there was plenty of talk about the dire consequences of the looming fiscal cliff. we re talking about tax cuts expiring for everyone automatically, payroll taxes going up, emergency unemployment benefits ending and, of course, the $1.2 trillion in so-called sequestration cuts. about half of that sum is going to come from defense. the obligation of the commander in chief is to act like the commander in chief, and that wld be to prevent these cuts, which in the words of his own secretary of defense, would devastate our national security. interesting, acting like a commander in chief, because a lot of the previous commanders in chief have done a lot more than barack obama may be about to do. we ve certainly been here before. ronald reagan during his second term cut defense spending by about 10%. the cold war was winding down. those cuts continued under former president george h.w. bush, about 18% in cuts. and then former president clinton. clinton did start to increase defen
with four days before congress high-tails it out of washington, there was plenty of talk about the dire consequences of the looming fiscal cliff. we re talking about tax cuts expiring for everyone automatically, payroll taxes going up, emergency unemployment benefits ending and, of course, the $1.2 trillion in so-called sequestration cuts. about half of that sum is going to come from defense. the obligation of the commander in chief is to act like the commander in chief, and that would be to prevent these cuts, which in the words of his own secretary of defense, would devastate our national security. interesting, acting like a commander in chief, because a lot of the previous commanders in chief have done a lot more than barack obama may be about to do. we ve certainly been here before. ronald reagan during his second term cut defense spending by about 10%. the cold war was winding down. those cuts continued under former president george h.w. bush, about 18% in cuts. and
here are the romney tax returns. this is 2010 and it s very thick as you can see. here is 2010, this is estimated as you can see, my pink stickies are yellowed from the sun because we ve had them out labeled ready to go for a long time. waiting for the other years. aside from killing trees, there really isn t a need to hold back on releasing more. and i m going to explain why in a moment. but first today mitt romney made the case for non-disclosure again on fox. john mccain ran for president and released two years of tax returns. john kerry ran for president, his wife who has hundreds of millions of dollars, she never released her tax returns. somehow this wasn t an issue. it is an issue for mitt romney. it is not his wife s money. and unlike john mccain, romney s career has been in business. not politics. mitt romney is running on his business expertise. his tax returns are a relevant window in to his he conducts his business affairs. if he refuses to release them, it is
new developments in the is for two girls who disappeared after leaving their grandmother s home. let s go outfront. i m erin burnett and out front tonight, it s time, mitt. time to put them on the table. we all know what it is. your taxes. here are the romney tax returns. this is 2010 and it s very thick as you can see. here is 2010, this is estimated as you can see, my pink stickies are yellowed from the sun because we ve had them out labeled ready to go for a long time. waiting for the other years. aside from killing trees, there really isn t a need to hold back on releasing more. and i m going to explain why in a moment. but first today mitt romney made the case for non-disclosure again on fox. john mccain ran for president and released two years of tax returns. john kerry ran for president, his wife who has hundreds of millions of dollars, she never released her tax returns. somehow this wasn t an issue. it is an issue for mitt romney. it is not his wife s money. an
time to put them on the table. we all know what it is. your taxes. here are the romney tax returns. this is 2010 and it s very thick as you can see. here is 2010, this is estimated as you can see, my pink stickies are yellowed from the sun because we ve had them out labeled ready to go for a long time. waiting for the other years. aside from killing trees, there really isn t a need to hold back on releasing more. and i m going to explain why in a moment. but first today mitt romney made the case for non-disclosure again on fox. john mccain ran for president and released two years of tax returns. john kerry ran for president, his wife who has hundreds of millions of dollars, she never released her tax returns. somehow this wasn t an issue. it is an issue for mitt romney. it is not his wife s money. and unlike john mccain, romney s career has been in business. not politics. mitt romney is running on his business expertise. his tax returns are a relevant window in to his he