is in them - and you wouldn't even if he'd filed them until he made them public. He has admitted he filed an extension for 2011 - won't file until 10/15/2012.

The "federal financial disclosures" listed on the website are just numbers his accountants filled in - not necessary indicative of his actual returns. They are not up to the standards everyone else has released. But, again, exactly the nonsense we have come to expect from Mitt!

As usual - the far righties just outright lie!

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He has already showed them to....wait for it....the IRS.

If there was a problem, we would know about it, and he wouldn't be running for president.

This is a dead issue libturds....get over it and be more substantial.

Hey Repugtard, this issue will never go away! The cameras will film Willard at his home in Malibu when the car elevator is completed after he loses the election!

SHOW ME YOUR TAXES YOU ETC-A-SKETCH FLAKE!

Willard is incompetent and will never win! He is a liar and a tax cheat!

Obama 2012!!!!

Funny name calling but I will Honestly vote for anyone other then Obama... Had him for 4 years and the majority of us dont want another 4 of it.

Really Jerry because thats not what the polls are saying, its showing the majority want Obama for another 4 years because they dont trust Romney.