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Go after you? you know, just let us see. so, yeah, that's another problem, as far as i'm concerned. >> steve, i loved david murrah, his question, the way he handled it. especially since the opening was there because romney's spokesperson had said in the past, well, no, he's never had atach return where he paid notachs. that opens the question for, as we said then, specific items. so david says, have you ever paid less than 13.9%? and romney basically says, um, i don't know. you know, it's not responsive. i could -- then he says, i'd be happy to look. and then david says, will you please look? ...

A package of huge economic benefits for the wealthiest americans, one that would make things harder economically for the vast majority of people, for the middle class. that sort of tax plan, that sort of an anti-populist economic plan that is bad for most people but good for the rich people, that could be a political liability even in the best of times, but in bad economic times when the only people doing well are the already wealthy, being able to describe a candidate's tax plan like that is essentially a political shiv you can use against them. the twist to that knife is the personal part of...

Political liability even in the best of times, but in the worst of times where the only people doing well are the wealthy, being able to describe a candidate's tax plan is a shiv you can use against them. the twist to that knife is the personal part of it. this is to new development in the campaign. beyond the question of whether mr. romney's proposals will help wealthy people like him essentially as a class, there is also now the specific personal question of how much his economic plan would help him, him, mitt romney as an individual, someone who lives, we all know now, in a sort of differen...

Played by the rules and if he has done everything right, then why not do it? and it's a good example. his sort of whiney response to that question. and the way he says, you know, i've done everything legally and i'm not going to give them more evidence, just to go after me. well, why is there evidence to go after you? you know, just let us see. so, yeah, that's another problem, as far as i'm concerned. >> steve, i loved david murrah, his question, the way he handled it. especially because the opening was there. because romney's spokesperson had said in the past, well, no, he's never had a tax ...

President obama and governor romney. >> this is not your father's republican party. >> i want to tell you what mitt romney is going to do. >> a fundamentally different set of priorities. >> mitt romney is that man. >> go back to the bush program. except on steroids. >> don't tell me what you value. show me your budget, and i will the tell you. >> was there ever any year when you paid lower than the 13.9%? >> i've tried to raise the issue. >> i'm happy to go back and look. >> you'd look for us? >> i haven't calculated that. i don't pay more than are legally due. only what the tax code requires....