David, why didn't you comment on Gillespies statement that Mitt, "retroactively" resigned.....hello, didn't you notice it?

We know why you are pushing the Bain pain...it's not going to work...look at the entire life of Barack Obama that is unavaiable to scrutinize...all under lock and key....nobody in their right mind would think that Romney did anything illegal.Why is all about Bain and not about how this President has trashed the congress and the people with his disregard for laws on the books and the Constitution.

"Senior Romney adviser Ed Gillespie explained the candidates role at Bain Capital between 1999 and 2002 by saying, "He was still CEO and had shares, but he wasn't responsible for management."

Ok, so my name is on the title of my car, I ask a neighbor to drive me somewhere because I can't for some reason. Neighbor runs a red light and crashes into a bus. I am not responsible for the actions of the person driving my car. Hmm! Nice Try Gillespie.

If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, It's a damn DUCK!

I wish that those fighting for Romney to be more transparent in his financial decisions and work at Bain would focus more on his work for Bain than his ownership of it. Many people own companies without being involved at all in their decisions. Everyone who owns any stock in any publicly traded company can or should understand that. So let's not cloud the issue of what he did as CEO of Bain or when he did it or when he was CEO with his ownership of Bain. It is entirely possible that he was the sole owner yet had nothing to do with the management or decisions made by Bain. Yet for him to be CEO and then retroactively retire would be laughable if it weren't so pathetic.

Just as Obama should own Obamacare and run proudly on that achievement, so should Mitt own Bain and run proudly on its achievements. Mitt's biggest problem with real voters -- not just Washington pundits -- is their lack of trust and that lack of trust is largely due to his inability or unwillingness to be transparent. If he really feels he should be President and if he really wants to be President -- clearly he does on both counts -- then he needs to understand that he needs to be more transparent and let the chips fall where they may. His tax returns are going to come out. He's no dummy. He has to know they will. Wouldn't he rather deal with the fallout in July than October?

According to his filings with the SEC, Romney was the SOLE shareholder, sole Director, and sole CEO of Bain for the three years after he said he left.

If Romney is not lying and he REALLY DID leave Bain by 1999, then he SURE WAS A CRAPPY businessman, leaving his own company without a Director and CEO for THREE YEARS!

BAIN also would have been a TRULY STUPIDLY run company, paying Romney as CEO and sole Director for three years, even though he was absentee!!

It must be nice for Romney, getting paid tens of millions a year as CEO and Director WHILE ABSENT for three years!!!!

So Romney LOSES either way: He's either LYING to Americans and feels he has to HIDE his business record, or he owned a company which was really stupidly managed, AND he got paid tens of millions for being absentee, which makes him a typical RICH PARASITE who siphons millions from companies while having ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO with them in reality!!!

All while paying 15% tax on $20,000,000.00 income while
having no control over his investments. Starting to see a pattern here? Of course he broke no laws we know about because the rules are written to benefit the super rich. Obama / Congress is no better winking while critizing publically but feeding money to the banks behind the scenes. Of course Corporate Media will continue to hype the "horse race" with half truths. The reality is the presidential election is more about the party this go around than the man.

How dare you not challenge Sen. Kyl about “job creators”! CONSUMER DEMAND creates jobs, not the so-called rich “job creators”. Clinton raised some taxes and the economy boomed!!

Why did no one ask the question of why the jobs act has not been passed. This bill has been scored by the CBO to create over 1 million jobs and increase GDP by a minimum of 1%. The house republicans have not even brought it up for a vote because the pay for is a .5% tax on the first dollar after 1 million.

So even thought the wealthy have now had 10 years of tax cuts they will not agree to a .5% increase that every economist says would have helped the recovery. Republicans need to be willing to pass something other then tax cuts and deregulation. I have read every bill they have passed and challenge everyone to do the same. You will NOT find 1 bill that directly creates 1 job.

Please tell me why not one person on the show understands that DEMAND creates jobs NOT tax cuts??

The president offered the jobs -act "never even voted on" that would have created over 1 million jobs and increased GDP by over 1% as scored by the CBO and no economist I have seen has said otherwise. WHY? Because republicans would not take a .5% tax increase on the first dollar after 1 million that someone makes.

Tax Cuts do not create jobs. Look up Nick Hanauer a self entitled billionaire who actually tells it like it is.

Why isn't Mitt Romney on Meet the Press or any of the Sunday shows, besides his frequent appearances to fawning interviewers on Fox News? He can't handle the the tough questions.

Each of his five interviewers Friday was given only about 10 minutes to avoid any possible follow-up questions. He memorized his talking points, which left American voters asking more questions.

Romney gets all of his income from stock investments, when the stock market tanked in 2008 did he not pay any taxes that year or the next? Is this the reason that he will not release any further tax returns? Some people speculate that he may be a billionaire, so it would tank his poll ratings if he paid no taxes for any year.

Rick Santorum is already gearing up to run in 2016, because he knows that Mitt Romney is a loser.

Romney cannot square the circle he drew himself in. Did he run Bain 1999-2002 when offshoring accelerate? or did he file a false report to SEC. mmm...... is it a square or a circle?

Another SEC filing record showed, without dispute, in 1998 when Romney worked 9-5 in Bain office, his company double down invested in a Hong Kong company specialized in offshoring American household appliance factories into China. Something Gillespie probably didn't know or don't want to know.

All Gillespie or Romney spin only muddy the water more. The only way Romney can clear the issue of his character is by releasing his tax return including those years 1998-2002.

Think of a US president holding Swiss bank account, investments in Cayman island, Burmuda, Hong Kong.......the whole 9 yard. HOW CAN WE TRUST PRESIDENT ROMNEY CAN MAKE TAX POLICY WHEN HE IS IN CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

We know Romney's father will give out all his tax return, not sure of his son though.

While watching MTP this AM, I couldn't help but notice there seemed to be some obvious "live editing" of guests/host comments. It this common practice, or a problem with my cable transmission? Or maybe a misconception on my part?

Please-have others experienced this as well? Thank you.

I like Sen Kyl talking about the disease versus the symptom. How about this: the the disease is deregulation, the symptom is 2008 derivatives trade comes to a head. The housing market collapses. Greece and Spain now own a fifth of the foreclosed homes in America, and the only one who's gone out on a limb is the President. (Bailing out Wall Street, bailing out big auto, economic stimulus). Now our banks are solvent BECAUSE we regulate how we do business in America...BECAUSE it matters HOW you do business here; because when you lose people's retirement investments, someone asks you about it.

"MTP" showed a chart that showed McCain released 2 years of tax returns and Kerry released 5 years of tax returns after which Gillespie said "As You Know" the previous Repub. and Dem. presidential nominees released 2 years of tax returns, to paraphrase, and David Gregory let the lie go unchallenged, as per usual. This is the problem with "MTP", it lets Republicans lie all the time about everything. "MTP" is absolutely complicit in every lie the GOP is allowed to purport on "MTP." David Gregory seems a perfect corporate shill. He is incompetent and "MTP" is incompetent and seems no more than a vehicle for GOP lies. "MTP" is in ruins and rapidly taking on bilge water, and Gregory is it's commanding officer. "MTP" can't just allow an alternate universe of GOP lies and think folks won't notice but they apparently do not care. "MTP" is a wreck, NBC News is a sham, and America knows it more than ever with 80% of Americans thinking the news media is untrustworthy. The GOP is bought off by the same corporate and Wall Street interests that own David Gregory, NBC, and "MTP." David Gregory is an American traitor. He's a corporate shill purporting to be a journalist. NBC News is a corporate sham, and folks who work for NBC News are complicit in every lie the GOP tells. But then again, they're well paid for their inherent abilities to sell out their country for Wall Street and corporate America. David Gregory is inherently unAmerican and he is a traitor to the American journalistic ideal. By his actions, he spits on the sacred trust the news media holds. His name will live in journalistic infamy. He is by defintion a journalistic disgrace, and he doesn't really care. .

David Gregory's "Meet the Press" is an utter disgrace to journalism and to America. That ... is reality, and the drum beat against "MTP" is growing. Can you hear it in the background? Listen.

Two years, 5 years how about 20 years of returns. This is all about attempting to pin something on a rich guy the same way it was tried on Obama with Wright. Having a Swiss bank account doesn't make you a criminal and making money using the system that was created also doesn't make you a theif. And certainly none of it disqualifies you for being president. Let's talk about the real issues: the lack of job creation due to a poor business climate started by Obama. I'm not taking any risks in my business until I can tell what taxes will be and what additional regulations will be heaped on me to comply with. I only care about how the money that is taken from me and my family is wasted in Washington. As I look at it, the Reps only have the House and the Dems have the Senate and Pres. The economy is squarely in the Dems court. So quit whining about how the Reps are holding things up. The American people are smarter than given credit. Spending more money a la Paul Krugman is not the answer.

When Grover Norquist criticized President Obama for taking the longest of any president to get out a recession, apparently he doesn't realize that this has been the worst recession since the Great Depression. He also mentioned how much better other Presidents were at keeping the economy steady. It would have been great if you could have stated that the Democrats did the best at keeping the economic growth more steady, and they raised taxes! The one Republican who raised taxes was Ronald Reagan, and he did this eleven times, so taxes need to be raised on the top 1% at least to keep economic growth steady and keep us out of a recession. Of course Grover Norquist would never admit this.Actually, Obama lowered taxes on Small Businesses 17 times since taking office.

I hope that in one or your future shows you will talk about what exactly is in the Ryan Plan since no one seems to know. I think it would make for an interesting show. Don't you? Thanks.

Sorry, David, this morning the "show" was on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos. Rahm Emanuel was ferocious and totally on point...it was "must see" TV. You invited the wrong, i.e., boring, guests this morning. Even "Face the Nation" on CBS had the incomparable Stephanie Cutter doubling down on her earlier comment that started it all this past week. Hey, next week, please try and keep up with the "present."

Meet the Press needs to hit the road. David Gregory just allows guest to make false statements, change the subject and never answer his questions. He never challenges the false statements. I have watched MTP my entire adult life...I'm in my 60s. I'm done. I will sleep in and watch Face the Nation with real journalist and This Week. George isn't afraid to call people on their bs. What the hell is going on at NBC?! Today show...forget it. Sarah Palin was the end for me. NBC....fix what is wrong! Please.

Good show on Sunday. You do a good job digging deep and trying to get people to answer the questions. Some people just recite a paragraph of nothing they think answers your question, but most times it does not. Went to a beauty contest this weekend, and they had the same problem. They had practiced 30 answers to the possible questions and just picked one of the 30 that they thought would be the answer. Most times it was not a good answer and same as those on your show. Lots of talking points they had gone over the previous week but the answers did not meet up with the question. It happens all the time. They all LIE. But I do appreciate your efforts to get what should matter to the American people. Maybe you should only invite people who really answer questions. I have an idea for a show and would like to share it with you or your staff. Please let me know how to submit. thanks Robert

If you would care to review the Federal election laws. It states that all candidates must open up only the last 3 tax years for review. Since you want to go back farther . Lets ask Obama where did he get to money for a world tour during his college days and since his family couldn't aford his tuition who paid for his college in Chicago and into Harvard. Seems that you media types love to treat Obama and the Democrats with kid gloves compaired to the Republicans . No wonder the majority of the people have such a low opinion of the press. Your hippocrits when it comes to being fair minded.

To all: John Kasich ;of Ohio should be on Romneys speed dial. He has more gravitas than any of the candidates now being vetted as a running mate. He has both legislative and executive experience and he could conceivably lock up Ohio;s electoral votes

To Mitt Romney the bottom-line is what is important. Increasing profits for investors is what is important. Increasing profits for businesses is what is important. What is good for business is NOT always what is good for America or the American Middle Class. Outsourcing our jobs to China and India is good for business but not the American Middle Class. Removing regulations like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Credit Card Reform, Equal Pay and the minimum wage all good for business but not good for the American Middle Class. Dismantling the Affordable Care Act is good for business but NOT good for the 44 million American who are uninsured or that have per-exsisting conditions. Privatizing Social Security is good for Wall Street but NOT good for the millions of seniors who depend on the "STABILITY" of Social Security. No my fellow American what is good for business is NOT ALWAYS good for the American Dream or the American Middle Class....Think about it!!!!

David, I wish you would "not" be so obvious that you are for Romney. I have noticed your Romney bias before on other Meet the Press shows as well on the Morning Joe Show. But, yet,, whenever you need to ask the tough questions, you fail to do so; particularly, if the individual is Republican! I find it regrettable that you are willing to relinquish the fact that "it is" problematic that Romney is refusing to release his tax returns as is usual for presidential candidates. David, please quit buying into the arrogance of Romney to be an exception to a long standing rule of expectations for presidential candidates. Your willingness to do so in my opinion is because you are so desperately favor Romney over President Obama. The American people overall are astute enough to realize that the economic mess that President Obama inherited took more than four years to occur and it will take more than four years to fix. President Obama has done extraordinary under the circumstances of what was awaiting him on day one upon entrance to the oval office. Conjunctive also with a "do nothing" Congress who have failed the American people as well as the President. The President has sent a job bill's to Congress last October 2011; but, yet, Congress failed to act and/or voted it down and filibustered varied bills to put Americans back to work. So to that effect, for you to be cavalier and purposefully oblivious to the hard facts of just who isn't leading is unconscionable! Instead, when any of your guest talk favorable about President Obama, you sit on the edge of your seat, trying to think of a strategy of how you are going to steer the conversation back to "but it's President Obama's fault". All you need to do, David, is just ask the questions and let the guests talk. You should clarify or hold your guests accountable for being truthful. However, you should not inject your opinion one way or the other. Tim Russet knew how to ask tough relevant questions; Russet went toe to toe in line to hold the individual (s)accountable to emit truthful answers/responses or make a fool of themselves by lying. Tim never revealed his personal feelings to inject personal opinions of favor-ability. Please study Tim Russet's old interviews to improve on asking tough questions; learn how to hold their feet to the fire in making them tell the truth or avoid telling the truth to the degree of looking undeniably foolish. Furthermore, learn how to keep your own personal opinions in check.

I commend you David Gregory, for having U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), whose husband was senselessly murdered on a NY commuter train, as a guest on this past Sunday's "Meet the Press." Rep. McCarthy capably and consistently presents a reasonable approach to controlling gun violence in America.

But I was highly disappointed in your response to Rep. McCarthy's description of the reaction of some of her (presumably Republican) colleagues in the House and their incendiary rhetoric in the wake of the Colorado shootings. You said, “And unfortunately it’s a kind of bipartisan deterioration.”

SHAME ON YOU! You know full well that blame for that deterioration is lopsidedly disproportionate and falls heavily upon the shoulders of House Republicans, particularly their freshmen members from the TEA Party faction. It is disingenuous and irresponsible for journalists to hide behind faux bipartisanship when one side is so clearly more culpable than the other.

It is your job to point-out that disparity, not to gloss it over.