Republicans are pissed off at Romney over the tax secrecy

Romney is letting Obama pound him over the head with taxes, and that is vexing Republicans. A legion of Republican pundits have called for Romney to stop the blood letting, but Team Romney seems convinced that it can ride out the storm, or reboot the conversation by picking a blockbuster VP. We'll see. In the meantime...

This Guy Represents all Bigoted Conservatives

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He is so batshit crazy and dumb, he does not think through his protest to realize it might be hazardous. He is so mindbogglingly incompetent that he cannot carry out said protest without burning down the town. And then he runs away like the little coward that he is, evidencing how much he and all bigoted conservatives really disdain personal responsibility and accountability.

Markell enters Romney tax fray – ‘(Romney) should have been ready for this’

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Delaware's Jack Markell piles on Romney pointing out the obvious, that Romney should have know that this was going to be an issue.
“It would seem to me that he would be ready for this, recognizing the comparison would come up to his father and to others,” Markell said. “The issue is he’s the one running for president. The questions have been raised about him, he could have them answered.”
Markell rubs salt into GOP wounds by making this about Romney's poor judgment, and I LOVE IT!

Monday Open Thread [8.6.12]

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The consensus seems to be that Mitt Romney is nearing a decision on his running mate and is just waiting until the damn Olympics are over with to announce it. It also seems that the consensus choices for the second slot are as follows, as they have have been left out as convention speakers so far:
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin are both big names in the party believed to be among those Romney is weighing for the vice presidential slot or for the keynote address. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio also were noticeably absent from the slate of announced speakers and may be contenders for running mate.
My money is on Paul Ryan. Take the poll in the middle column.

Romney still hasn’t nailed down his party’s nomination

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This is reason number 1,365 why no tax info will be released by team Romney. Until the votes are counted on the floor of the convention, Romney isn't the GOP's nominee for the office of the President of the United States. Therefor, Romney's promise to divest himself of possibly objectionable investments would be scrutinized if tax returns were released. Check it out.

Romney Paid Zero Taxes in the ’90’s

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Harry Reid is too cagey a politician to get dragged into a pissing match without the goods. Now the GOP has taken to their fainting couch over Reid's assertions, but they can't back up their side with anything other than cry-baby hissy fits, while the Democrats get to play the badasses for once. The fact that story continues to back Romney into a deeper and deeper corner can be confirmed by the ever more desperate squeals from the GOP.

The NRA earns seven more notches

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If only these victims had been armed....
Tattoos on the body of the slain Sikh temple gunman and certain biographical details led the FBI to treat the attack at a Milwaukee-area temple as an act of domestic terrorism, officials said Sunday. The shootings in Oak Creek, Wis., left seven dead, including the gunman, and three critically wounded. One of the injured was a police officer who was expected to survive.

Wilmington West Side Candidates Night

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Wilmington candidates for Mayor and City Council will be at this event Monday night, August 6 that specifically focuses on Wilmington's West Side. Sponsored by Westside Grows, this event is meant to give residents of the West Side of Wilmington a chance to hear how candidates will help them to address their specific issues and in how to help them to implement their Neighborhood Revitalization Plan.