More McCain Hypocrisy; Tax Records
How is the double standard, McCain loving press going to play this one? The one about Obama and his wife releasing their taxes records, and the Clintons releasing theirs at least through 2006 but John Sidney McBush releasing only his, not his wife's. Will he get a pass? So far, he has. If so, the Democratic candidates' campaigns and the DNC should jump on it.
As Josh Marshall at TPM writes:
"What if Hillary Clinton released her income tax records showing relatively unremarkable (by senate standards, where almost everyone is fairly wealthy) income and said that Bill files separately and he's a private person so he wouldn't be releasing his?
"I do not think she'd get a very easy ride from the press since Bill now makes all the money and it's against his sources of income that any potential conflicts of interest or sources of embarrassment would likely arise.
"So why does John McCain get to pull the same stunt with his wife? I was thinking of this when I saw McCain's tax return release today since I know McCain is actually an extremely wealthy man. His wife is reportedly worth more than $100 million because she is the heir to her father's beer distributorship, which played a key role in McCain's political rise. And if you note down on his disclosure page it states that 'In the interest of protecting the privacy of her children, Mrs. McCain will not be releasing her personal tax returns.' "
Let's see how brown the McCain adoring media noses become about this, another McCain hypocrisy play.
As Josh Marshall at TPM writes:
"What if Hillary Clinton released her income tax records showing relatively unremarkable (by senate standards, where almost everyone is fairly wealthy) income and said that Bill files separately and he's a private person so he wouldn't be releasing his?
"I do not think she'd get a very easy ride from the press since Bill now makes all the money and it's against his sources of income that any potential conflicts of interest or sources of embarrassment would likely arise.
"So why does John McCain get to pull the same stunt with his wife? I was thinking of this when I saw McCain's tax return release today since I know McCain is actually an extremely wealthy man. His wife is reportedly worth more than $100 million because she is the heir to her father's beer distributorship, which played a key role in McCain's political rise. And if you note down on his disclosure page it states that 'In the interest of protecting the privacy of her children, Mrs. McCain will not be releasing her personal tax returns.' "
Let's see how brown the McCain adoring media noses become about this, another McCain hypocrisy play.
Posted by Kaz at 4/18/2008 5:26 PM 
Categories: Clinton, Presidential Race, Obama, 2008, Bushites, McCain
Categories: Clinton, Presidential Race, Obama, 2008, Bushites, McCain
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