Romney’s “Contemptuous” Attitude Blasted By Major Paper

Mitt Romney’s pattern of hiding information about his background and multi-million dollar fortune is being criticized by the Washington Post.

In an editorial published on Sunday the paper notes the Massachusetts millionaire’s “contemptuous attitude toward the importance of public disclosure.” The Post, who supported the Iraq War, says that “the presumptive Republican is setting a new, low bar for transparency.”

Romney has refused to release multiple years of his tax returns, while his Republican rivals and President Obama and Vice President Biden have done so. Many believe Romney is attempting to take attention away from funds he has hidden in offshore bank accounts in Switzerland and the Cayman Islands.

The Post also takes Romney to task for refusing to disclose big ticket campaign bundlers, even though Presidents Obama and Bush did so.