Even though Mitt Romney’s attempt to elude responsibility for Bain’s fuck ups has the air of someone who lays a big turd in the pot and blames the guy who flushed it for the clog, the media has been more-or-less buying his bullshit excuse that he left Bain in 1999. That just got harder:
Government documents filed by Mitt Romney and Bain Capital say Romney remained chief executive and chairman of the firm three years beyond the date he said he ceded control, even creating five new investment partnerships during that time.
Romney has said he left Bain in 1999 to lead the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, ending his role in the company. But public Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed later by Bain Capital state he remained the firm’s “sole stockholder, chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and president.”
Also, a Massachusetts financial disclosure form Romney filed in 2003 states that he still owned 100 percent of Bain Capital in 2002. And Romney’s state financial disclosure forms indicate he earned at least $100,000 as a Bain “executive” in 2001 and 2002, separate from investment earnings.
What I love about stories based on SEC filings is that the only defense is some kind of hedging, too cute by half, obvious bullshit lie, like making a distinction between “offshoring” and “outsourcing”. Romney looks like a liar because he lied, then he looks like a liar because he lied about lying.