hut.. but you 'are' defending him you
really are and because npr says it's ok??
did he do anything illegal possibly not but more probably yes..
but either way was it wrong to invest how he has.. absolutely..
since over the last few years he has had the bulk of his wealth through bain
in a ruse called 'a blind trust' invested around the world but not in the usa..
blind trust my ass.. he's not involved in the day to day stuff but overall he knows..
so that makes the blind trust a ruse he hides behind and possibly illegal but hard
to prove unless the 'trustee' or someone from bain comes forward.. fat chance..
you see the code amongst a den of thieves is they only talk between themselves..
http://news.yahoo.com/mitt-romneys-blin ... 41848.htmlhere's where word 'ruse' came right out of mitt's mouth
Romney was himself once skeptical of the notion that a politician could use a blind trust to preempt inevitable questions about his investment choices and potential conflicts. When he ran against Sen. Edward Kennedy in 1994, Romney spoke critically of Kennedy's claim that he had no control over his investments. "The blind trust is an age-old ruse," Romney told the Boston Globe at the time. But in 2003, as he prepared to take office as governor of Massachusetts, Romney placed his family's funds in his own blind trust to avoid whatever accusations could surface.
Romney's aides have referred to the blind trust in fending off political attacks about his investments ever since. In 2007, his GOP primary opponents took aim at several of his investments, including a stake in a firm that did business with Iran, shares of a Chinese oil company, and an interest in a company that engaged in embryonic stem cell research. Romney responded by announcing that Malt would take greater pains to insure Romney's investments would not conflict with his political views.
and true to form since he's known as a flopper and there is this..
But some experts have questioned whether someone with Malt's close ties to Romney could oversee the candidate's finances with true independence. In addition to serving as the trustee for Romney's charitable foundation, Malt's law firm has represented Romney's interests in legal disputes, and Malt served as the primary outside counsel to Romney's company, Bain Capital. A sign of those ties surfaced in August, when Romney filed his financial disclosure report and revealed that Malt had invested over $1 million of the candidate's money in the Solamere Founders Fund. Solamere is managed by Tagg Romney, Mitt's son.
Cleta Mitchell, a Washington, D.C. election lawyer who has done legal work for Rick Santorum's campaign, said it would be hard to explain how Romney's independent investment fund would orchestrate a $1 million investment with his son's firm without violating the terms of a standard blind trust -- terms that typically prohibit communication with family members.
because it really is a ruse the wealthy who hold or want to hold political
office use to fuck with us and get rich at it.. just look at the huge wealth
increases historically of those who hold office.. both dem's and rep's..
nothing against the man but he's a politician not a holier than thou who walks on water..
Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:26 pm 
