OK, at the risk of dating myself, here’s my Gomer Pyle imitation. Mitt Romney has released his 2010 tax return and sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise! He’s a rich guy. Guess how he got rich? Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise! Through investments. And because he makes most of his money through investments, he paid a lower effective federal income tax rate than you may have.
Therefore, he shouldn’t be President. Right? That, folks, is a Gomer Pyle conclusion.
“But he didn’t pay his fair share!” some will say. News flash, yes he did in combing through his return). Romney paid what the law required him to pay; he doesn’t have to pay anything more, as he pointed out. The fact that the law is not fair, does not lead to the conclusion that Romney didn’t pay his fair share. That’s an

