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Marr

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43. A twelve year trap? I doubt it.

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Tue Aug 7, 2012, 11:52 PM

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A man who is terrified of releasing his tax returns publicly is a man vulnerable to blackmail.. [View all] Fumesucker Aug 2012 OP

Great point! Riley18 Aug 2012 #1

+1, reducing voting days in Ohio and Fl is digusting... uponit7771 Aug 2012 #24

true. spanone Aug 2012 #2

I'm sure McCain already knows the power he currently yields. Segami Aug 2012 #3

Do you mean 'wields'? - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #35

There you go. Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 #4

He's also a man who has other things hidden. Skidmore Aug 2012 #5

agreed! when you have nothing Bluerthanblue Aug 2012 #6

Yep. closeupready Aug 2012 #10

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2012 #23

wow good point! n/t riverwalker Aug 2012 #7

He's not terrified, he's laying a trap - lynne Aug 2012 #8

I strongly doubt that will be the case here mazzarro Aug 2012 #9

A) He's not that smart B) what he is hiding isn't illegality scheming daemons Aug 2012 #11

more than anything, he's greedy and that greed might burn him NightWatcher Aug 2012 #47

I also believe he's doing everything he's legally allowed riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #12

yes, it's allowed--but the evil tax code needs reform, and Mitt is the star example of why librechik Aug 2012 #48

I don't think so- he's looking like an obstinate asshole Bluerthanblue Aug 2012 #13

As Oscar Wilde reportedly said, "He has no enemies, but all his friends dislike him coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #36

No. He's always been tight with his returns. He expects to get away with it JHB Aug 2012 #14

If he or they were smart and skilled enought to lay such a trap, they'd be smart and skilled Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #15

He took a 77k deduction on his wifes Dressage horse, there's NO WAY this guy didn't take Bain uponit7771 Aug 2012 #21

He did not get the $77k tax deduction for his legitimate horse business (he got $49) riderinthestorm Aug 2012 #26

He can NOT...NOT explain 100 million in his 401K...Not just his IRA but his 401K which only uponit7771 Aug 2012 #22

Nope. Read what he did when running in Mass. Same M.O. here. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #27

You've grasped the difference between tax evasion (illegal) and shocking tax avoidance (legal) leveymg Aug 2012 #28

It doesn't matter if everything was legal nichomachus Aug 2012 #29

Even if he paid everything he legally owed (maybe little of nothing) ThoughtCriminal Aug 2012 #33

Your concern troll is noted. jeff47 Aug 2012 #34

IMO he's just not that smart, he inherited his money so how smart Raine Aug 2012 #40

A twelve year trap? I doubt it. Marr Aug 2012 #43

Too much damage. sofa king Aug 2012 #44

Mittens is SCVDem Aug 2012 #16

it occurred to me the other day when india lost power iemitsu Aug 2012 #19

Well Said and SHOULD be in the mind of all Americans. Justice wanted Aug 2012 #17

How do you know he's not being blackmailed right now? Kablooie Aug 2012 #18

****Please send this to Obama campaign if you can**** uponit7771 Aug 2012 #20

By all means be my guest.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #38

This has happened before, I believe Scalded Nun Aug 2012 #25

Yes, I think it came out he had filed as a Utah resident... Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #30

George Bush was blackmailable, too. grasswire Aug 2012 #31

Very, very succinct. tavalon Aug 2012 #32

Sounds like Willard is a potential threat to National Security. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #37

This is true Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #39

Mitt the Magic Mormon Texas-Limerick Aug 2012 #41

"Titanic" would not be a good choice for this country and the World knows it Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #42

I had never thought of it this way. All it would take is one accountant, etc being paid off to blab patricia92243 Aug 2012 #45

Mitt Romney Started Bain Capital With Money From Families Tied To Death Squads ProSense Aug 2012 #46

he may be beholden to Bain or other rich guys NightWatcher Aug 2012 #49