As Martha Stewart might say, 'Vetting is a good thing".
I agree and that's why I think Hillary and Bill Clinton's recent past should be vetted just as thoroughly as Obama's. The last eight years or so since Bill left office, there hasn't been much examination of the Clintons.
For instance, I wonder about those donations to the Clinton Library. Who were the donors and how much did they give? Why isn't there full disclosure about the Clinton Library?
Right now, I wonder about her tax returns? Why aren't they released? Surely, Clinton must have an accountant that can help her get her records in order for a speedy release? Why do we have to wait?
It seems Senator Obama's campaign is wondering the same thing because they released the following statement.
Here is part of the released statement;
'TO: Interested Parties FR: The Obama Campaign RE: TAX RETURNS: What does Clinton have to hide?
DA: March 5, 2008
The Clinton campaign today maintained that "the vetting of Barack Obama has just begun." The truth is, more than a year into this campaign, some very simple vetting of Hillary Clinton has yet to start.
In the face of her unwillingness to release her tax returns, Hillary Clinton has made the false case in this campaign that she is more electable because she has been fully vetted. When it comes to her personal finances, Senator Clinton's refusal to release her taxes returns denies the media and the American people the opportunity to even begin that process. Though her campaign has tried to kick the issue down the road, Democratic voters deserve to know, right now, why it is she is hiding the information in her tax returns from last year.
The Clinton campaign has said that they have released copious amounts of financial information but there are many questions about their private dealings that could be answered in their tax returns but not in the information that is currently available. For example, here are eight pieces of information that could be learned from her tax returns, the accompanying schedules, and attachments:
Effective tax rate - including whether or not any tax shelters were used to reduce it
Amount of income for spouses by source
Amount of stock gains and losses
Gross income for the couple
Amount earned from stock dividends
Amount of household employment taxes paid
Personal exemptions taken
Charitable contributions made
Senator Clinton has also claimed that she is too "busy" to release her tax returns. Given the fact she is able to loan her campaign $5 million, you would think the Clintons would be able to hire an accountant. The reality is that she wants to keep this information hidden from voters. The people of Wyoming, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and the rest of the country should wonder why...'.
The full statement is over at Huffington:Post because vetting is a good thing for Hillary too;
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...