He's choosing the most sensible explanation for a puzzling political thing. Why is Romney feeding this distraction as Mary calls it? Why? Because there's something in there that he does not want us to see.
Begala discusses the implications of Romney not releasing his tax returns.
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The political violence in this country is on the rise. Republicans have got to speak out about this or someone's going to get hurt.
I just find it, frankly, depressing, that I'm living in a time, when the Republican Party, in a rout, prefers Donald Trump, to Liz Cheney, or even Mike Pence, for that matter.
The president of the United States, I know he is a candidate, too, but he needs to shut up. He has shut up. He's very wise.
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