So, why did Romney demand several years of tax returns for Ryan? Why was that important? If something was amiss, wouldn't that have 'leaked'?

so, all you supposedly savvy business people would invest everything, essentially, in a business without even the slightest inquiry into their financial health/tract record? Really? Don't you think something would have 'leaked' if it was not sound? Come on, tell me you would invest everything without looking at many years financial reports.
What kind of business person would do that? Not a very good one.

This is a business proposition, as Romney himself keeps trying to tell us. "Elect me because I'm such a savvy business person" OK, prove it, and give us the opportunity to make a sound business decision.
It's protocol, it's traditional, I didn't just make this up, even thought some of you would try to make this some vendetta I have invented. Trying to make it a 'rich' thing is bogus as well. First of all, we know he is rich. Duh! No surprise there. Second of all, he isn't the first rich guy to run for office. He may think he is special but he's not.
Of course the pols would go over his returns, just like you know he went over his opponents with several fine toothed combs. He probably had an army going over everyone's including Obama's and now Ryan's. And how did that happen? Because they had NOTHING TO HIDE and they released their taxes.

This man has said that on DAY ONE he is going to give himself a huge gift of tax breaks. And yet, we can only assume he has paid no taxes. Why are we giving him a tax break again? Why are we giving him and his rich buddies a tax break again? I really really want to know. Please someone tell me why the super wealthy need a tax break, or even a continuation of the Bush tax breaks. You can't have it both ways.
It is reasonable for me to want this guy, who expects the credit card and the keys to the car, to prove to me that he deserves a huge tax break. And until he signs a pledge saying he will not pursue a tax break for himself and his buddies, and stop the Bush tax breaks, I will keep insisting on seeing why not.

This is not a minor issue, even though some would try to make it so. I did not get where I am today by making poor business decisions.

Gregg, do you invest in a company, a huge investment, without thorough investigation of the financial records?
Do you Alan?
Does any smart business person?