Thoughts on Romney’s Tax Returns

Yesterday, Matthew Romney (the second eldest son of Mitt Romney)
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apologize yesterday after telling an audience in Concord, New
Hampshire on Thursday that his father would release his tax returns
“as soon as President Obama releases his grades and his birth
certificate.”

So now the Romney campaign now has two issues to address -
Romney’s tax return and the birther nonsense. Apology or not, you
can bet the Obama campaign will use this as a cudgel against Romney
from here on out. The younger Romney would have been better off
only to mention Obama’s grades. Come to think of it, he
probably shouldn’t have said anything at all because at least where
it concerns his tax returns, Obama has been "http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2011/12/mitt-romney-refuses-release-tax-returns/gJqwzIQGreCL2Tsh2UqViI/index.html?camp=obinsite">
forthcoming about releasing them.

Now I think it’s entirely reasonable for Romney not to release
his tax returns at this point. But if Romney does become the
nominee I don’t see how he can avoid releasing them. If he doesn’t,
Obama can argue that Romney has something to hide. Now everybody
knows that Romney is rich and Obama is going to use that against
him no matter what. So Romney’s best bet is to release his tax
returns and say, “Hey, I earned this money through hard work and
initiative. I created jobs for thousands of people. I have nothing
for which to be ashamed.”

It will be interesting to see what Romney does with regard to
his tax returns if he is nominated.

Author: Aaron Goldstein
Original Source: The American Spectator