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10. That wouldn't surprise me either. Remember Cheney getting a 2 million dollar refund his 1st year

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Mon Jul 16, 2012, 10:50 AM

Jul 2012

as VP, a job that paid $240,000 yr? And the same year I think Dubya got around 1 million refund.

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Why Won't Romney Release More Tax Returns (The New Yorker) [View all] Dalai_1 Jul 2012 OP

Politically explosive investments is my guess livetohike Jul 2012 #1

I would like to know Dalai_1 Jul 2012 #4

Post 9/11 investments that would be difficult to explain??? nt msanthrope Jul 2012 #36

His Bain portfolio included doing business with Iran. MADem Jul 2012 #40

All of the above CBGLuthier Jul 2012 #2

But that's the image that's being created anyway. If he made it official he could start defending it Kablooie Jul 2012 #23

Get them out. Get them out in a hurry. Hopefully stupid, gnat brained Americans will forget nc4bo Jul 2012 #3

I'm not ready for it end. I like firing Republicans. n/t SDjack Jul 2012 #5

It wouldn't surprise me if he got a tax refund. Live and Learn Jul 2012 #6

That wouldn't surprise me either. Remember Cheney getting a 2 million dollar refund his 1st year Booster Jul 2012 #10

What was his Bain salary from 1999 - 2002? Jim__ Jul 2012 #7

Could America elect a president who would be that susceptible to blackmail? starroute Jul 2012 #8

Look out for a big surprise from Rove Jessy169 Jul 2012 #9

the only ways I can see that is if they 1. have a surprise candidate magical thyme Jul 2012 #11

Most likely you are correct Jessy169 Jul 2012 #13

agreed. magical thyme Jul 2012 #14

Best advice of all. calimary Jul 2012 #30

That's been my take too. They're accustomed to brazening it out JHB Jul 2012 #21

I also think they may pull out a surprise candidate. go west young man Jul 2012 #25

The Rove strategy would be to leak something damning, but fake ThoughtCriminal Jul 2012 #31

Rove's surprise could be to let RMoney crash and burn so Jeb can run in four years. MADem Jul 2012 #41

I think it's business-related deductions, as CEO of Bain. MgtPA Jul 2012 #12

+ 1 n/t ejbr Jul 2012 #29

+1! uponit7771 Jul 2012 #37

President Obama continues Dalai_1 Jul 2012 #15

Its most likely his investments betray him.... Historic NY Jul 2012 #16

Didn't Cheney's Halliburton trade with Iran with no political repercussions whatsoever? n/t eridani Jul 2012 #35

Premise is wrong. Not releasing could be a deliberate strategy wiggs Jul 2012 #17

You make an excellent point... Dalai_1 Jul 2012 #20

rMoney took a deduction from a "dressage" horse..no way he's NOT going to take deductions as ceo uponit7771 Jul 2012 #38

He'll release a few more years' worth of returns and that wiggs Jul 2012 #42

With Romney The Possibilities Are Endless DallasNE Jul 2012 #18

It's really anybody's guess so we're free to speculate until he releases his returns. Ganja Ninja Jul 2012 #19

the Obama campaign likely knows exactly what is in the returns KurtNYC Jul 2012 #33

Yes. Assume the worst and let them show otherwise. That's what they do... wiggs Jul 2012 #43

Forget the '12 presidential campaign disndat Jul 2012 #22

Excellent point! red dog 1 Jul 2012 #34

+1! uponit7771 Jul 2012 #39

Could he have funded Al Qaeda? Kablooie Jul 2012 #24

There's Romney's escape hatch! It's so obvious! HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #26

One possibility they missed Geoff R. Casavant Jul 2012 #27

That, or a variant on tax evasion n2doc Jul 2012 #28

Could be all 4, but here's #5 ThoughtCriminal Jul 2012 #32