How low will the left go?

Obama can't run on his record, so he is smearing Romney

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/Thursday, August 9, 2012, 4:14 AM



If awards were given for reckless disregard for truth in politics, liberals would receive more medals this summer than our Olympic athletes in the London games.

In what is one the most baseless political attacks in recent memory, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has resorted to whisper-down-the-alley politics by alleging on the floor of the U.S. Senate that he heard through “a Bain investor” that Mitt Romney hasn’t paid taxes in 10 years.

Reid will not reveal the source of the gossip, forcing Romney to fight back, essentially shadow boxing against a claim that isn’t substantiated.

Besides the fact that Romney would have likely been paid a visit by the IRS if that were, indeed, true, Romney has already released his tax returns for 2010, as well as his 2011 estimate. What did we learn? That Romney is good with money. That he is successful. And that he is charitable — wait, make that unbelievably charitable. “Romney’s charities of choice are diverse,” noted Forbes magazine, pointing out his giving to everything from Mormon causes to the United Way.

By throwing out an unproven accusation, the conversation has gone from pressing Obama on where the jobs are to painting Romney as a tax evader. Not only is it a fabricated distraction, it’s pretty pathetic if this is all the Democrats can come up with.

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