Willard's Fact-Free Campaign: The Autopsy Continues

In the month that has passed since the election, it seems like every pundit on the planet has put forth an opinion as to why Willard "Mitt" Romney failed so miserably. From his "47% speech," to the Republican party's various wars on anything that is not white and male, to the campaign's anemic attempts at voter turnout, it seems that no stone has been left unturned in trying to make sense of the election results. However, there has been one issue that has not been discussed in any detail and which, in my humble opinion, there is a lesson to be learned: the missing tax returns. Willard's refusal to release the range of tax returns that the public has come to expect from its presidential candidates struck a chord with the American public, one that Harry Reid hammered on with his not-rhetorical question, "What's he hiding?" And there is an aspect to this issue that could shed some light: the one person in America who has seen the Romney returns is John McCain, who sought and received seven years worth of them when he was vetting prospective V.P. candidates four years ago. Think about this: John McCain reviewed Romney's tax returns, then selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. Sarah "I can see Russia from my house" Palin. 'Nuff said.