nhboy
07-23-2012, 06:34 PM
Link to original article. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/republicans-will-pay-the-costs-of-romneys-tax-returns/2012/07/22/gJQAH60m2W_blog.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop)
"Mitt Romney is not obligated to respond to Democratic demands that he release more than two years of his tax returns. He does, however, owe assurances to the delegates who will gather at the GOP convention in Tampa next month that their party nominee’s taxpaying history will not pull down Republicans in the fall.
True, there may nothing to hide in Romney’s tax returns, no questionable activities in the Swiss bank account he once held, no examples of gaming of the U.S. tax code, no politically embarrassing offshore investments.
But as Newt Gingrich said when asked during the debate in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary if Romney should release his tax returns,
“Look, he’s got to decide and the people of South Carolina have to decide. But if there’s anything in there that is going to help us lose the election, we should know it before the nomination. And if there’s nothing in there — if there’s nothing in there, why not release it?”
Republicans have the most to lose if Romney is hiding something that is truly damaging. Finding out after the convention will be too late."
"Mitt Romney is not obligated to respond to Democratic demands that he release more than two years of his tax returns. He does, however, owe assurances to the delegates who will gather at the GOP convention in Tampa next month that their party nominee’s taxpaying history will not pull down Republicans in the fall.
True, there may nothing to hide in Romney’s tax returns, no questionable activities in the Swiss bank account he once held, no examples of gaming of the U.S. tax code, no politically embarrassing offshore investments.
But as Newt Gingrich said when asked during the debate in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary if Romney should release his tax returns,
“Look, he’s got to decide and the people of South Carolina have to decide. But if there’s anything in there that is going to help us lose the election, we should know it before the nomination. And if there’s nothing in there — if there’s nothing in there, why not release it?”
Republicans have the most to lose if Romney is hiding something that is truly damaging. Finding out after the convention will be too late."