When Romney applied to be McCain’s running mate, he gave him 23 years of tax returns

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/01/25/bloomberg_articlesLYBJTY1A74E901-LYCYM.DTL

<snip>Romney campaign advisers said the release should answer questions about his investment and tax payments, saying the candidate and his wife, Ann, had "fully satisfied" their obligations as taxpayers.

"Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of what he owes," said Ginsberg.

Still, Democrats argued that two years of records were insufficient to fully evaluate Romney's finances, pointing to the 23 years of returns he turned over to Arizona Senator John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008, when he was being considered for the ticket's vice presidential spot.

"Romney thought McCain's campaign was entitled to 23 years' worth of tax returns," the executive director of the Democratic National Committee, Patrick Gaspard, said in a statement. "He's made clear that Americans are only entitled to one year's worth of returns."

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1. McCain's response : "Okay, I'm picking Sarah Palin!"

[Faryn Balyncd]

2. Romney didn't think McCain was a total sucker!

[mazzarro]

3. I suspect that the McCain campaign saw some disturbing things in those returns

And Romney was probably made aware of the things that were highlighted as problematic. So Romney and his people are now trying to manage the situation. If that is the case, it will be a mystery that Romney even thought of running for the presidency with those issues not taken care of before now. Maybe he thought he could handle the situation if he becomes the rePIGlican nominee before the issue of publicizing the tax returns comes up.

[deacon]

4. We need to see them. n/t

[Major Nikon]

5. If Romney becomes the GOP nominee, he will have to release more

I think there's little doubt he used some creative techniques to avoid taxes. It's going to come back to haunt him.