Great white bwana Mitt Romney wants us to know that his tax returns have lots and lots of pages and we simple natives probably can’t understand them. When asked about his tax returns by a hack writing a puff piece for National Review, he said,
My tax returns that have already been released number into the hundreds of pages. And we will be releasing tax returns for the most current year as soon as those are prepared. They will also number in the hundreds of pages. In the political environment that exists today, the opposition research of the Obama campaign is looking for anything they can use to distract from the failure of the president to reignite our economy. And I’m simply not enthusiastic about giving them hundreds or thousands of more pages to pick through, distort, and lie about.
Ooo, that Obama is so mean. And he plays rough. And Mittens is just so tired of having to deal with the little people and their little issues about tax returns.
See also the Booman.
He need s calming herbal tea in the Wedgewood with his little pinky out.
Fact: he released over decade to McGrumpy in 2008. Any excuse he give NOW is unmitigated bullpoop. The Gov’t has accountants. I am sure they can manage the hundreds of tax dodges just fine.
I prefer the 1040A short form.
I don’t know why everybody is fussing about Mittens being disingenuous. For me, Mitten’s wardrobe during the Iowa caucuses was enough to convince me he’s an accomplished pander.
It wasn’t Obama who signed a form for the SEC that said he was CEO and sole shareholder of a company, and then later claimed he’d had nothing to do with the company at that time.
I’d be happy to let Mitt keep his returns to himself if he could offer an explanation that makes sense. But of course, he can’t.
Boy,
For people who claim to read the Bible and Ayn Rand (and let’s not even get to the contradiction of holding-up those two as ‘must-read’s’) they sure seem like they’re afraid of reading a lot of pages – or at least are certain that the rest of us are.
Mitt bragged during the primary campaign that he always paid the taxes that were due – and not a dollar more. And he said that all Americans try to do the same thing.
Well, yes, Mitt, that’s certainly true.
But most of us don’t have an army of CPA’s and Tax Lawyers with fancy degree’s to find every loophole known to mankind. And then stretch every loophole to the breaking point, and then some – just far enough to stay legal. Maybe.
We, “The Help,” either do the taxes ourselves, or pay some putz or ‘putzette’ at H&R Bl*ck, or some other quickie tax return outfit – and the person doing our return probably has no real accounting experience, since this is often a 2nd or part-time job, but instead is trained on how to fill out whatever proprietary Federal and state tax software programs the company has.
“The Help” can and should know that The Massa is rich. It means he’s better than them, and has God’s blessings upon him and his family.
But the help has NO RIGHT to know HOW RICH. No right to sneak peeks at Massa’s checkbook and bank statements – lest there be jealousy for his wealth, or concern that he’s nearing bankruptcy, and may have to start selling-off some of the help. And neither one will lead to good things for Massa and his family.
Mitt’s trying to ride this out – hoping something will happen that will be the shiny object that takes the MSM’s attention off of his tax returns.
And that’s almost always a good bet. But not always.
Hell, lots of young white women disappeared when the Republicans were trying to discover if Bill Clinton had had an affair – and the MSM let the Republican Captain Ahab’s chase “Maybe Dick” all over, and covered the hunt without distraction. And then, when the hunt ended the discovery of ‘The Great White Stain,’ that was it! – nothing short of a nuclear war could have pried the MSM from a great DC sex scandal! NOTHING!!!
And now, two very young white female cousins in Iowa are missing.
IOWA! WHITE! GIRLS!! MISSING!!!
Mitt has to wonder why that’s not more important than his stupid tax returns?
Ah, but sometimes, admittedly rarely, the MSM is a fickle beast. Sometimes it’ll growl, then bite someone getting too close to the owner, and then come and lick the owner’s face. And sometimes, it won’t even sniff at someone coming to attack the owner, and instead, clamp teeth onto the owner’s femur, and hold on for dear life.
Mitt, I know everyone’s been saying that you’re a Cyborg. But if you are, you’re one with a femur. And it’s you who decided to taunt the MSM beasts with it.
If you had given the beasts a glance at that femur earlier, they probably wouldn’t be so interested in biting and tearing into it now.
You could have “paid” them then – instead, you’re paying for it now.
Ah, but that’s probably the problem – you didn’t PAY them then – taxes, I mean. And don’t want the public to see you as another of America’s richest freeloaders.
This is quite a “pickle” you’ve put yourself in, Mitt.
And nice try with saying that Teresa Heinz didn’t release HER tax returns when her husband, John Kerry, was running for President.
Only two problems with that, SHE wasn’t running for President – HE WAS! And SHE wasn’t the one in a “pickle” – the cucumbers her company bought, were.
How wretched and small we have become:
2012: “Mitt bragged during the primary campaign that he always paid the taxes that were due – and not a dollar more. And he said that all Americans try to do the same thing”
1960: “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country”
Satisfaction is watching that bullying parasite squirm. The R’s have finally reached their level with Mr. “destroy it so I can prosper.”
The “too many pages” thing is also (yet another) example of projection from Republicans. They would do what they’re suggesting, and they would find it too many pages. You only have to look at Sarah “Better Candidate than Romney” Palin’s (non)vetting by the McCain campaign. Even a full hour with her was too long for McCain to manage before picking her.
If you want to know what the Republicans are doing, or planning to do, or how they think, just see what they claim their opponents are doing. Never fails.