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In reply to the discussion: Republicans basically admit that Harry Reid's maneuver was BRILLIANT [View all]Javaman
(62,507 posts)75. Sure they can.
confidentially ends when tax fraud is commited.
The law is still the law.
the IRS has very long arms.
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scheming daemons
Aug 2012
OP
Totally agree with your comment. It's great for once sitting back and see the implosion of the
southernyankeebelle
Aug 2012
#12
Your right. Payback is a bitch. You keep biting and sooner or later the dog is going to bite back.
southernyankeebelle
Aug 2012
#67
Harry is holding on to the Senate for dear life. He knows how high the stakes are in this election
Liberal_Stalwart71
Aug 2012
#36
Well, Politifact didn't have any problems with declaring Reid's assertions a "Pants-on-Fire" lie
Proud Liberal Dem
Aug 2012
#4
Chances are Rmoney Hood paid something, so in that it is in all likelihood a lie.
Kennah
Aug 2012
#101
IT's the kind of tactic they would do, only Reid is probably telling the truth and they usually lie.
Lil Missy
Aug 2012
#6
Exactly. They screech at Obama to release his birth certificate, which he does over and over again.
yardwork
Aug 2012
#16
He-he. It's the clasic "Let him deny he's a pig fucker" gambit (with
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#15
one can only hope that the old republicans dying off and hispanic influx pulls us back to the left.
unblock
Aug 2012
#38
lol ty. thought i had edited that before anyone read it. but you answered my question. thanx. nt
Dustin DeWinde
Aug 2012
#88
The reason they're scrambling is because they don't have a response to the question:
NYC Liberal
Aug 2012
#9
And now the set-up for a John Dean-type person to come forward to document
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#17
You know that the government is leaking 'private citizen information' how exactly???? Please,
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#19
Testicles, meet scalpel (figuratively, of course). Hah-hah-hah, couldn't happen to a nicer
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#14
I've said it before, I'm wondering if Rmoney's team is doctoring the returns
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#35
Rmoney's returns are probably completely legal. I'm sure the IRS has already examined them
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#41
But he won't have committed tax fraud. He's submitted proper docs to the IRS
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#81
I'd bet big money Rmoney's returns have already gotten another going over...
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#83
Oh I agree with a lot of that. Rmoney's first order will be to stonewall, stonewall, stonewall.
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#42
Tons of political candidates have purposefully lied. Shrub's TANG service record
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#92
But the IRS would have to produce the real tax returns. Can they do that?
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#95
I'm not trying to be a dick but where's your evidence anyone would seek such a subpoena?
riderinthestorm
Aug 2012
#98
Exactly. Just show us the checks, or the portion on the returns that show taxes paid.
SunSeeker
Aug 2012
#52
If Axelrod or the Administration was behind this, (and there's no way they didn't at least know)
Volaris
Aug 2012
#51
First question for the Veeper- 'Did you provide more or less than 5 years of tax returns to Romney?'
tomm2thumbs
Aug 2012
#91