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Yeah, about those six "studies" Romney and Ryan have cited as defending their tax plan...

In both debates to this point, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his P90X workout buddy Paul Ryan have laid claim that there are six "studies" which defend their tax plan as being mathematically possible - to cut taxes by 20% and balance the budget without raising taxes on the middle class. Some light has been shed since both future GQ cover boys made these claims at their respective debates these past couple weeks. These "studies" weren't actually studies at all. No, they were more along the lines of blogs and op-ed pieces written by conservatives. Yes, what you see before you right now - this would be a study in the eyes of the Romney campaign team. Senior Romney adviser Ed Gillespie engaged in the following back and forth on Fox News Sunday  today with Chris Wallace: Gillespie: "These are very credible sources, and, you know..." Wallace: "One of them is from a guy who is - is a blog from a guy who was a top adviser to George...