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NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts) Sat Jul 14, 2012, 09:19 AM Jul 2012

Now Republicans Call for Romney Tax Returns

http://www.newser.com/story/150058/now-republicans-call-for-romney-tax-returns.html

Now Republicans Call for Romney Tax Returns

Business dealings amount to 'legitimate question': GOP rep

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 13, 2012 8:03 AM CDT

(Newser) – President Obama has some unlikely new allies in his effort to get Mitt Romney to release his tax returns. Members of Romney's own party, from Haley Barbour to Michael Steele, are calling on the candidate for financial disclosure. "His personal finances, the way he does things, his record, are fair game," says Texas Rep. Pete Sessions. He calls it a "legitimate question," according to Talking Points Memo.

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Now Republicans Call for Romney Tax Returns (Original Post) NNN0LHI Jul 2012 OP

Eating their own Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #1

Look at the bright side. They will all be carrying concealed weapons at their convention NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #2

There is an diary on Kos about some repukes not going to the convention maryellen99 Jul 2012 #7

They know they can't help him hold that line Tom Rinaldo Jul 2012 #3

Robme is kind of playing into liberal hands with this one. The conservative brewens Jul 2012 #4

Swimming with sharks, you bleed, you get bit. nt bemildred Jul 2012 #5

New ad?: "Republicans agree, Mitt Romney should show us what he's hiding" democrat_patriot Jul 2012 #6

The earth just shook -- I agree with Haley Barbour. n/t SDjack Jul 2012 #8

They see their internals...this is a downticket disaster looming alcibiades_mystery Jul 2012 #9

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

1. Eating their own

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 09:22 AM

Jul 2012

their convention should be amusing!

NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts)

2. Look at the bright side. They will all be carrying concealed weapons at their convention

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 09:23 AM

Jul 2012

maryellen99

(3,789 posts)

7. There is an diary on Kos about some repukes not going to the convention

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:15 AM

Jul 2012

Linda McMahon
Heather Wilson
George Allen
Linda Lingle

Why isn't MSM reporting this?

Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)

3. They know they can't help him hold that line

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 09:26 AM

Jul 2012

So they are pushing him to get it over now before the debates.

brewens

(13,594 posts)

4. Robme is kind of playing into liberal hands with this one. The conservative

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 09:27 AM

Jul 2012

principal is anything goes when it comes to getting money. It doesn't matter if you earn it, inherit it or steal it. Once you have it, it's yours fair and square and you deserve to live like a king. Some right-wingers probably can't see how there would be anything Robme would need to hide.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

5. Swimming with sharks, you bleed, you get bit. nt

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Sat Jul 14, 2012, 09:48 AM

Jul 2012

democrat_patriot

(2,774 posts)

6. New ad?: "Republicans agree, Mitt Romney should show us what he's hiding"

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:10 AM

Jul 2012

Play clips from all R's that have stated he should release.

SDjack

(1,448 posts)

8. The earth just shook -- I agree with Haley Barbour. n/t

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Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:17 AM

Jul 2012

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

9. They see their internals...this is a downticket disaster looming

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2012, 10:21 AM

Jul 2012

Insofar as Romney as "rich boy" leader of the party infects the whole brand. The conservatives can huff and puff all day that there's "nothing wrong with being (ultra) rich," but they know damn well that the only way they can win these elections is by playing to the resentment of the un- and underemployed, and that can't happen when the standard bearer is waving the Tax Shelter flag of the Cayman Islands.

They are positively freaking out about this, because they're seeing movement in their own polls behind it.

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