...but by exactly whom? Well, that they don't want you to know.
No speculation over what McCain or Romney might be trying to hide, and the speculation over what Clinton is trying to hide, seems like a bunch of bullshit to me. Donations her husband's charity foundation received?
The only thing they've got right here is Rudy and Edwards. Rudy, no surprise, anyone who knew anything about him knew his business dealings were going to cause him big problems. And his problems haven't even started yet. But Edwards, I am really pissed off at him. WTF was he thinking advising a hedge fund? I'm not saying he shouldn't make a good living, but for a guy who is running on two Americas and an anti-poverty platform to be in bed with a freaking hedge fund, you know what? That's just really bad judgement. Who advises these idiots? I should have that job. I'd do much better.
Anyway, bottom line, it's nice to know that 5 out of the 6 front-runners to be the next President of the United States are so freaking dirty that they're afraid to release their tax returns.
Front-Runners Refuse Release of Tax Returns
Undisclosed Candidate Tax Returns Contain a Treasure Trove of Information
By JAKE TAPPER and AVERY MILLER
May 15, 2007 —
Call them the concealers.
Five of the six presidential front-runners -- Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., former Republican Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, former Democratic Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani -- are as yet refusing to release their tax returns.
"It's very unusual," said Mary Boyle of the good government group Common Cause. "For the past almost 35 years, it has been tradition most certainly in the White House as well as almost every presidential candidate to disclose their tax returns -- and for some reason we're not seeing it this year."
Obama: Releasing Returns a Matter of 'Good Government'
Of the "Big Six" front-runners, only Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has released his tax returns.
All the other campaigns pointed ABC News to the forms they're filling out for the Federal Election Commission and, for some of them, the U.S. Senate, which are due today. But these documents provide only general estimates of net worth.
"They are quite vague," Boyle said. "It's not a really detailed financial picture that you get."
The Candidates as Consultants
And beyond the undisclosed tax returns lie a treasure trove of undisclosed information.
Running for president four years ago, Edwards released his IRS returns, but he hasn't yet done so this year. What changed?
Since his last presidential campaign Edwards has consulted for the controversial hedge fund Fortress Holdings. Fortress has been criticized for incorporating its hedge funds in the Cayman Islands, a move that allows partners and foreign investors to avoid U.S. taxes, as well as for its role in the high-risk mortgage sector.
Edwards will not say how much Fortress paid him, and in general avoids specifics about what he did for the company.
"Basically, I was just giving them general advice about what was happening globally and what was happening here in the United States," Edwards told George Stephanopoulos on ABC News' "This Week."
Giuliani also avoids discussing the millions he's made with his consulting and lobbying firms. One client was Purdue Pharmaceuticals, whose executives just admitted lying about the addictiveness of their drug OxyContin. What did he do for the company? Giuliani will not say, and he will not name other clients
Worth of the Clinton Factor
The question for Clinton has to do with her husband. Former President Clinton has made tens of millions in speaking fees more than half of which are from other countries. Those are listed in her Senate disclosure report, but remaining secret are donations to his charity the William J. Clinton Foundation, contributions to the Clinton library and his salary as an adviser to the Yucaipa investment firm.
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No speculation over what McCain or Romney might be trying to hide, and the speculation over what Clinton is trying to hide, seems like a bunch of bullshit to me. Donations her husband's charity foundation received?
The only thing they've got right here is Rudy and Edwards. Rudy, no surprise, anyone who knew anything about him knew his business dealings were going to cause him big problems. And his problems haven't even started yet. But Edwards, I am really pissed off at him. WTF was he thinking advising a hedge fund? I'm not saying he shouldn't make a good living, but for a guy who is running on two Americas and an anti-poverty platform to be in bed with a freaking hedge fund, you know what? That's just really bad judgement. Who advises these idiots? I should have that job. I'd do much better.
Anyway, bottom line, it's nice to know that 5 out of the 6 front-runners to be the next President of the United States are so freaking dirty that they're afraid to release their tax returns.
Front-Runners Refuse Release of Tax Returns
Undisclosed Candidate Tax Returns Contain a Treasure Trove of Information
By JAKE TAPPER and AVERY MILLER
May 15, 2007 —
Call them the concealers.
Five of the six presidential front-runners -- Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., former Republican Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, former Democratic Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani -- are as yet refusing to release their tax returns.
"It's very unusual," said Mary Boyle of the good government group Common Cause. "For the past almost 35 years, it has been tradition most certainly in the White House as well as almost every presidential candidate to disclose their tax returns -- and for some reason we're not seeing it this year."
Obama: Releasing Returns a Matter of 'Good Government'
Of the "Big Six" front-runners, only Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has released his tax returns.
All the other campaigns pointed ABC News to the forms they're filling out for the Federal Election Commission and, for some of them, the U.S. Senate, which are due today. But these documents provide only general estimates of net worth.
"They are quite vague," Boyle said. "It's not a really detailed financial picture that you get."
The Candidates as Consultants
And beyond the undisclosed tax returns lie a treasure trove of undisclosed information.
Running for president four years ago, Edwards released his IRS returns, but he hasn't yet done so this year. What changed?
Since his last presidential campaign Edwards has consulted for the controversial hedge fund Fortress Holdings. Fortress has been criticized for incorporating its hedge funds in the Cayman Islands, a move that allows partners and foreign investors to avoid U.S. taxes, as well as for its role in the high-risk mortgage sector.
Edwards will not say how much Fortress paid him, and in general avoids specifics about what he did for the company.
"Basically, I was just giving them general advice about what was happening globally and what was happening here in the United States," Edwards told George Stephanopoulos on ABC News' "This Week."
Giuliani also avoids discussing the millions he's made with his consulting and lobbying firms. One client was Purdue Pharmaceuticals, whose executives just admitted lying about the addictiveness of their drug OxyContin. What did he do for the company? Giuliani will not say, and he will not name other clients
Worth of the Clinton Factor
The question for Clinton has to do with her husband. Former President Clinton has made tens of millions in speaking fees more than half of which are from other countries. Those are listed in her Senate disclosure report, but remaining secret are donations to his charity the William J. Clinton Foundation, contributions to the Clinton library and his salary as an adviser to the Yucaipa investment firm.
Full Story: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3175371&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
