The Romneys are making it so that their opponents don't need to see the records at all.
Every Day Is Opposite Day
by Geov Parrish
Thu Aug 16th, 2012 at 06:24:42 PM EST
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See, the thing about running an entire campaign on Opposite Day principles is that after a while people simply assume you're lying whenever you say anything, and move immediately into trying to parse out which part is the lie.
But here's the thing: Romney is saying this like he's proud to pay 13 percent, because in his mind it shows that he's fully discharging his obligations as a citizen. Me, I pay about 35 percent, and so do most of my friends. The Romneys brag about doing "what's legally required of us," and absolutely nothing more, when those legal requirements are already designed to require less of them than 99.9 percent of Americans.
The Romneys claim to be wetting their beds over the prospect that Democrats would use the Romneys' financial records to criticize them. Thing is, the Romneys are making it so that their opponents don't need to see the records at all. It's certain that those records would show that, legally or not, the Romneys play by completely different rules than almost all of the people Willard would like to govern. But the Romneys are helpfully making that point already.
Unless, of course, you think that the next time the IRS wants to audit your returns, you can tell them, without producing any of your records, that you met your legal obligation. Your spouse can add that the IRS should believe you, because your integrity is golden. And the IRS agent, I predict, will nod enthusiastically, shake your hand because you're a fine American, and go away.
More:
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/8/16/182442/271
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