Mitt Romney Sort Of Promises To Bank In U.S. If Elected President

[cali]

Posted: 08/25/2012 3:30 pm Updated: 08/25/2012 3:36 pm

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney might repatriate his vast overseas holdings if he is elected president, the GOP candidate said in an interview with Parade magazine.

The family-friendly periodical asked readers what questions the Romneys should be asked during the interview, which led to the question on Romney's offshore funds.

"There were a number of questions about your financial wealth," Parade noted. "New Jersey resident Harry H. asked if you would make this pledge: If elected, do you promise to bank in the United States?"

Romney first replied by claiming that the decision was out of his hands. "My investments have been managed for almost the last 10 years by a blind trust. A trustee decides where to put our money. If I'm president, my understanding is the same principle applies, that I may not direct any of my investments. I can't tell you what my investments might be because I won't make them," he said. "But I'm happy to have every investment in the United States."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/25/mitt-romney-bank_n_1830307.html

[Tennessee Gal]

1. Oh, bullshit.

Surely he could have told his blind trust managers years ago to keep his money in the United States.

There is no plausible excuse for this.