Mitt's "SCRUBBING"-“Releasing 2010 returns is just blood in the water-What about previous 20 years?”

[kpete]

Mitt Romney says he’ll release his tax 2010 tax returns and 2011 tax estimates Tuesday and says it was a mistake for his presidential campaign to hold off as long as it did in getting them out.

He says the attention paid to the issue had become a distraction for his campaign and he’s acknowledging it wasn’t the best of weeks for him.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/01/22/romney_to_release_his_tax_returns_on_tuesday/

“Releasing the 2010 returns is just blood in the water. What about the previous 20 years?”

When Barack Obama ran in 2008, he released returns for the previous eight years. When Bill Clinton ran in 1992, he disclosed 12 years. As we were reminded on Thursday night, when George Romney ran, he set “a groundbreaking standard,” releasing 12 years of returns. He said at the time, “One year could be a fluke, perhaps done for show.”

And once Mitt Romney’s accounts are done scrubbing, he’s only willing to go back to 2010? That’s just not enough. There are too many questions about his tax rates, investments, and Bain-era finances to end the controversy with such limited disclosure.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2012_01/romney_partially_caves_on_tax034911.php
http://twitter.com/#!/BuzzFeedBen/statuses/161089266091438080

[MjolnirTime]

1. His "that was before the Internet" excuse is like fresh, stinky chum.

[pansypoo53219]

2. yep.

but you gotta go to at least 78 to show how his riches changed w/ reagan + GW.
hell, time line cash register back to 1970.

[randome]

3. Eh. Careful with that.

Sounds akin to birtherism. The GOP nominee doesn't need to 'prove' anything. He/she just needs to do what most nominees have done for the past 20 years -release a few years' worth of returns.

All they're going to show is that he's incredibly rich and pays little in taxes.