Wall Street Journal, 2004: Release Theresa Heinz Kerry's tax returns (link). 2008? Yeah, right.

[Faygo Kid]

Does ANYONE here on DU have any illusions that the Wall Street Journal will now call for the release of Cindy McCain's tax returns, as they did in 2004 when they harrumphed that of course Theresa Heinz Kerry's returns must be released?

To the Right, intellectual consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Kerry and Disclosure
His divorce records are his own business. His wife's tax returns aren't.
Thursday, July 1, 2004 12:01 a.m. EDT

The press pack is insisting that as a candidate for the Presidency, John Kerry has a responsibility to come clean with his family records. We agree with the Senator, who says that "it's none of anybody's business, period." On the other hand, he should follow time-honored practice and be as transparent as possible with the American public.

Contradictory? Not really. The problem is that the media are preoccupied with the wrong papers. The public's right to know does not include the titillating details of a candidate's divorce. But it properly does include his tax returns, as well as those of his family if they have a major impact on his finances. That means Senator Kerry is in the right to keep records of his 1982 divorce private. But it's past time for his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, to release her full filings with the IRS. . . http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110005291

[DJ13]

1. Cindy McCain says she'll never release her tax returns

hour, 20 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Cindy McCain says she will never make her tax returns public even if her husband wins the White House and she becomes the first lady.

"You know, my husband and I have been married 28 years and we have filed separate tax returns for 28 years. This is a privacy issue. My husband is the candidate," Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain, said in an interview aired on NBC's "Today" on Thursday.

Asked if she would release her tax returns if she was first lady, Cindy McCain said: "No."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_el_pr/cindy_mccain_taxes


The arrogance of the right.

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[Faygo Kid]

2. That's why I posted this.