RYAN Ooops. He "forgot" to disclose more than a million $$$-Trust him, it was just a little mistake

[kpete]

While being vetted by Mitt Romney's campaign, GOP vice presidential hopeful Rep. Paul Ryan amended two years of his financial disclosure statements to add an income-producing trust worth between $1 million and $5 million that he had previously neglected to report.

http://www.usatoda y.com/news/politics/story/2012-08-15/paul-ryan-finances-reports/57078160/1

Ooops. He "forgot" to disclose more than a million dollars. Trust him, it was just a little mistake. Trivial. Like when Mitt Romney omitted a $3 million Swiss bank account from his own disclosure forms. His campaign said it was a "trivial" error and that they were making "some minor technical amendments" to correct the snafu.

So I don't think any of us are going to be taking Mitt Romney at his word anytime soon. Show us, don't tell us. If it's important enough to claim it, then it's important enough to prove it. We're waiting.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/16/1120941/-Trust-these-guys-Ha

[Cognitive_Resonance]

1. Based on the income distributions it was probably toward the middle of that range, and

perhaps their largest single holding.

[MADem]

2. Let me be the first to rec this gem! We need more than two years of tax returns from the two of

those thieves...say it early and often!!!!!!

[Liberal Veteran]

3. Oopsie. It probably just fell between the couch cushions.

An honest mistake.

I once found 3 quarters and a moldy Cheerio under my couch cushion, so it could happen to anyone.

[The Magistrate]

4. New Rule, Ma'am: Forget To Disclose It, Forfeit It to the Treasury

Expect it would improve people's memory something awful when they filled out the forms....

"Romney loves America like a tick loves a dog."

[Tennessee Gal]

5. Quite an oops! Neglected to report? ROFL!

While being vetted by Mitt Romney's campaign, GOP vice presidential hopeful Rep. Paul Ryan amended two years of his financial disclosure statements to add an income-producing trust worth between $1 million and $5 million that he had previously neglected to report.

The trust, an inheritance of Ryan's wife, former Washington lobbyist Janna Little Ryan, represents one of the couple's largest assets. Letters and amendments Ryan filed June 6 with the Clerk of the House show the trust produced income of between $15,001 and $50,000 in 2010, and between $100,001 and $1 million last year.

Financial disclosure rules require members of Congress to report assets and income in ranges, without specifying exact amounts. The reports are filed each year in May and are made public by the House.While being vetted by Mitt Romney's campaign, GOP vice presidential hopeful Rep. Paul Ryan amended two years of his financial disclosure statements to add an income-producing trust worth between $1 million and $5 million that he had previously neglected to report.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-08-15/paul-ryan-finances-reports/57078160/1?csp=Dailybriefing

[JaneQPublic]

6. And he is head of the House Budget Committee???

[lob1]

7. Great news!! I put on an old pair of pants this morning,

and I found 3 million dollars in my pocket. i forgot all about that money. I would've paid taxes on that money, but I forgot I even had it. Pretty funny, huh? Besides, I thought I sent those pants to the Caymans years ago.

[hay rick]

8. Romney's vetting process.

"Forgetting" to declare $1-$5 million in income was viewed as a positive qualification by the Romney campaign. They knew right then that he was Mitt's kind of people.

[Auntie Bush]

9. If I forgot to declare a million or so...Do you think I as an average person would be in jail?

Why isn't he?

[silvershadow]

10. Maybe he found them under Mitt's tax forms... :)

[Chiyo-chichi]

11. Heck, a million falls out of his pocket every time he does his upside-down P90X crunches.

It's nothing.

[Vogon_Glory]

12. To Paraphrase Republican Everett Dirksen: A Million Here, A Million There

To paraphrase the late Republican US Senator Everett Dirksen: "A million here, a million there, pretty soon you're talking real money. You can't help but wonder what other miscellaneous bits of principal and interest Paul Ryan has forgotten to mention.

And this guy wants us to believe right-wing Republicans are better at handling the country's finances than centrist and liberal Democrats?