Why have leading Republicans who earlier told Romney to release his tax returns become silent?

[skip fox]

Perhaps it is because the public pressure for him to do so has been sidelined by other issues (massacre in Colorado, gun control, Penn State, etc.)

Or perhaps it is because Romney's adamant refusal indicated that the returns contained information which is profoundly damaging to his candidacy?????


Let's at least keep the pressure on from the Democratic side.

[hifiguy]

1. It's the Colorado shooting.

That is the kind of thing the news channels live for. They can go 24/7 on one story that is horrifying and compelling all at once.

Mittens should enjoy his respite, cause it ain't going away.

[Scuba]

2. Because the wealthy fucks who own them told them to.

[uponit7771]

3. The thing is the rest of the GOP doesn't trust Rmoney so they had to get McRages handler to clear...

...him....yeah....the same people who vetted Phalin ....

I'd hammer on him till the election, it's exepectd to uncover tax docs and seems overly guarded for no good reason

[goclark]

4. roMoney pd. them off

N/t

[librechik]

5. they got the secret memo

yeah, secret memos: making bad behavior de facto law for decades.

[j-c-p]

6. I'd say #2.

He let them know what was in them and to STFU.

This could go on until Nov.

[skip fox]

7. Or, perhaps, #5. I.e, a memo from Koch brothers/Fox News. n/t

[sadbear]

8. They had to at least make a show of it.

You knew they'd eventually fall in line.

[skip fox]

9. To be fair, many Dems and DUers have stopped asking for the returns as well.

I take that as fatigue and distraction. Maybe when Romney returns from Europe the demands will pick up on both sides. (I doubt it with Republicans, and fear it with Democrats.)

That's why I keep posting on the issue. To keep the fire alight.