Paul Ryan: I will show two years of taxes

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said Sunday that he will release two years of his tax returns, the same as Mitt Romney, but ducked a question about how many years of returns he had turned over to Romney campaign officials as part of the vetting process.

“Well, it — it was a very exhaustive vetting process. It’s a confidential vetting process, so there were several years. But I’m going to release the same amount of years that Gov. Romney has,” Ryan, the Republican Wisconsin congressman, told CBS News veteran Bob Schieffer on “60 Minutes” in GOP ticket’s first joint interview since Romney announced his VP pick.

“I’m going to be releasing two [years of returns], which is what he’s releasing,” Ryan added, referring to Romney, who was sitting next to him.

Ryan said voters aren’t wondering about Romney’s decision to release only two years of tax returns - which has faced a withering barrage of attacks from the Obama campaign - but rather about “where the jobs are.” Ryan said tax returns were a side issue manufactured by Obama to distract voters from the nation’s economic woes.

Read more: Link to sourcehttp://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/7964

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Paul, thanks for keeping the tax issue in the news for a couple more cycles. Couldn't have done it without you...

[liberal N proud]

1. And this supposed to satisfy everyone demanding that Romney release his taxes?

I think not!

[Justice wanted]

2. How many did Romney wanted to see from you Ryan? THAT IS THE AMOUNT I WANT TO SEE.

[sellitman]

3. Snotnosed arrogant bastard

I hope he is prepared to have Joe rip him a new a-hole in the debates.

[dsteve01]

23. Yeah!

BLOOD SPORT!
BLOOD SPORT!
BLOOD SPORT!

[davidpdx]

34. You have to be my twin I lost at birth

LOL

[dsteve01]

38. cool cool

bro!

Keep it real, don't give up the fight.

[Marzupialis]

4. Ryan doesn't want to embarass Romney

That's why he is doing that.

[goclark]

5. Rmoneyjr

Same "intitled" personality

[ladym55]

6. Golly gee whiz!

Gosh, we little people thank you SO much for lowering yourself to permit us knowledge of two years of massive wealth accumulation while a public "servant."

[dsteve01]

26. So, he's corrupt

as heck.

Nothing new there.

[Honeycombe8]

7. Don't congressional reps release tax returns? Hasn't Ryan released other returns in the past? nt

[ThomThom]

32. that is what I thought too

they are already out there

[kestrel91316]

8. What are they hiding? They are BOTH hiding something.

[Big Orange Jeff]

10. I don't think Ryan's hiding anything, but he's NOT going to release more than the Robot.

I am glad, though, that Ryan decided to tell me what I'm wondering about WRT Romney's taxes.

[Greybnk48]

9. He only thinks he's in control, the little prick.

He's going to be torn up, just watch. BTW, I will enjoy every minute of his demise.

[CoffeeCat]

22. Well said!

That's exactly what I was thinking. What a little punk Ryan is--to believe that he can try to cover for Romney's disgraceful release of only two years of tax returns.

Ryan will be destroyed. What a terrible career move for Ryan. He's hitching his wagon to a large, destructive asteroid--not a star--and it's all going to come crashing down on him.

Ryan can't save this campaign. He can't save Romney. He can't stop Romney from being an unrelatable fool with whom most Americans don't connect. Ryan may excite the 20 percent of radical wingnuts out there, but he offends everyone else. The party wingnuts would have shown up to vote against Obama anyway. It's the Independents that decide it, and Ryan's budget offends many Republicans and most Indies.

Romney will lose in November and Ryan will be forever tarnished because he will always be associated with this train-wreck campaign.

[cstanleytech]

44. Well its also possible Ryan agreed to it as move for a future run at the whitehouse in 2016.

And until then to better his odds he will probably work even harder with the republicans to prevent an economic recovery.

[NYC Liberal]

11. "thanks for keeping the tax issue in the news" - Couldn't have said it better.

[wordpix]

12. Good question, Ryan- where ARE the jobs? YOU're the House Budget Comm. chair, aren't YOU responsible

for the economy?

[Amonester]

15. Yeah, eh? Also, why no follow up questions about why he didn't pass an AJA?

(American Jobs Act).

All republics were for it before they were against it.

[cstanleytech]

45. Didnt you get the memo? Its all Obamas economy its not the fault of Bush or the republicans in

office then or now.

[RedStateLiberal]

13. Your link is page not found for me.

Here's another link:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79646.html

I found this part very interesting:

“What we’re saying is take away the tax shelters that are uniquely enjoyed by people in the top tax brackets so they can’t shelter as much money from taxation, should lower tax rates for everybody to make America more competitive,” Ryan said.

Romney is running on the "do as I say - not as I do" platform?

Can't wait to see what's in Ryan's returns.

[jmowreader]

31. If you want to make America more "competitive," lowering taxes ain't gonna do it

You could run American taxes down to zero and not make America more "competitive" (this means 'leading the race to the bottom,' but you know how Republicans are...) because you're "competing" against countries with a $3/day minimum wage and no environmental laws.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. Please, please, please to the Comedy Gods,...let it be when he drove the Weinermobile....

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http://www.mediaite.com/online/paul-ryan-drove-the-oscar-mayer-weinermobile/

[dsteve01]

24. Ohhhh

It is a hotdog. I saw something completely unrelated.

[Angry Dragon]

16. Ryan is an ass

“Well, it — it was a very exhaustive vetting process. It’s a confidential vetting process, so there were several years. But I’m going to release the same amount of years that Gov. Romney has,” Ryan, the Republican Wisconsin congressman, told CBS News veteran Bob Schieffer on “60 Minutes” in GOP ticket’s first joint interview since Romney announced his VP pick.


Hey you piece of dung, elections are a vetting process too. We demand that you relese to the American people the same amount of tax returns that Willard told you had to release to him.

These people make me wan to puke

[thelordofhell]

17. That's two years more than romney has shown

We still don't have a COMPLETE year from that lying weasel

[pepperbear]

18. sandbox brothers.....

Ryan CAN'T show his tax returns because Romney WON'T show his. They call it consistency. We call it maize.

[HubertHeaver]

19. Two years is saving Ryan's privacy?

[Iliyah]

20. At this point I truly believe Mittens committed fraud

and or paid no taxes. Mittens is fighting tooooooooooo hard for his 2009 and under (years) taxes be released.

10 points to the O campaign. They are going to kick Ryan and Rmoney's arse.

Voter suppression and purging and messing with voters machines (like WI) ain't going to help. Goppers will need those polls numbers like WI to steal the elections.

[progressivebydesign]

21. But Romney didn't release TWO years... he released part of 2010 and a guesstimate of 2011

AND they're "working on" 2011, which means they're sanitizing it.

What an asshole smug prick he is. His comment is meant to reinforce the LIE that Romney released two. He did NOt.

[dsteve01]

25. The worst part is

that they will say that Obama was silly to release as many tax returns as he did. Then leave it at that.

[Lasher]

28. He got an extension for his 2011 return.

Which probably means he won't file until mid-October.

[Hoyt]

27. That really is a stupid response. If the gods curse us, I'd rather have Palin.

[bleever]

29. The same amount of years?

What is that? More conehead?

[red dog 1]

30. If he released 10 or 12 years worth..it would shine the spotlight back on mittons.

and remind the voters that Romney's father released 10 years worth when he ran for president..
Don't forget, Ryan is the guy that charges his constituents for the privilege of coming to his Town Hall meetings, and then throws them out, or arrests them if they dare to ask a question he doesn't like.

[Ken Burch]

33. Will those be two years of HIS taxes, though?

And will they be from two years in a row, or, say, from 1989 and 2005?

[davidpdx]

35. The same number Romney released?

That's funny I don't remember two years being released. Romney is going to dump his second year the Friday before the election, mark my words.

[burnsei sensei]

36. Then it's only fair to say that you, Paul Ryan,

along with your puppet Mittens, have a lot to hide from the public about your financial dealings.
These people think they are some kind of nobility.
In our history, there are these machines known as guillotines . . . ?
Maybe you've heard of them.

[Javaman]

37. LOL that's still more than lost mittens. LOL nt

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[obxhead]

39. When is Romney going to release 2 years worth of returns?

So far he's released 2010 and an estimate of 2011. Estimates don't mean shit, it's what you actually file.

[Brooklyn Dame]

40. Two years can be a blip.

They don't want to show more than that because it will reveal all of the loopholes they're able to take advantage of.

http://borderlessnewsandviews.com/2012/08/mitt-this-tax-return-st-is-about-to-get-real/

http://borderlessnewsandviews.com/2012/08/romneys-choice-makes-it-clear-this-aint-your-grandpas-gop/

[tclambert]

41. You know, Romney may actually have LOST money in 2008 and 2009.

And how would losing money support his claims of business expertise?

[Smilo]

42. Number two Paul "I love Ayn Rand" Ryan

didn't accompany his number one to Florida - couldn't handle those old ladies eh?

[supernova]

43. He is WILLING to ........

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release two years of tax returns... I must admit that is VERY white of him.

(Above post made by my SO. He does not post on DU and has no handle, but sometimes reads and can't resist commenting sometimes.