Why Romney Should Not Show His Tax Returns . . . Yet

I have no idea what Mitt Romney's tax returns will reveal, but good or ill, it seems tactically wise to me that Mitt should hold this card close to his chest as long as possible. He has nothing to gain by revealing his tax returns now other than letting the news media use them to show how "disconnected" he is from the middle class. Of course, John Kerry, the Clintons, and Obama (all multi-millionaires) would never be put through the same ringer.

While he has nothing to gain now, he might have everything to gain by holding back until he can use the tax returns as leverage to make Obama reveal his college transcripts. It is likely that both sets of papers will say nothing about either candidate, but pushing Obama into a tit-for-tat relationship will help bring both candidate into the media's eye. Can you imagine what an official 'C' in macr or microeconomics might mean to Obama? 

Tomorrow we will be talking about Mitt Romney and private equity with Tom Pauken. If you have extended questions you would like me to ask, please leave them in the comment section below or type them in on the Talk Back Facebook post tomorrow.