re: #173 Killgore Trout

They could have made a reasonable case about the low tax rate he actually paid but instead decided to piss away their credibility on wild accusations which nobody believes and distracts from real facts that could have done damage. It remains to be seen how this will play out with the public but many people, like myself just tune it out. The continued dishonest allegations, like the nonsense about Bain, just means I don’t pay attention to future allegations from known liars and political activists. They’ve squandered their credibility and join Fox news as scroll over nonsense.

Since Romney has no intention of releasing the tax returns that even Republican pols and pundits are calling for, how else should the Dems play this? Just dropping the issue would be political malpractice, and a huge missed opportunity.

We already know that he paid 13.9% one year due to his hefty dividend income, etc. So that’s a baseline that isn’t too helpful for Romney. For the Dems to not go for the jugular after that info was released would be nice and pretty and filled with hearts, but again on planet Earth it would be political incompetence in terms of running a campaign.