Or maybe we did and shouldn’t be surprised by this sanctimonious headline in today’s New York Times:

Lest we need to remind you, Mitt was the 2012 GOP candidate for president running on a platform of “no new taxes.” We always suspected that if he won, this would be the first promise he would break. Thank God he didn’t get a chance.

Incidentally, Mitt, the bean counters just announced that federal tax revenues came in above $5.2 trillion in fiscal 2025 – an all-time record. You’re welcome to contribute more on your tax form if you like.