Members of congress provide comprehensive financial disclosure information annually.

out those forms....even to get a clearance, you have to fill out questionnaires that are more intrusive than a colonoscopy.

http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/SF86.pdf




These are the questions on the short form SF 86. The long one is even worse.


Also, you can see Congresspeople's financial disclosure statements on the internet. You can't see RMoney's!

http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/index.php

McClatchy began this quest 3 months ago -- long before this issue with Romney surfaced. Here's the quote:

"What's required by law is written by Congress itself, a broad financial-disclosure statement that offers no direct information on tax liabilities and no requirement for reporting spousal income other than the source -- but not the amount -- of any income above $1,000. There's little way of knowing whether that spousal income is $1,001 or $1 million.

Only 17 members shared their detailed tax information with McClatchy.

You're using a logical fallacy known as tu quoque.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tu_quoque

of what you claim.

that this base issue is transparency. If they can't cover their OWN asses on this issue it opens them up to the obvious counter-charge of hypocrisy.

I think most Americana are sick and tired of these bastids profiting from their time in office to the expense of the U.S. taxpayer. These people are SUPPOSED to be representing US but I think even the most ardent partisan out there has got to admit that most legislation does NOT represent our best interests. Payola isn't new and it isn't a secret. Why try to assert that it is? My personal solution for this problem is to call for transparency and no elected official is exempt.

That's pretty much it.

And they do so.

Wow, you get my respect for holding to principal.

friggin twit.

Not that it's a bad argument, but it won't rescue Mitt.

If he was truly a fan of transparency, he would list the republicans from the list of those calling for his returns, as well.

It's a bad argument. They are not running for President. They are not in an election, and they are required to release their tax information as part of their position anyway. he is trying to equate a request for them from a private news corporation, to vetting for the presidency. Not the same thing... . they are not running for prez.

See what I did there?

Members have to do this every year.

Should every judge, justice, cabinet member also release theirs? Guess I'd like to see where Sheriff Arpaio is getting his money from. But, I think there's been a precedent set when running for President and the least Mittens could do would be to release his previous 8 years as Obama did when he was running. That same precedent hasn't been set in Congressional races.

typical...and I'm not surprised at all.

If you're not from Utah or San Fransisco, STFU.

UNLIKE RMoney's...!

If you (and the rest of the wolf pack) would have actually read the article, it mentions that only 17 members of Congress complied with McClatchy's request.

And this is a message board. If you don't like my message there's always Ignore.

I do get to vote for the president. That is my business.

Romney apologists in the media are doing everything they can to distract attention and draw false equivalencies. They send their thanks.

IF YOU HAD ACTUALLY READ THE ARTICLE it states that McClatchy has been trying to obtain this information for three months . . . .long before the Romney issue.

Running for congress is not the same as running for the most powerful office in the world - President of the United States. The std. for running for president is to release many years worth of returns, what's Mitt hiding and why are you trying to muddy the waters?

release many years worth of returns, but that's not the current standard.

As mentioned in multiple messages in this thread (maybe not earlier than your message). ALL members of Congress have to release their information and it is available online - see http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=171101

Although certainly those in congress have provided more info than Rmoney has.

And last time I checked, Pelosi and Reid aren't running for President.

Right wing garbage. And of those REPUBLICANS that are asking???? How many of THEM have responded to McClatchy's requests???

I wouldn't turn mine over, either, unless I was actively running for office. This is the usual BS.

Though the comments on the story are priceless!!
"fresno bee is a liberal rag."

the McClatchy Group which also includes the Sacramento Bee. The organization is not known to be either right or left. They have leftward-learning columnists and rightward-leaning columnists.

As for the comments, this is the type of story the right wing would salivate at as apparently it has some of the Third Way "liberals."

Congress critters are CONSTANTLY monitoring each other for ANY sign of taking a bribe so they can clobber each other with it.

annually.

But thanks for your "concern".

Fresno is like 75 latino and 1st second generation immigrant but they DO NOT VOTE. This is not a voter suppression state. They just don;t vote and thus get the represention they deserve.

The area is dominated by right wing politicians, and business owners, as it has been for decades. you're right, the hispanics don't vote which actually creates a right wing area because of the predominance of republicans that control the County and cities there. I've lived within a few hours of Fresno for 20 years, and where I'm from is considering their playground. Summer and spring break is the only time you'll see Confederate flags on trucks in my area.

Wish the hispanics would vote.. could turn that area upside down.

I've been here for 37 years and I've only seen one confederate flag. It's also interesting that when you spot a confederate flag you automatically assume the owner is from the Valley.

The reason Hispanics don't vote is that there is very little voter outreach by your own party. We're hicks, remember? Rednecks. Freepers. Uneducated hayseeds. If the Hispanics aren't voting I would think the Party Faithful would ask why that is.

Thanks for exposing yourself though.

at the moment.

but they're making excuses for Romney not releases his tax returns. He has estimated 2011, and given an incomplete 2010. But the media seems to be fine with forcing someone to prove they are born in America, repeatedly? President Obama was probably the most-vetted person in history for the job, but they're protecting Romney for not divulging even the minimum info.

Wow...

ridiculous.

False equivalency.

Somebody said that until all members of congress do it, you don't have to.

Kthx.