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Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 | 8:37 p.m.
Arizona Sen. John McCain said today that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is wrong about his assertion that Mitt Romney did not pay taxes for 10 years, saying his team that vetted the presumptive GOP nominee in 2008 found no such thing. And South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said Reid "is making this up" and said Reid abused the Senate floor to "interject himself into the presidential campaign" and said it is "beneath his job of majority leader."
"Nothing in his tax returns showed that he did not pay taxes," McCain said during an interview taped for "Face to Face" that will air Tuesday evening. The two senators and New Hampshire's Kelly Ayotte all criticized Reid for his claim that someone told him Romney had not paid taxes for 10 years.
The video of the exchange is here.
Romney has divulged only one tax return, 2010. His 2011 document is an estimate. It can be changed later in secrecy. McCain is acting beneath his trust as a Veteran and an Officer.
McCain needs to go away!
Only one way to prove Reid wrong; Romney needs to honor his father's tradition of releasing 12 years of returns. One year of returns created more questions than answers. Romney's father was correct in stating it was too easy to manipulate 1-2 years of returns.
Show the American public that the wealthy pay their fair share. Romney's budget would further cut the 13.9% rate Romney paid in 2010 while increasing the tax burden on the middle class. My federal income tax burden in 2010 was 18.6% a rate 34% higher than Romney paid.
Romney had no problem releasing his returns to McCain when applying to be Vice President (which McCain states in Ralston's video that Palin was the BETTER choice at the time). Why then is he denying the American public the same while we interview him to be President?
Hey Mark, I agree with you, the majority of Americans want Romney to release 10 more years of returns, including 30% of REPUBLICANS.
"30% of self-identified Republicans said Romney should release more of his returns, compared to 75% of Democrats and 53% of Independents who said the same." http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/201...
"I don't care what 30% of republicans say. I am not a republican."
And the duck says, "I AM NOT A DUCK!" yet it quacks.
So we're to believe McCain, the habitual flip-flopper who sold-out during the 2008 election and chose Sarah Palin to be his veep over Willard... after he got a good look at the tax returns Willard's keeping secret?
Now Willard's hand-picked the tea party golden boy (Drudge says he has 7% body fat, ladies!) who thinks rape victims should be forced to carry their attacker's child to term, and who supports forcing women to undergo medically unnecessary ultrasounds! Isn't he dreamy?
The tax returns are now the least of Romney's problems. Paul Ryan's vision of replacing Medicare with CouponCare is now front-and-center. Willard said he supported CouponCare, and offered to sign it into law. Romney-Ryan CouponCare would force seniors onto the open market, driving up costs for the rest of us, while increasing the out-of-pocket costs for those on fixed incomes.
Forget death panels, Romney-Ryan CouponCare would bankrupt thousands of seniors nationwide.
Tax returns? Old news. Let's talk about the choice America has in November. A return to Bush-era programs that Paul Ryan supported... like debt-funded wars, debt-funded Medicare entitlements, and debt funded stimulus and bailouts? And now people like Traeger think Paul Ryan's the answer? HE'S THE PROBLEM.
It might help if people like Paul Ryan were booted out of Congress and shunned. Instead, he's the one the GOP turn to for "conservative" leadership. Too bad Ryan was so weak-willed and spineless during the Bush years, huh republicans?
The GOP standard-bearer is a complete fraud. Romney's tax returns are just icing on the cake.
So what is Romney still hiding??
It must be HUGE.
And what about Paul Ryan??
Now Ryan says that HE will only show 2 years
of tax returns.
These republicans prove again,
YOU CAN NEVER TRUST SNEAKY REPUBLICANS!
TEA......
No matter what you say, we're not going back to
those greedy, republican crooks.
WE'RE NOT STUPID!
You and Paul Rayn are too young to understand.
TEA.....
If you think romney/ryan will get elected, I have
a bridge to sell you.
What I find interesting is that Romney was willing to share his tax returns with his fellow Republican colleagues when they were vetting him but refuses to do so for the American people who wish to vet him now.
As for taking McCain's word for it? No flippin' way. The fact that Romney has made such a big deal refusing to release his returns suggests that SOMETHING is in there he doesn't want the American public (or world at large) to see.
This is nonsense. Who cares about Romney's tax returns or Obama's college transcript. It just clouds the poor performance of the Obama administration. It is not illegal or immoral to have money invested in hedge funds. Most of those Democratic benefactors are invested in hedge funds which have funds invested in the Cayman Islands. It is the way hedge funds are structured. The real issue is that unemployment is really around 20%. I can't see where Obama has done a lot for Nevada. Talk is cheap and there are not a lot of jobs available out there.
When John McCain said it...
Was it with a 'nudge nudge, wink wink'?
'Naaaw; there's nuthin' to see in there...not like THAT, what your talking about there, NOOOO, c'MON, now, folks' (nervous chuckle)....
REALLLY!?!
"We chose Sarah Palin because she was a BETTER CANDIDATE than Mitt Romney"...
REALLLY!?!
Reasonable people have come to the following reasonable conclusion;
Faced with all the negatives of NOT releasing his tax returns, (and the fact that it may well cost him the election) Mr. Rmoney has decided that, regardless, it is STILL in his best interest NOT to release them; and THAT is tantamount to 'admitting something is there'.
Simple as that.
Reid is just playing to the mindless dumbocrat base. Of course he's a liar.
SunJon says "It can be changed later in secrecy. McCain is acting beneath his trust as a Veteran and an Officer."
Absolutely Obama and Biden both can amend their tax return. In fact anyone can amend a tax return
SunJon is wrong to malign McCain for telling the truth
Harry Reid will retire as the biggest liar and loser from the Senate
Yet McCain decided that $arah Palin was a better pick for his VP.
You betcha.. :-)
Romney Needs to show his Taxes (5 Years) - No Excuses.
With the Ryan Budget Proposal Capital Gains Taxes would be Eliminated, which will reduce Romney's Taxes to Less Than 1%. Of course Seniors, Students, etc.. would ALL be expected to pay for the 1%'ers additional tax cuts.
Ryan's and Romney's Personhood proposal (Life Begins at Conception) is another Radical Idea making ALL Abortions and Many Contraceptives Illegal.
Paul Ryan's - Ayn Rand Hero, was an Atheist Russian who hated all Government and told people to be selfish and not help their neighbor. How's that for "Christian" morality?
I was waiting to hear Senator McCain bring this up. And I am pretty sure that Senator Reid welcomes this insight by Senator McCain too.
Senator McCain has now come out in defense of what Romney's Federal Income Tax returns say.
But just like Romney, he TELLS us something. It cannot be proven with any degree of certainty.
Right now, what Senator McCain is providing to the American public about Romney's Federal Income Tax returns is heresay.
But since he came out with these revelations, and now definitively considers himself to be the de facto expert on Romney's tax returns and what they say, even taking lengths to sound like his tax accountant, then the American people HIGHLY ENCOURAGE Senator McCain to release all of Romney's Federal Income Tax returns that he received during the vetting process for naming his Vice Presidential pick back in 2007.
It's your turn now, Senator McCain, since you have interjected yourself into this conversation.
You owe it to the American people and the democratic process we all live by.
Put up or shut up about Romney's Federal Income Tax returns.
Since you are now the expert and are acting on Romney's behalf, then produce them for us to decide.
If you don't? It's still where it is at. Senator McCain is blowing hot air. TALK IS CHEAP.
The American people need to see Romney's tax return. Voting is just like a job interview. You don't provide the necessary documentation for the interviewer to make a decision, he or she will immediately close the resume to terminate the interview, hand it back, say thanks for coming in, sorry, you're not what we're looking for, if you change your mind and want to show transparency and participate in a sense of fair play, come back, but in the meantime, have a nice day, please go, and please close the door behind you. REJECTED.
The longer this goes on, the worse it's going to get for Romney.
No tax returns?
No votes.
That simple.
Meanwhile the media is silent on the fact that every record about Obama is sealed and not being released.... But thats ok, we don't need to anything about the man who has spent the last 7 years campaigning to be president.
The Ryan tax plan would lower Romney's tax from 14% to 1%..need we say more? I just got off the phone with a top forensic accountant and they said that Romney would not have paid taxes for the last 10 years, based on the one tax return that has been released. You cant put 100 million in an IRA in one year for example. I would name the name of the accountant, but I'm like Donald Dump, I don't have to name names.
Too bad there's no Gold Medal for cesspool diving.
Reid would habble away with it every time as NOBODY can get into a toilet tank better than Reid.
Just hope he writes his weight on a piece of paper before he goes in so we know how much to dig out.
This coming from someone who picked Sarah Palin as his running mate. What is really hilarious is that he still gets re-elected in Arizona. Yeah we trust your word McCain.
@ Future, you tried to retire Harry Reid in 2010. How did that work out for you?
Actually SunJon, Romney did not even release his COMPLETE 2010 TAXES! There is a form that identifies your foreign holdings where you have to include the amount of money in these accounts. Romney purposefuly omitted providing these to the American Public. Obviously, he has a lot of money in these accounts that he is hiding from the American people and the IRS!
Also, McCain is just BSing. He is talking and not giving any real answers. What percentage did Romney pay? 0%, 1%, 5% ??
Just what business is it to anyone how much someone makes or pay taxes on is something I don't understand. So what if that person makes more than you or I. If you are that petty and jealous then you should earn more. You made your choice as to your employment and life skills. As long as the person is following the law (but try to figure out what the tax laws are), it really isn't anyone's business.
I rather have a discussion about reforming the tax laws to simplify them. The tax form should only be one page long, and the tax rates continue to be progressive.
Can someone say what a fair tax rate is? Simply saying that we want one group to pay more isn't an answer when the tax laws allow different taxes for different income types.
So lets have a discussion about changing the tax laws and forms. If the public is willing to see millions unemployed due to defense cuts, then the same public should be willing to see the IRS be cut along with H&R Block.
Retired Army, You are right that your tax returns are nobodys business just as mine are nobodys business. We are not running for President of the USA though.
I am pretty sure Romney paid taxes. He may not have paid a high rate but he paid taxes. Unlike some citizens that don't pay any federal taxes. You don't run for Governor and/or President and not have legal tax forms. And if he didn't take all deductions he was entitled to take, he would be stupid. I agree with Retired Army, change the tax laws so it is more sensible. Why should someone who pays no federal taxes get a refund/rebate and why should someone who makes a lot of money get a lower rate due to interest and not income. With all of the problems this country has right now with high unemployment, high gas prices, high food costs, etc, seeing someones tax forms don't mean anything to me.
On another note, I finally moved my voter registration to Nevada. I have always left my registration in my home state (where I own a home) but decided to move my Democrat registration here. But I won't be voting Democrat this year.
He'll lose a lot of the female vote who are abhorred that someone would force them to deliver a baby that's the result of rape....
He'll lose the senior vote (even those not aware of the details) based on the Medicare issue.
What's left? The radical right (the O'bummer, O'dumba, Marxist, Communist, demo sleaze crew)....who really reveal themselves when they use these idiotic terms and those in the upper class.
I'll bet my house on it. There's no way Romney/Ryan win. Just no way.
If the republicans want to win, they'll need to address the middle class evaporation, They'll need to address people losing health insurance benefits at an alarming rate and they'll need to convince their small businessmen backers that buying a McDonalds and putting 15 people to work for $7.50/ hr isn't going to get them elected.
@Mark
The weekly standard is a neo-conservative right wing rag. Try something a little more unbiased.
Plus, Rasmussen (poll) recently co-authored a book on the Tea Party. For all the complaining the right does about a liberal media they sure do like to quote sources that come from known right wing outlets and claim "unbiased reporting".
So its a classic he said she said now... and the only one that can actually put this to rest is afraid to do it!
You know that the Romney campaign already ran the tax returns through a focus group and the results where so bad that they believe not showing them is less damaging than releasing them. We don't know whats in them.. but you can be sure its not good for his campaign!
Ras. is actually one of the LEAST RESPCTED pollsters..but at least they make the Teabaggers feel good. Obama will easily win Nevada and will get at least 320 electoral votes, and possibly as high as 345. His coattails will carry some downballot candidates that have close elections. Dems will retain the Senate and pick up ground in the House.
can't wait for the debates. Picture Obama and Romney going at it. College transcripts, birth certificates, tax returns. Hope they stay on point and lets talk jobs and deficit.
Oh and Biden against Ryan. This will be hysterical. The teacher (Ryan) teaching the student (Biden) about finances. Priceless!
Oh and say what you want about McCain. He served this country well and we all should respect that.
Enjoy the comments, but the deflections and reverse finger pointing and polls and the sun blocked by Mars with Saturn descending don't amount to a hill of beans.
Senator McCain, just like everyone else who has a Tea/Republican Party agenda, are running interference. They say that Romney pays taxes. Romney says he pays taxes. Other Tea/Republicans says he pays taxes. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity says he pays taxes. The fortune teller down the street says Romney pays taxes.
But still, there's absolutely no proof.
This guy is running for President. The American voters want to know what they're getting.
So, how does Romney respond? He picks a guy as his Vice President candidate who doesn't release his taxes neither.
Which tells me both of them are hiding things.
The American voters out here don't like it when someone lies to them. Especially when they are running for public office.
It now amounts to honesty and credibility.
Neither Romney nor Ryan possess either of those admirable qualities.
They choose to thumb their noses in the faces of the American voters out here. Voters who are asking from them the same they would from any other candidates. Not only this year, but for all recent Presidential races.
So be it.
Obama/Biden 2012!
Romney/Ryan 1040s please!
The American voters out here don't like it when someone lies to them. Especially when they are running for public office.
It now amounts to honesty and credibility
Hysterical Colin. And you will vote for Obama/Biden?
What Americans need to understand is while Romney speaks english, he views this country as one does when looking out an airplane window at 30,000 feet.
These are Capitalists who now have a World to milk for profits. They can do their own banking. They can exploit weaknesses in laws from among a large menu. The two largest money centers in the World, London and NY operate with captured regulators. That means the risk of being prosecuted for financial crimes is virtually zero and oversight nonexistent. The recent Obama decision to let Goldman Sachs go is evidence of the total "look the other way" attitudes present.
Americans by and large have no idea what is going on here. They assume Romney is some legitimate entrepreneur who buys distressed companies and turns them into job creators. They assume Mitt uses off shore banks like one would a private storage locker to hold valuables. Nothing could be further from the truth on both accords.
So in a nutshell what you have today is sovereign countries surrounded by pirates. Romney is one of these pirates. Obama is a pirate in training representing pirates. America is being held hostage. Our Congress is handcuffed. We lack the ability to do anything anymore. The entire apparatus of Government now is under the control of the Pirates.
The fact many Americans now blame our system as the problem speaks volumes to the control present.
Romney can gain some trust of the American people by doing 1 simple thing. Show 12 years of tax returns. If he does not, only the worst of our society will support him.
Romney/Ryan are just another couple of republican
snake-oil salesman.
We will NEVER trust them.
Desperate republicans can NEVER stop lying.
Obama will again win Nevada and the White House.
TEA......
That's funny because your tea-bag party is less
than 30% of voters.
We Democrats out-number all republicans by a wide
margin in this country.
There's no way that you can win, guy.
THANK GOD.
The tax hiding stopped romney/ryan cold.
And even worse, Paul Ryan was an
Ayn Rand follower, who was an
ATHEIST!!!