The Clinton's personal finances are only relevant (imnsho) because they're self-financing her campaign...
And I could buy the argument that they aren't ready to file yet... but that isn't the argument she's making... she's saying she's not going to release them until the Convention... which is in late August...
__._,_.___ And I could buy the argument that they aren't ready to file yet... but that isn't the argument she's making... she's saying she's not going to release them until the Convention... which is in late August...
Slainte,
Rob Harrington
----- Original Message ----
From: Sandra Goodwin <bridger82923@yahoo.com>
To: Dems2008@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:25:38 PM
Subject: [Dems2008] Re: Fw: Editorial: "Show Us The Money"
Maybe they are like our family, our business taxes are not complete
and ready for the accountant yet either.
I don't really care about their personal finances as much as an
accounting of where the campaign dollars are going.
Sandra
In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, Citation <citation502@...> wrote:
>
> February 15, 2008
> New York Times
> Editorial
> Show Us the Money As the presidential campaign narrows and
its costs skyrocket, detailed disclosure of financial resources
becomes ever more important. Of the leading contenders, so far, only
Senator Barack Obama has released his full income-tax returns — a
level of disclosure once routine for candidates after the political
corruption of Watergate.
> Release of the tax returns should not be made conditional on
winning the nomination, as Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has made
it. Both Senator John McCain, the Republican front-runner, and she
owe it to their parties and to voters to promptly make available
their Internal Revenue Service filings, and to respond to any
questions about them. It is true that as senators, Mrs. Clinton and
Mr. McCain are required to file financial disclosure forms. But those
forms present only general parameters of family financial resources,
not the detail available on tax returns.
> The need for greater transparency regarding the income and
overall financial dealings of candidates and their spouses was
underscored by Mrs. Clinton's recent decision to make a $5 million
loan to her campaign. Such borrowing is a permitted practice under
the campaign laws. But the campaign said the money came from her
share of the Clintons' joint resources, and that calls attention to
the lack of information about their family finances. As a former
president, Bill Clinton has been making millions annually giving
speeches and traveling the globe. What is publicly known about his
business dealings is sketchy, and clearer disclosure of them is
required to reassure voters that Mrs. Clinton's candidacy is
unencumbered by hidden entanglements.
> In the same spirit, the Clintons are obliged to make prompt
disclosure of the major donors who have been backing the former
president's library and foundation. It is not even clear whether Mr.
Clinton would disclose his library's donors if his wife won the White
House.
> Likewise, Senator McCain has yet to release his tax returns, a
strange omission for a candidate with a record of supporting strong
government ethics measures. A spokesman for Mr. McCain raises the
prospect that he may hold back his tax returns through the fall
campaign, saying that he would not decide whether to release them
until he officially is the Republican nominee. That would neatly
thwart the party-vetting process, even if he does finally make the
returns public. In the meantime, questions are arising about the
senator's fund-raising as it relates to his position as the former
chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and its regulatory powers
over business.
> Participation in big-money politics inevitably runs the risk of
encountering deep-pocketed benefactors who can become back-slapping
embarrassments. Mr. McCain learned that lesson when he was caught up
in the Keating Five scandal in the 1980s. The Clintons have also
learned this lesson across the years, just as Senator Barack Obama
rues what he calls "boneheaded" dealings with Antoin Rezko, a Chicago
businessman indicted last fall for fraud and influence peddling.
> Mr. Obama felt obliged to return $150,000 in Rezko donations.
Critics question why the senator had a favorable land deal with Mr.
Rezko even after reports emerged of a federal investigation into Mr.
Rezko's affairs.
> The reluctance of Mrs. Clinton and Mr. McCain to reveal more
about their finances ill-serves voters and the nominating process of
both parties. It also sets a terrible precedent for future campaigns
for important posts at the national and state level.
>
>
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From: Sandra Goodwin <bridger82923@yahoo.com>
To: Dems2008@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:25:38 PM
Subject: [Dems2008] Re: Fw: Editorial: "Show Us The Money"
Maybe they are like our family, our business taxes are not complete
and ready for the accountant yet either.
I don't really care about their personal finances as much as an
accounting of where the campaign dollars are going.
Sandra
In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, Citation <citation502@...> wrote:
>
> February 15, 2008
> New York Times
> Editorial
> Show Us the Money As the presidential campaign narrows and
its costs skyrocket, detailed disclosure of financial resources
becomes ever more important. Of the leading contenders, so far, only
Senator Barack Obama has released his full income-tax returns — a
level of disclosure once routine for candidates after the political
corruption of Watergate.
> Release of the tax returns should not be made conditional on
winning the nomination, as Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has made
it. Both Senator John McCain, the Republican front-runner, and she
owe it to their parties and to voters to promptly make available
their Internal Revenue Service filings, and to respond to any
questions about them. It is true that as senators, Mrs. Clinton and
Mr. McCain are required to file financial disclosure forms. But those
forms present only general parameters of family financial resources,
not the detail available on tax returns.
> The need for greater transparency regarding the income and
overall financial dealings of candidates and their spouses was
underscored by Mrs. Clinton's recent decision to make a $5 million
loan to her campaign. Such borrowing is a permitted practice under
the campaign laws. But the campaign said the money came from her
share of the Clintons' joint resources, and that calls attention to
the lack of information about their family finances. As a former
president, Bill Clinton has been making millions annually giving
speeches and traveling the globe. What is publicly known about his
business dealings is sketchy, and clearer disclosure of them is
required to reassure voters that Mrs. Clinton's candidacy is
unencumbered by hidden entanglements.
> In the same spirit, the Clintons are obliged to make prompt
disclosure of the major donors who have been backing the former
president's library and foundation. It is not even clear whether Mr.
Clinton would disclose his library's donors if his wife won the White
House.
> Likewise, Senator McCain has yet to release his tax returns, a
strange omission for a candidate with a record of supporting strong
government ethics measures. A spokesman for Mr. McCain raises the
prospect that he may hold back his tax returns through the fall
campaign, saying that he would not decide whether to release them
until he officially is the Republican nominee. That would neatly
thwart the party-vetting process, even if he does finally make the
returns public. In the meantime, questions are arising about the
senator's fund-raising as it relates to his position as the former
chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and its regulatory powers
over business.
> Participation in big-money politics inevitably runs the risk of
encountering deep-pocketed benefactors who can become back-slapping
embarrassments. Mr. McCain learned that lesson when he was caught up
in the Keating Five scandal in the 1980s. The Clintons have also
learned this lesson across the years, just as Senator Barack Obama
rues what he calls "boneheaded" dealings with Antoin Rezko, a Chicago
businessman indicted last fall for fraud and influence peddling.
> Mr. Obama felt obliged to return $150,000 in Rezko donations.
Critics question why the senator had a favorable land deal with Mr.
Rezko even after reports emerged of a federal investigation into Mr.
Rezko's affairs.
> The reluctance of Mrs. Clinton and Mr. McCain to reveal more
about their finances ill-serves voters and the nominating process of
both parties. It also sets a terrible precedent for future campaigns
for important posts at the national and state level.
>
>
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