BIDEN Tax Returns Revealed!

[gateley]

Joe Biden's newly released tax returns appear to confirm what the Democratic VP candidate has long contended — he is among the poorest U.S. senators currently serving.

At least half the nation’s senators are millionaires. But Biden and his wife Jill earned a relatively small $320,000 in 2006, paying about $66,000 in taxes. Over the last 10 years Biden and his wife earned just shy of $2.5 million — an average income of roughly $245,000 per year. <snip>

“The last eight years have brought Americans' faith in their government to its lowest point in over thirty years," Obama spokesman Josh Earnest said. "The only answer is to change the way we do business in Washington. That starts with something as simple as transparency. That's why Senator Biden is releasing his tax returns for the last 10 years."

A McCain aide told CNN Friday the campaign would release Palin's documents, but on their "own timeframe." <snip>

"When the last listing came out, they listed my net worth as between 70 and 150,000 dollars and Rush Limbaugh said ‘How can this guy manage our economy, he doesn’t have any money?’" Biden also said at that Missouri campaign stop. "Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren’t supposed to make money!"

Entire piece at: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

And a touching entry to the comments section: Straight from baghdad i want you and obama to bring us home sir.

[1corona4u]

1. Bravo JOE!!

And I SWEAR TO GOD, if someone slams him, I will come unglued.

[FrenchieCat]

2. Go Joe!

You mensch you! :patriot:

[eshfemme]

3. Yeah, it's kinda crazy that somehow Barry and Joe are so fucking elitist.

:eyes: I'm pretty pissed off about that from the campaign with the $100M trophy wife and unethical use of state funds.

[spanone]

4. you've got to admire those that don't take the bait, it must be so available

i admire joe biden

[gateley]

10. I agree -- there must be so many temptations and it's gotta be tough

to say 'no' at times. Amazing integrity.

[Kdillard]

11. Good guy now we just have to make sure that he and Obama get into office.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

5. "Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government

you weren’t supposed to make money". Spot on.

[Cha]

9. Not according to the one who is a

boil on the A$$ of America.

[Minimus]

6. I LOVE OUR GUYS!!!

Yes it required all caps. I have never been more proud to be a Democrat.

We really do have great candidates.

[Mabus]

7. Right on Joe.

n/t

[Cha]

8. Joe Biden is the real deal..

Fuck the fakes and the faux.

[Froward69]

12. GO JOE GO!!!

[1corona4u]

13. 375 views....and what, like 12 comments....

sad, very sad...

[Muttocracy]

14. yay Joe! 10 years, no fear. Cindy, John, Sarah..?.. we're waiting...

[Orsino]

15. This is how you win.

It's The Way Things Ought to Be, in fact.

[muddrunner17]

16. With Joe, what you see is what you get.

He truly is a man to admire.

[Jennicut]

17. So when will McLame and Cindy be releasing theirs? When hell freezes over?

I love Joe. He's right, you are not supposed to make money in Government. Stupid Limpballs.

[PatSeg]

18. Yeah, that's why McCain

MARRIED it instead!! The cheap bastard still collects his social security though.

[joop]

19. I like that sigline, tsegat01

Joe is the goods. "On her own timeframe" means we should expect to see those scrubbed returns within the next 4 years or so.

[PatSeg]

20. Thanks

My favorite Joe pic!

Yeah, "her own timeframe" sounds like they're going through the records furiously trying to clean things up.

Welcome to DU!

[Kitty Herder]

21. Wow. Cindy McCain's outfit at the RNC was worth more than the Bidens' average annual income.

Now, remind me. Who are the elitists in this campaign?