NYT Op-Ed: Cindy McCain Should Release Tax Returns

Senator John McCain's wife, Cindy McCain, has decided not to release her tax returns -- not now and not in the future. In the interest of transparency and to support her husband's frequent calls for clean and open government, she should rethink that decision.

Since their marriage in 1980, Mrs. McCain, the daughter of a multimillionaire Anheuser-Busch distributor, and her husband have filed separate tax returns. In April, Mr. McCain released his own returns, but just for the last two years -- a paltry nod to openness. Mrs. McCain, it was explained, would not release her tax returns in "the interest of protecting the privacy of her children."

Comments

[Norsky]

I guess I really don't care about her tax returns. I do think that McCain should release his "bucket list." After all, he is the one who said if the American people are interested in a topic it should be open to discussion. So, what is on his "bucket list"? I want to know. And, I guess I would be really interested to know how long it was before he divorced his first wife, that he started having the affair with Cindy?

[bygollymissmolly]

The affair came first, the divorce came later.

[Lagniappe]

Ahem,the screwin' they were getting aint nothing like the screwin' we're gonna get if McCain and the Ice Queen are President and First Lady.

[TheRealMacDaddy]

ROFLMMFAO.­..BUCKET LIST...LSH­ICCMB (laughing so hard I can't catch my breath)...­BUCKET LIST! And the funniset part IS...you know he's got one...LSHI­JPDMPL (laughing so hard I just pissed down my pants leg)

[riverhouse]

Let's give her an easy question first: Tell us about your first date with John McCain? Did his wife go along?

[Bill3rdterm]

riverhouse, do you realize how petty and ignorant you look with these types of posts? I know you probably giggle to yourself, or somehow think you are making good points but you're really not. Grow up and maybe people would take you seriously.

[notthistime]

I say leave her alone. The repubs have enough to answer for regarding the war, economy, healthcare or lack of, job loss, etc.

[1PALady]

I say leave them both alone.

[mediaspy]

I think there's more to her not wanting to release her tax returns.

READ
http://www.democrats.com/
http://www.democrats.com/john-mccain-married-to-the-mob

Then go to all the information you need to know about John McCain
http://www.mccainsource.com/

[Lagniappe]

Hmm-Arizona isn't too far from Las Vegas is it? Amazing how bootlegging and politics have a politically entertwined legacy!

[scorpioleidy]

Old. Faded. Barbie doll.

[Imatyak]

All along I thought she was in her mid-60s.

Don't get me wrong. I think she's very pretty, but looks significantly older than 53.

[MizLiz]

She's botoxed to a fare-thee-well.

[Mayoyo]

I really don't care about Barbie.
The most important thing to me right now is McSame/ McBush medical records.
Kennedy's illness should have people wonder about this. They are only a few years apart.

[smilodon1]

Leave her alone. From the democratic side keep the campaign far above the republicanderthal level.

[SOOKOOYAH GURL]

She looks like SKELETOR..­. Kinda beat in the face for 53 years..

[iemmathu]

LOL. . . and I always thought she looked like the Crypt Keeper

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Fine.

Then every time he uses his wife's (company's) jet, that should count as a campaign donation by an independent party.

In which case, she's over the limit and he's in violation of campaign finance rules.

[NJLawyer]

Imagine the outrage if Bill Clinton tried to pull this obfuscatory nonsense.

[Bannister]

Neither Bill Clinton nor Cindy McCain are candidates for public office. Why should they open their tax returns to the public?

[Lagniappe]

Maybe because their may be affiliations with countries or people whose interests are not in compliance with the policies of this country.Li­ke Bill Clinton taking money recently from a uranium deal in Khazakastan(for being the middleman)-a country that is on Human Rights watch and whom Hillary,co­ntemporane­ously was vilifying ,on the Senate floor.(NYT­)Din't Mrs.McCAin just recenlty divest her portfolio of Sudanese holdings?Bet there's a lot of WalMart stock in there,too. WalMart has contributed more to Repubs recently,than Dems.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

"In the interest of protecting my children, I decline to disclose where my money comes from."
-- Al Capone

[gallo146]

Just make sure they dont move to Florida, we dont want them here.