Cindy McCain: I Will Never Release My Tax Returns

UPDATE: Howard Dean has released the following statement:

"What is John McCain trying to hide? Throughout this campaign, he has acted like his own calls for openness and accountability apply to everyone but himself. Now he thinks he can bring that same double standard to the White House. Whether he is skirting the FEC, withholding his tax returns, or stocking his campaign with the same Washington lobbyists he attacks on the campaign trail, John McCain is showing that he doesn't respect the voters enough to be honest with them. John McCain may not like it, but the American people have a right to know about the well documented links between his political career and the McCains' business ventures. John McCain's refusal to meet the standard of every other candidate seeking the office is one more reason he's the wrong choice for America's future."

Last Sunday, the New York Times editorial board knocked the McCain campaign for not releasing various records, among them Cindy McCain's tax returns:

The portrait of Mr. McCain's finances is particularly skimpy because his wife, Cindy McCain, has chosen not to make her separate tax returns available. Mrs. McCain, the daughter of a multimillionaire Anheuser-Busch distributor, is not the candidate, but the need to gain public trust and to air potential conflicts of interest is vital. Four years ago, we urged Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wealthy wife of the 2004 Democratic nominee, to release her tax returns.

There is no question that Mr. McCain benefits from his wife's money, including his low-cost use during the campaign of a corporate jet owned by a company headed by Mrs. McCain.

But this morning on NBC's Today show, Cindy McCain declared that she will never release her tax returns -- not during the presidential campaign, and not even if she becomes first lady. "I'm not the candidate," she said.

Watch it (around 2:20 mark):

Comments

[john85msy]

Cindy McBush: I will not release my taxes because I am an ELITIST. So you little people mind your biz before I buy you.

She reminds me of that mean woman from 101 Dalmations.

[blessedfrog]

As a republican who is disgruntled with the hijacked state of my party and trying to find info on obama - I looked into this site - I am really repulsed by the level of personal and petty rudeness of the democrats - the obama fanatics who are claiming to take the high road - you all are a pretty rude and nasty lot. YUCK YUCK AND YUCK --- hey when all else fails - make fun of a canidate's spouse's 'looks' == good god - you all are really rude

[PuffAndStuff]

You can always tune into Rush Limbaugh ... from what I understand that guy always keeps it classy.

[Weathermaker]

I'm glad you can stomach rovian tactics. How's McCain's illegitimate daughter doing?

[drblack]

Go to Red State , listen to Rush and co...listen to some Hagee and Parsley and tell me who is meaner.
It is sad but Republicans began this level of discourse and now it has come home to roost.
You aren't voting for this site or anyone on it you are voting for President.

[katsushin]

Its your party that is most responsible for the face of politics today. It brings to mind the line about stones and glass houses

[BayAreaResident]

Right on spot! I was troubled all along trying to figure out who does she remind me so much of!

I guess the only thing that is missing is a nasty fur coat across her shoulders. May God deliver us from her and her privacy ethics!

[EndAllWars]

Yeah, I'm Cindy and I got millions... In your face, America.

[ArmchairPatriot]

So Cindy McCain wants the privilege of being the First Lady of this great country, yet she thinks she is allowed to be secretive about her tax returns? I think that I don't want a secretive beer baroness in the White House.

This woman's husband criticized Barack Obama as being an "elitist" while she rakes in millions of dollars selling her yeasty poison and rides around on private jets.

How hypocritical, how typically Republican.

[clintfatigue]

The McCain's have eight mansions and Obama is the elitist? WTF?

[soundfury]

WHO REALLY WEARS THE PANTS? The one with the big bucks, that's who. Do we want a President who can be ruled by his spouse and who has a fast and loose temper? Do we want another adulterer in the White House?

Do we want a 100 years in Iraq?

[xargaw]

Maybe John is the original little angry man because he is subserviant at home.

[Portmanteaux]

that is lame

[KarateKid]

Just listened to the interview with Ann Curry, and I hope she keeps talking. Her hypocrisy and disingenuousness will come through very clearly. "We won't go negative...." so what do you call the Hamas comment? Cruella is so full of herself and of it.

[BayAreaResident]

At least they are wea(R)ing their lapel flag pins! What else could we ask of them when they have already done so much? :)

[ROBOT8]

"I cannot recognize the verdict of guilty. . . . It was my misfortune to become entangled in these atrocities. But these misdeeds did not happen according to my wishes. It was not my wish to slay people. . . . Once again I would stress that I am guilty of having been obedient, having subordinated myself to my official duties and the obligations of war service and my oath of allegiance and my oath of office, and in addition, once the war started, there was also martial law. . . . I did not persecute Jews with avidity and passion. That is what the government did. . . . At that time obedience was demanded, just as in the future it will also be demanded of the subordinate. [1]" - Adolf Eichmann


[sporcupine]

Here's a serious hunch on what's hidden. Last year, she paid payroll taxes for the person who cleans the house and the person who does the yard. The year before she didn't, but the same people worked there. The year before that, she didn't pay, and the folks who had worked there for years got a call one evening that the INS was coming, and cleared out in twenty minutes.

[KarateKid]

They all do it. Remember Kimba Wood, the NY judge who was up for the Supreme Court but they had to withdraw the name when it came out she had an illegal alien for a housekeeper?

[oldtree]

That implies something to hide. Another crook's plastic wife tells america to screw off? No surprises here. Why isn't it the law that any candidate has to reveal such data, including what they own in the way of stock that would influence the sale of their vote?

[99hockeyman]

There is something to hide. She doesnt want people looking into how her father really made his money. Just because it is Arizona does not mean anything. The builders of Las Vegas helped her father greatly.

[sheraz]

Cindy before her last visit to the plastic surgeon
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/new_line_cinema/the_lord_of_the_rings__the_two_towers/orlando_bloom/towers4.jpg

;)

[jkminwa]

Don't do this...attack her decision not to release her tax returns, but don't talk about her appearance

[sheraz]

Sorry. Looking like Orlando Bloom isn't really an insult, even if you're a woman.

[paganmist]

Well, I just have to say one thing. I support Obama, mind you, and pray that McCain does not win.

But who here can deny that his wife is hot.

Seriously.

She's seriously top-shelf. I don't know if she's a snob or whatever, but she's supposedly 53 or 54? That is one veeeeeery nice-lookin' lady.

[Weathermaker]

"But who here can deny that his wife is hot."

Count me out. If you like goth-looking women try Kate Beckinsdale as Selene in the Underworld series.

[katsushin]

"Count me out. If you like goth-looking women try Kate Beckinsdale as Selene in the Underworld series."

Now SHE is HOT

[drblack]

To each his ,or her, own I guess.

[clintfatigue]

Depends on the angle and lighting.

[heal57]

I'm betting Cindy's tax returns show up on the Internet. eventually. If Theresa Heinz Kerry showed her $$$ tax returns, so should Cindy McCain. McCain's as dishonest as ever. I think a chimpanzee could beat him in November.

[NoMoFearNoMoHate]

already happened - see 2000 primates... uh, I mean primaries...

[sheraz]

Hiding the tax returns and his medical records is going to be political gold for the Dems.

[jbcowan]

Who cares whether or not she releases her "private" tax returns.......

she will never be First Lady anyway !

Please more recipes Cindy.

[olivia]

What did he ever see in her?

[jbcowan]

The same thing Cheney sees in Halliburto­n.....$$$$­$$$$$$$ !

[postedby]

from the Howard (Who?) Dean statement:
"Four years ago, we urged Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wealthy wife of the 2004 Democratic nominee, to release her tax returns."

So what. What was the result?

from http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2004/10/teresa_heinz_ke.html
"Unlike President & Laura Bush, Vice President Dick & Lynne Cheney, and Sen. Kerry (here and here), who have released their entire 2003 returns (but not all accompanying statements), Ms. Heinz Kerry released just the front two pages of Form 1040, as did Senator John & Elizabeth Edwards."

[plafayette]

Well maybe Cindy also has strong feelings about living in Public Housing...The White House for instance!

While pondering that thought also go "google" Mrs. McCain and take a good look at her spotted past and you will see why she and hubby are saying that they want to run a clean campaign. Her addiction to pills, theft from her non-profit agency and speedy public confession before the DEA closed in on her. Yeah, these two are hiding all kinds of crap under the rug. Sen. Obama will indeed have a tougher time dealing with the GOP Machine. McCain says he wasn't behind the (527/GOP) ads of Rev. Wright in NC, but I wouldn't put it past the GOP to test how the Obama camp would react. Quoting Sherlock Holmes, "The game is afoot".