Day: July 19, 2012
Romney Explains Why He Won’t Release Tax Returns — The Obama Oppo!
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.
— Mitt Romney, in an interview with National Review, reiterating that he won’t release tax returns for years beyond 2010 and 2011.
Anne Romney Touts Charitable Giving, But Won’t Prove It
He’s a very generous person. We give 10 percent of our income to our church every year. Do you think that is the kind of person who is trying to hide things, or do things?
— Ann Romney, in an interview on ABC News, defending her husband for not releasing their tax returns while ignoring the irony that only their tax returns can prove what they give to charity.
Twice as Many Americans Favor Raising Taxes on Wealthy
44% to 22%
By a two-to-one margin the public says that raising taxes on incomes above $250,000 would help the economy rather than hurt it, while 24% say that would not make a difference, according to Pew. Moreover, 44% say a tax increase on higher incomes would make the tax system more fair, while just 21% say it would make the system less so.
Majority of Americans Want Romney to Release More Tax Returns
54%
Of Americans say Mitt Romney should release additional tax returns, while 37% say he should not, according to Gallup. Democrats and Republicans predictably disagree on the issue, while independents favor Romney’s releasing more returns.
Americans’ Satisfaction with Country’s Direction On Rise
28%
Level of Americans’ satisfaction with the direction of the country in July, up from 20% in June, roughly matching the highest levels of satisfaction seen in each of the prior two years, says Gallup. Democrats’ and independents’ satisfaction is up, but Republicans’ isn’t.
Romney Is Lying Again – Obama Was Right, ‘Business’ Does Not Build Roads, Bridges And Did Not Create the Internet
If conservatism were a legitimate ideology, Republicans would not have to lie and lie and lie to get elected. The Romney campaign, its adjunct propagandists at Fox and right-wing bloggers are having a field day claiming that Pres. Obama dissed small businesses when he said it was the government, not small businesses, that funds and builds roads and bridges, and that it was government-funded research that developed the Internet.
Here’s the snippet they have taken out of context:
PRES. OBAMA: If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.
Ann Romney Channels Leona: ‘We’ve Given All You People Need to Know’
We’ve given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life.
– Wannabe first lady Ann Romney channeling Leona Helmsly in a television interview.
Watch Romney Being Introduced As Head of Bain in 2000 – the Year after He ‘Retroactively Retired’
Funny, isn’t it, that Romney didn’t stand up and object to the mischaracterization of his position at Bain. He had, by his own account, quit Bain a year before.
