Whatever the sins or benefits of Bain capital, it really looked like Gingrich and Perry were grasping for something to attack the very attackable Romney with. I don’t know diddley squat about firms like Bain, but from comments I’ve read from people who know, Bain does a lot more good than bad. Even Gingrich backtracked from his previous criticisms of Romney concerning Bain. This has put conservatives like me, who don’t much like Romney, defending him from conservatives I do like, Gingrich and Perry. I want to tear my hair out or beat my head against a rock for defending Romney from far more conservative candidates. But it is what it is: Perry and Gingrich grandstanding and soundling like Chomsky or Nader in attacking a capitalist firm.
Richard A. Viguerie: Romney’s Real Bain Capital Problem is His Hypocrisy ....."Among the insiders who received the no-strings-attached cash were Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Deutsche Bank AG, Merrill Lynch, Societe Generale, Calyon, Barclays Plc, Rabobank, Danske, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Banco Santander, Morgan Stanley, Wachovia, Bank of America, and Lloyds Banking Group.
Not surprisingly, just a cursory examination of Federal Election Commission campaign finance reports shows Romney banked over $798,000 from employees of TARP recipients.
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10/25/11 Perry calls on Romney to release tax returns
12/22/11 Romney says he won’t release tax returns
01/11/12 Palin urges Romney to Release Tax Returns
Perry on Mitt. Some highlights:
Perry's ad: Carbon Copies [:60]
Perry rattles Mitt: That's -- I'm running for office, for Pete's sake, I can't have illegals. [video clip]
And Perry's gone after Mitt (A LOT) on hiding his support for mandated health care (remember the $10,000. bet?).
Perry's ad: "Romney's Remedy"RomneyCare