Thu Apr 5, 2012, 07:47 PM

Romney using ethics exception to limit disclosure of Bain holdings

Source: Washington Post

By Tom Hamburger, Updated: Thursday, April 5, 1:10 PM

Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, whose wealth has become a central issue in the 2012 campaign, has taken advantage of an obscure exception in federal ethics laws to avoid disclosing the nature and extent of his holdings.

By offering a limited description of his assets, Romney has made it difficult to know precisely where his money is invested, whether it is offshore or in controversial companies, or whether those holdings could affect his policies or present any conflicts of interest.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/romney-using-ethics-exception-to-limit-disclosure-of-bain-holdings/2012/04/05/gIQARcVmxS_story.html?hpid=z1

Wonder what he is hiding....

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27 replies	Author	Time	Post
Romney using ethics exception to limit disclosure of Bain holdings (Original post)	usregimechange	Apr 2012	OP
K&R nt	myrna minx	Apr 2012	#1
I wouldn't vote for a guy for president who banked in foreign countries	rurallib	Apr 2012	#2
Nothing says "presidential" like funding Salvadoran death squads.	EFerrari	Apr 2012	#3
Thanks for that!	rurallib	Apr 2012	#9
Axelrod will be sure to make this an issue	Thrill	Apr 2012	#4
Rmoney won't show US the money - he's in a special category	wordpix	Apr 2012	#20
"Blind Trust"	Icicle	Apr 2012	#5
Does the average voter like Tax Cheats?	emulatorloo	Apr 2012	#6
It looks like Mittins won't either ...	bayareaboy	Apr 2012	#7
If he's a tax felon, the issue should be pursued to the last draw of our breath and raised at every	aint_no_life_nowhere	Apr 2012	#11
Weasel. n/t	Canuckistanian	Apr 2012	#8
I want to see his stock certificates...	Godot51	Apr 2012	#10
Rmoney Gave 23 - 23!!! - Years of Tax Returns to McCain for Vetting ...	66 dmhlt	Apr 2012	#12
If there is evidence of significant criminal tax evasion in Romney's records	aint_no_life_nowhere	Apr 2012	#13
article says there are discrepancies between income tax and candidate financial filings	wordpix	Apr 2012	#21
the upshot appears to have been that McCain didn't like what he saw	wordpix	Apr 2012	#16
and Romney wasn't chosen as VP. Could be connected.	yardwork	Apr 2012	#23
Idiot. He has no chance of winning, and he's compounding it by looking like a criminal.	truthisfreedom	Apr 2012	#14
But we still need to work and win the down ticket races	Botany	Apr 2012	#15
never underestimate the stupidity/greed of the American people, esp. the Tea Party + richie crowd	wordpix	Apr 2012	#17
Isnt the republican answer always	skydive forever	Apr 2012	#18
"the most opaque [filing] they have ever encountered" ---calling IRS, calling IRS	wordpix	Apr 2012	#19
The Ethics Of Using Ethics In An Unethical Manner	DallasNE	Apr 2012	#22
Romney is a war profiteer	sulphurdunn	Apr 2012	#24
The barn door has already been opened.	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Apr 2012	#25
He's trying to hide the fact he's a sorry sob	madokie	Apr 2012	#26
Well, damn!	jonthebru	Apr 2012	#27

Response to usregimechange (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2012, 07:59 PM

myrna minx (20,536 posts)

Romney using ethics exception to limit disclosure of Bain holdings

1. K&R nt

2. I wouldn't vote for a guy for president who banked in foreign countries

3. Nothing says "presidential" like funding Salvadoran death squads.

9. Thanks for that!

4. Axelrod will be sure to make this an issue

20. Rmoney won't show US the money - he's in a special category

5. "Blind Trust"

6. Does the average voter like Tax Cheats?

7. It looks like Mittins won't either ...

11. If he's a tax felon, the issue should be pursued to the last draw of our breath and raised at every

8. Weasel. n/t

10. I want to see his stock certificates...

12. Rmoney Gave 23 - 23!!! - Years of Tax Returns to McCain for Vetting ...

13. If there is evidence of significant criminal tax evasion in Romney's records

21. article says there are discrepancies between income tax and candidate financial filings

16. the upshot appears to have been that McCain didn't like what he saw

23. and Romney wasn't chosen as VP. Could be connected.

14. Idiot. He has no chance of winning, and he's compounding it by looking like a criminal.

15. But we still need to work and win the down ticket races

17. never underestimate the stupidity/greed of the American people, esp. the Tea Party + richie crowd

18. Isnt the republican answer always

19. "the most opaque [filing] they have ever encountered" ---calling IRS, calling IRS

22. The Ethics Of Using Ethics In An Unethical Manner

24. Romney is a war profiteer

25. The barn door has already been opened.

26. He's trying to hide the fact he's a sorry sob

27. Well, damn!