Republican sources say they're in a Catch-22 situation on how to reply to Harry Reid's claims

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/07/politics/reid-romney-taxes/index.html

Reid puts GOP in a bind over Romney's taxesBy Dana Bash, CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent

updated 1:40 PM EDT, Tue August 7, 2012

Washington (CNN) -- Republican sources say they're in a Catch-22 situation on how to reply to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's claims that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney went 10 years without paying taxes.

They understand that they're taking Reid's bait and that responding to his unsubstantiated claims against Romney keeps alive the issue of Romney's refusing to release his tax returns.

Still, these GOP sources say they feel that if they do not respond to such a serious charge from such a high-ranking Democrat, it will look like a tacit admission Reid is right.

Republicans stepped up attempts to undermine Reid's unsubstantiated allegations Monday, saying Reid and other Democrats' accusations are being orchestrated by President Barack Obama's campaign -- specifically his senior campaign adviser, David Axelrod.

[ailsagirl]

1. It was inevitable (about time, too)

You just can't make this stuff up!!!!

[corkhead]

2. They are trying to change precedent

I don't see how it is a "catch-22". Rmoney could clear everything up and put things to rest by releasing his taxes like every major candidate for potus has for decades.

It is more than just a Rmoney thing. If this stands, we will never see the candidates taxes from either party in the future.

[99th_Monkey]

4. That would be true if Rmoney had nothing to hide

but we both know that's NOT true.

[99th_Monkey]

3. As I just said on another string ...

I love how Reid has created this HUGE question mark on Rmoney's forehead.

Everyone wants to know .. "What is Rmoney hiding?"

Brilliant strategy by the Dems for a change, to suck the GOP PRESIDENTIAL candidate
into a public brawl that Rmoney cannot win, with a Dem. congress critter.

All the while, Obama's above the fray doing his job, being all "presidential".

[silverweb]

5. *snort*

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Wasn't that the whole idea?

What a tangled web Mitt weaved, when first he started to deceive... (apologies to the poet).

[hay rick]

6. Mitt told Reid to "put up or shut up."

To quote Peewee Herman: "I'm rubber, you're glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you."

Romney is pathetic.

[sofa king]

7. That is not a Catch-22

The problem of what to say about this is not an unavoidable problem caused by contradictory rules. Romney can make it all go away by releasing his returns, as he demanded of others in the past. Other Republicans wouldn't have to say anything about it then.

The Republican problem right now is that they cannot find the proper lie to extract themselves from this problem. That's not a Catch-22. That is the end result of being totally dishonorable and thoroughly dishonest.

What would be a Catch-22 is if Mitt found himself jeopardizing his Presidential run by refusing to release his tax returns, because they showed felonious activities. So he has to lose the election for himself and most of his party in Congress in order to keep his own ass out of jail.

That would also be funny, which would have made Joseph Heller happy.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. GOP doesn't know which way to turn

they are on the titanic and don't know how to get off

[B Calm]

9. Romney will pick his VP this week

and thus the news cycle will change and this will be out of the news.

[Loudestlib]

10. This is NEVER going to go away.

[NYC Liberal]

11. Once we hear about Romney using tax returns to vet his VP candidates

the issue will only grow.

[chowder66]

12. Republicans are laughingstocks.

Just stop it. You know as the rest of the world knows. Romney is a joke.
G.I.V.E I.T. U.P.

It's over.