Would I Lie To You?

You don't have to take Mitt Romney's word about having no role whatsoever in the management of Bain Capital after February of 1999.

CNN's John King found two Obama-backing former Bain executives who stated, unequivocally, that Romney stopped having a role in Bain’s decision making in 1999.

Which gives it a certain air of truthiness and the scientific community is united in that fact.

But wait, there's more -- is there anything other than the SEC filings to suggest a hands-on Romney role at Bain post-February 1999?
 
No is the word from four sources who communicated with CNN on Thursday — all of whom have firsthand knowledge of Bain’s operations at the time in question. Three of the four are Democrats, and two of the four are active Obama supporters in Campaign 2012. All four told me Romney is telling the truth.

Bain Managing Director Steve Pagliuca, a Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2010, told CNN: “Mitt Romney left Bain Capital in February 1999 to run the Olympics and has had absolutely no involvement with the management or investment activities of the firm or with any of its portfolio companies since the day of his departure.”

That's the same Stephen Pagliuca who last year outsourced some of his income, $35,800, to Barack Obama’s Victory Fund.