I think it would be foolish for Romney to release his tax records. Since Romney has no divorce records, that Obama can get unsealed, he has to try something else. This is how Obama got in the Senate in the first place. Reid is not known for being an upstanding person. Make him prove his words.

You got that right o was down in senate race til that.All they have is go after his taxes .Mean while real unemployment u6 rate hits 15% ,so much for change but we still have hope,That is hope he is gone.

Some ask what is Mitt afraid of? I wonder what Obama was afraid of when he had is college transcripts sealed when most other Presidents redly produced them. What's the big secret about his college days? The lefties we're drooling all over themselves when Mitt released his last two years, all they found was a rich guy that paid millions in taxes and charity.

Obama and his minions literally have nothing left other than lies, diversion and demagoguery. That's it man, that's his strategy. He's already burning through his money faster than he's taking it in (hum... sound familiar?).

Mitt hasn't even started to unleash on him yet. Just wait.

It's funny reading the above posts. It is a perfect example of how people in an election year or any time keeps grabbing at any thing to discredit a candidate. If Romney did release his tax returns ,and probably find nothing out of the ordinary, what would you garb at next. I think he is more calculating than people think. Which makes him more intelligent than a 5th grader.

I have no idea who will win this election but I sure hope you are correct in your statement "Mitt hasn't even started to unleash on him yet. Just wait"

Seems to me and I sure could be wrong that he is playing rope a dope with them.....October surprise ???

I think what you see is what you get with MR. Hoping his VP selection adds some BAM.

This is truly laughable, coming from Harry Reid who oversees 4 years of no federal budget and not even a serious budget proposal from Obama and the Senate.

It's pure diversion, so as not to have to talk about this clown act for which we taxpayers pay the consequences:

"The cost, say analysts, is that Congress is once again allowing the federal budget process to remain rudderless and lawmakers unaccountable as the nation lurches toward fiscal crisis...."

No budget? No problem! The strange politics behind a budgetless America. - CSMonitor.com

Where are the 2011 taxes Mitt Romney promised would be released in July? These are the taxes that were due on April 15th. If I'm not mistaken, this is already August. Is he trying to put this second release off until after the election? His accountants have had six to seven months to complete these forms.

Speaking of taxes and Reid, this is the guy who would not allow a vote on a bill to stop the scams being used by illegals to rob our US treasury...just refused to allow a discussion on that bill.

That seems to be ok, but having more ammo to attack a candidate personally bothers you...go figure !!

Willard releasing 10 years or so, of returns would reveal his declared state of residence for each year, his gross income for each year, his taxable income for each year, and the amount of tax he paid or was refunded for each year.

And - his signature and date of signing on each return.

What is the problem with that?

It will be interesting to see if he will require his VP pick to release their taxes.

This issue will NOT go away - Dems are wise to keep hammering away.

Some day you people will wake up, throw away your registration cards, stop being in love with candidates and parties and really see the issues. You address this as if this alone will solve all our problems. Why dont you post on the unemployment thread...spell out the jobs programs.

WHO CARES if he releases more than required...it means NOTHING but political hay and not one iota more. I dont care if he or Obama paid zero their entire life as long as it was legal.

Get involved in your country and the issues...try that for a change or do they not twitter issue related things ?

How do you feel about the sequestering issue that if not resolved is going to reduce our defense and cause massive layoffs all over the country ? How do you feel about the length of time people are not working as unemployment goes up ? How do you feel about our involvement in Syria and Syria in general where thousands are being kiled and slaughtered ?

i don't think anyone's tax returns are complete until the irs determines that they are complete. am i wrong?

A lot of people care - Cons saying Willards taxes don't matter doesn't make it so.

His stubborness is not playing well - his sinking poll numbers reflect this. People in his own Party are urging him to release them. This is a terrific issues for the Dems. Reid should just keep blasting away !!!!!

"if you have to explain, you're losing"

- W. M. Romney

and what wisdom is there in 'hammering away' - beyond the annoyance of deflecting attention from failed policies and actions?

i find the annoyance of flies, love bugs, no-seeums and mosquitos more acceptable that the hammering away of a political party that cannot stand up and defend it's policies.

An individual's tax returns are complete as soon as that individual signs his name and date on the dotted line and puts them in the mail. They can be amended at a later date by filing a different form. Mitt Romney filed and got an automatic extension by April 15, 2012, when he was required to pay any tax liability. Does anybody know when the extension deadline occurs?