It's already been reported they wanted to close this account as it might present a political embarrassment. But Romney, who has been running for president basically forever, didn't get it closed in time for him to get away without disclosing it. What was this guy, the face of Bain, while other more competent execs did the heavy lifting? Between his poor campaign performance on the ground that cost him Iowa and South Carolina, I'm not seeing all the alleged competence he purportedly possesses.
Mitt Romney's campaign is amending the financial disclosure forms he filed in 2007 and 2011 to acknowledge that a Romney trust held a Swiss bank account, a detail that had been missing from both reports.
"An amendment is being filed to address this minor discrepancy," a campaign official told ABC News in an email Thursday in response to questions about the apparent omission.
whoopsie...
That will leave a mark...
Posted by: Ragspierre | Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 06:35 PM
50-60% of the base don't want mittens. During Reagans run for the gold, the base is what won it for him.
I'm sticking with Newt, betting the Tea Party becomes a pain in the arse for the institutional rinos.
Posted by: sickofrinos | Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 06:36 PM
Dan
Must see video from 2008. Must see. Romney on FOX News saying “Bob Dole is the last guy I’d want to see write a letter for me” and laughs as he says it. He then goes on to attack Dole as a loser, but basiclly describes his own camapign this year in the process.
In light of Dole’s letter to NRO today, this takes on new relevance and this video must be seen by everyone.
If anyone knows someoine in the Newt campaign or how to get in touch with them please contact them and make them aware:
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/12/18/how_times_change.html
Hopefully Newt is made aware of it as well.
The video is crystal clear. Just the latest in a long line of flip flops. But the connection to the recent attack led by Dole is striking. He;s still flopping.
As many as possible need to see this. Get this on as many outlets as possible. Blogs, TV, Rush, Levin, twitter, etc...
He disavows Reagan and runs against him and distances himself from him
He's pro choice for 30+ years
He passes the blueprint for Obamacare and even his top advisor says it won't re repealed
He says Islam has nothing to do with terrorism
He goes after the NRA and supports the AWB
Hopefully the madness soon ends
Posted by: jack | Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 07:02 PM
Jonathan Last at The Weekly Standard also does a little digging into what Romney did at Bain Capital. It turns out that Bain was neither the only nor even the first investor in Staples. In fact, Romney was tipped by a friend from another firm that was already investing in Staples. So when Romney claims to have created all those jobs at Staples, he's not exactly telling the truth. More at the link. It's worth the read.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/rich-really-are-different_617667.html?nopager=1
Posted by: OCBill | Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 08:43 PM