Mark Levin is
defending Mitt Romney’s refusal to release his tax returns, and he’s
right for a couple of reasons. First, if Obama had been entirely
transparent (read: college transcripts and Fast and Furious, to name
two), then Romney should play by the same rules. But Obama’s murky
academic past remains murky, and his administration’s lack of
transparency has been astounding.
Second, if Romney releases his tax records, they will be descended upon by a pack of hyenas disguised as CPAs and a mischief of rats disguised as political consultants. The benign will be presented as malignant by liars. The cost of enabling liars is higher than the cost of the status quo.
Third, and perhaps most of all, Romney should resist release to prove he knows how to fight like his enemies do, not like his friends don’t. Savor this gem: “In all likelihood, he won’t be able to maintain a position that looks secretive and is a departure from campaign conventions.”
Enough
already. Enough with “all likelihood” equivocation and highbrow
invocation of “campaign conventions.” The Left knows how to brawl. The
Left knows how to create new “campaign conventions” from scratch. It’s
time that conservatives recognize that the rules they thought governed
campaigns in 1992 no longer apply. This crowd we are up against has
rewritten the book on governance, on politics, on convention, all in the
name of rewriting the book on America.
Romney can show he understands what he is up against by ignoring the debating society on the right. He should roll up his sleeves and swing. He should release his tax returns after Obama releases his academic records and Holder releases Fast and Furious documents to Chairman Issa — and plainly say so.
Second, if Romney releases his tax records, they will be descended upon by a pack of hyenas disguised as CPAs and a mischief of rats disguised as political consultants. The benign will be presented as malignant by liars. The cost of enabling liars is higher than the cost of the status quo.
Third, and perhaps most of all, Romney should resist release to prove he knows how to fight like his enemies do, not like his friends don’t. Savor this gem: “In all likelihood, he won’t be able to maintain a position that looks secretive and is a departure from campaign conventions.”
Really? Says who? The New York Times? The Chattering Class? Perhaps Peggy Noonan?
Romney can show he understands what he is up against by ignoring the debating society on the right. He should roll up his sleeves and swing. He should release his tax returns after Obama releases his academic records and Holder releases Fast and Furious documents to Chairman Issa — and plainly say so.
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