Der Mittenfuhrer asks for another 45-day extension to file FEC disclosure papers

[Ian David]

Friday, June 29, 2007

Waiting For Romney's Disclosure

Update: I have just learned from the FEC that yesterday Romney requested and was granted another 45-day extension to file his personal finance disclosure, giving him until August 13th (two days after the Iowa Straw poll!). He is only allowed two extensions, so this time should be for real.

The Federal Election Commission granted Mitt Romney a 45-day extension to file his personal finances disclosure, and that gives him until the close of business today to file, according to the extension letter sent by the FEC to his campaign.

The disclosure will only provide a wide-ranging estimate of his total wealth, because of the way the form asks for assets to be listed. Romney's people had earlier floated an estimate of $190 million to $250 million, plus another $70m-$100m in his kids' trust funds. That would be much lower than some guesses, but what's a couple hundred million more or less?

Aside from confirming that he's filthy rich -- hardly a surprise -- the disclosure will be the first peek outsiders have into where his assets are, and to me that's always been a very interesting question.

More:
http://thephoenix.com/TalkingPolitics/PermaLink.aspx?guid=28fbefa4-73b4-4475-9153-d83bc7ec9287

[welshTerrier2]

1. in all fairness, this time he has a good excuse

he had all the FEC forms completed but he inadvertently left them on top of his car and his dog ate them ... give the guy a break, will ya?

[TwilightGardener]

2. Actually, his dog shat on them. They were good enough for Seamus to POOP on.

:rofl:

[LiberalFighter]

3. I thought he emailed them thru the RNC server and it got deleted.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

4. Tell him not to bother. After what he did to his dog

his campaign is over.

Let's see; johnny's gone & now mitt. We should start a pool on the next repub to shoot himself in the foot.

[MasonJar]

5. Wakeme, I actually believe you are correct. He is kaput!

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

6. Voters can be willfully ignorant/misinformed/

lazy/stupid/uncaring, but we love, love, love our Fido. Who the fuck wants to have a beer with some moran who straps his dog to the roof? We'd rather strap mitty to the roof. (Add to that the whole group of voters who won't vote for a Morman.)

[smtpgirl]

7. he just has to hide his assets, kind of like what Cheney did