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uponit7771

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12. If Romneys taxes are legit he has a win win, if they're not he's gonna lose. Why didn't his dumb
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 09:59 AM
Aug 2012

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Things are going to be hot in Tampa... Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #1
I'm not going to actually watch the GOP Convention, MineralMan Aug 2012 #3
So it's pretty much a given that Rmoney is toast... how are we doing in the Congressional races? DCKit Aug 2012 #2
A sinking ship takes the lifeboats down with it. MineralMan Aug 2012 #5
That's my personal fantasy, but I won't be banking on it. DCKit Aug 2012 #10
We can have something to do with that, you know. MineralMan Aug 2012 #15
I live and am registered in DC. I've got no voice beyond DU. DCKit Aug 2012 #22
Help us in VA! nt s-cubed Aug 2012 #54
You can help in VA or MD. nt MineralMan Aug 2012 #62
Idaho's 1st CD can help you with that... jmowreader Aug 2012 #66
Wishful thinking. We need to work as hard on Obama's election as ever. pnwmom Aug 2012 #45
4. is it. And he stonewalls. No way he caves or withdraws -- he's His Royal Highness. Zen Democrat Aug 2012 #4
Yes, that's what I think, too. MineralMan Aug 2012 #7
I'm not in a place where I've figured out how this will all turn out cleduc Aug 2012 #6
Yep. I'm hoping campaign monies are redirected to Dems cally Aug 2012 #41
That's a good point davidpdx Aug 2012 #71
A perfect storm for ReTHUGs malaise Aug 2012 #8
So it seems. Fortune is smiling on us. MineralMan Aug 2012 #9
Stonewalls, nominated anyway, loses. Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #11
The only way he withdraws is if he is forced to MineralMan Aug 2012 #16
If Romneys taxes are legit he has a win win, if they're not he's gonna lose. Why didn't his dumb uponit7771 Aug 2012 #12
Even if his taxes are within the law, if he truly paid no taxes MineralMan Aug 2012 #17
He didn't think of this before, because his greed blinded him. closeupready Aug 2012 #21
They don't go in for horse dancing doohnibor Aug 2012 #26
Never Underestimated How Stuck On Stupid This Country Is... KharmaTrain Aug 2012 #13
Absolutely 100% Correct! hamsterjill Aug 2012 #37
really. I will never forget the day it was obvious Bush and Cheney lied us into a war. I was Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #48
Aint that the truth! silvershadow Aug 2012 #51
That's certainly true. Rozlee Aug 2012 #47
They're Ready To Accept Even Less... KharmaTrain Aug 2012 #55
Obvious set-up is obvious slackmaster Aug 2012 #14
You know, I don't think so this time. MineralMan Aug 2012 #18
I figured out a long time ago that elected officials aren't any smarter than the rest of us slackmaster Aug 2012 #34
They've gotten a month of negative publicity over this SO FAR.... cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #61
The GOP already knows they have lost. randome Aug 2012 #19
I'm beginning to think you're right, actually. MineralMan Aug 2012 #20
My bet is on stonewall. 99Forever Aug 2012 #23
Number 3 will never happen. The Romneys of the world consider themselves above the law. FSogol Aug 2012 #24
If this happens, maybe THEN we'll get paper ballots counted in public? AllyCat Aug 2012 #35
I doubt it. THe GOP would just up their voter suppression efforts in the future. n/t FSogol Aug 2012 #36
The term "checkmate" comes to mind. nt Cognitive_Resonance Aug 2012 #25
there are a lot of people d_r Aug 2012 #27
He won't release them and the GOP will go along with it flamingdem Aug 2012 #28
5. The story isn't true? Or he has had all of this time to 're-do' his tax filings... democrat_patriot Aug 2012 #29
I doubt the returns will show anything worse than what we already know about wiggs Aug 2012 #30
Question mainstreetonce Aug 2012 #31
Don't you have ANY faith in voter suppression and super-secret proprietary software voting machines? valerief Aug 2012 #32
You forgot about the rigged voting machines. AllyCat Aug 2012 #33
Or they just hunker down until November and then buy/steal the election. CanonRay Aug 2012 #38
One other possibility: he doesn't release them and the story dies onenote Aug 2012 #39
I think that's a real possibility n/t DesertRat Aug 2012 #40
I think they've been looking to 2016 all along. cyberswede Aug 2012 #42
There is also option 5, that he releases the returns and they show he did pay taxes. RedSpartan Aug 2012 #43
I think that still plays poorly for him Rose Siding Aug 2012 #73
Something to watch is whether his money stops rolling in. GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2012 #44
They must be scared libodem Aug 2012 #46
Are we so sure we want him to quit? I do not like the thought of taking a chance on Ron Paul. jwirr Aug 2012 #49
he is not going to releaseanything grantcart Aug 2012 #50
I hope this is correct...(I never use the word "right" anymore..) Stuart G Aug 2012 #52
Breaking News: Politicians waste nearly one trillion on elections Roverticus Aug 2012 #53
But it stimulates the economy. Quantess Aug 2012 #69
I have the same hopes DonRedwood Aug 2012 #56
Number 4, no matter the tax issue outcome Life Long Dem Aug 2012 #57
We'll know if option 4 is true if the big donors apples and oranges Aug 2012 #58
It's all local, folks mountain grammy Aug 2012 #59
Absolutely. Legislative races need our help. MineralMan Aug 2012 #64
This is the scenario that excites me most. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2012 #60
Me too! nt MineralMan Aug 2012 #63
Please don't forget Congress eridani Aug 2012 #65
You forgot option 5 jmowreader Aug 2012 #67
Don't forget the Ron Paul delegates will be at the B Calm Aug 2012 #68
Romney is going nowhere... he will be the nominee- you forget-- Republicanism is not a reality-based JCMach1 Aug 2012 #70
Watch where the big money goes (or doesn't) quaker bill Aug 2012 #72
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