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In reply to the discussion: BRILLIANT move by Harry Reid [View all]scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)84. It will show this:
At a minimum:
- He made a LOT of money
- He paid less in taxes (percentage wise) than most middle-class Americans
- He put his money into offshore accounts, instead of American banks.
And while that won't matter to right-wing voters, it will matter to independent voters.
And keep in mind, that is the bare MINIMUM that it will show.
At the VERY LEAST, it will reinforce the "Richie Rich" image for Romney. At the other end, it might be a veritable treasure trove of goodies for our side.
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cant remember the political name to FU he said on the floor of the senate the other day
PatrynXX
Jul 2012
#68
He doesn't have to back it up, all he would have to to is give the name of a guy
hughee99
Jul 2012
#37
That's right. He just heard it from a reliable source.A Bain investor said it.
The Wielding Truth
Jul 2012
#85
I'm not sure why a Bain investor would be a reliable source as to what Romney's
hughee99
Jul 2012
#87
that means for a decade, he also screwed the Mormon Church out of its blood money.
ChairmanAgnostic
Jul 2012
#21
That's not what Sen Reid is implying though. He is saying that Romney didn't pay taxes for ten
SlimJimmy
Aug 2012
#132
One Republican looking at the tax returns of another Republican?? Yeah, right. nt
nanabugg
Aug 2012
#137
Those people were going to vote for Romney no matter what. They're not the ones we're after.
scheming daemons
Jul 2012
#79
He'd be in a box IF we had a reliable free press. We don't. I fear that money trumps truth.
SleeplessinSoCal
Jul 2012
#70
Could be that Reid is being baited by the GOP. Stranger things have happened.
applegrove
Jul 2012
#80
I agree we should see them. I somehow doubt that they are filled with bad stuff for Romney. He
applegrove
Jul 2012
#82
No, not really. Holding a candidate up to the ideals of his father is not callous.
scheming daemons
Jul 2012
#104
Simple. "My source asked for anonymity to protect him. He can come forward if he wishes. However..
scheming daemons
Jul 2012
#105
Because Reid is making the accusation. He's going to have to back it up for this to have legs.
Llewlladdwr
Aug 2012
#111
I'm not sure how it could be a dirty trick, unless Willard releases the returns to prove it. If
Pryderi
Aug 2012
#112
you forget these are republicons not people. mitt will refuse to show them SAY it's a lie and the
leftyohiolib
Aug 2012
#126