in 2002, from his point of view, he did have to admit that there was this sort of discrepancy in residency, but it got cleared up in his favor. he cleared it up, and he ended up not releasing the actual taxes. and i think he figures he can get away with that again. >> today, the paul ryan side of the ticket released two years of tax returns. it showed him making less money than mitt romney but paying more in taxes. i wonder if that might sort of be a foreshadowing about the kinds of troublesome questions we would be asking if we did see more. >> i think so. there's an ad runing in battleground states now, i know, because it's running in virginia. that the obama campaign just put up about the 14% rate that romney paid last year and essentially saying, gee, the romney/ryan tax plan is he pays less, you pay more. i think we're going to hear that a lot. >> eugene robinson, pulitzer prize winning columnist, and a good sport for being here with us on a friday night. thanks a lot. >> great to be here. >> we have more ahead that will specifically challenge your