clipped from: rawstory.com During the 2004 presidential campaign, Republicans demanded “disclosure and transparency” in the form of Theresa Heinz Kerry’s tax returns.
The Democratic candidate’s spouse’s hesitance to make her personal financial information public in 2004 spurred hand wringing in the media and condemnation from the right. This year, the shoe is on the other foot, as Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have made public their joint tax filings — including information on their spouses earnings, while Republican John McCain has released only his personal tax returns, refusing to make public the separate filings of his wife.
Voters left in the dark about Cindy McCain’s massive fortune — estimated to be in the neighborhood of $100 million — will stay that way, she says, even if she goes on to become first lady.