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Post #229,345
by tonytib
10/12/05 4:08:29 PM
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New Sorry, Democrats are the party of the wealthy
At the very least, the extremely wealthy.

Some examples:
[link|http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/baroneblog/columns/barone_050817a.htm|http://www.usnews.co...arone_050817a.htm]

[link|http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/|http://www.cnn.com/2...enators.finances/]
Of the 40 millionaire senators, 18 are Democrates with a networth of $528 million and 22 are Republications with a net worth of $99 million.

Or look at the top contributors to 527's:
[link|http://www.opensecrets.org/527s/527indivs.asp?cycle=2004|http://www.opensecre...vs.asp?cycle=2004]
Soros and Lewis definitely don't support Bush.
Post #229,346
by Silverlock
10/12/05 4:11:16 PM
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New s/of/with
Fixed that for ya.
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George W. Bush and his PNAC handlers sent the US into Iraq with lies. I find myself rethinking my opposition to the death penalty.

--Donald Dean Richards Jr.
     It was only a matter of time - (dmcarls) - (25) - Oct. 12, 2005, 10:00:12 AM EDT
         If I wanted to remove all health care benefits for Americans - (boxley) - Oct. 12, 2005, 10:28:42 AM EDT
         Or course, the single largest deduction most people have - (drewk) - Oct. 12, 2005, 10:40:38 AM EDT
         Of course the cap gains will be spared - (bepatient) - (1) - Oct. 12, 2005, 11:04:44 AM EDT
             Screw how much argument there is - (drewk) - Oct. 12, 2005, 11:15:22 AM EDT
         Sounds typically Bush - (JayMehaffey) - (1) - Oct. 12, 2005, 11:22:11 AM EDT
             the fair tax study came to 23-28%, no exemtions allowed - (boxley) - Oct. 12, 2005, 11:51:55 AM EDT
         Not all that bad, but not all that good. - (admin) - (14) - Oct. 12, 2005, 12:08:24 PM EDT
             Oh, a cap - (drewk) - Oct. 12, 2005, 12:13:13 PM EDT
             In other words... - (ben_tilly) - (8) - Oct. 12, 2005, 01:15:33 PM EDT
                 Why? - (drewk) - (7) - Oct. 12, 2005, 01:37:30 PM EDT
                     'Cause a big house in Oklahoma . . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (6) - Oct. 12, 2005, 01:45:56 PM EDT
                         Odd bit of facts there - (drewk) - (4) - Oct. 12, 2005, 02:02:20 PM EDT
                             Their money is locked up in Trusts, or something. - (Another Scott) - Oct. 12, 2005, 02:16:46 PM EDT
                             Sorry, Democrats are the party of the wealthy - (tonytib) - (1) - Oct. 12, 2005, 04:08:29 PM EDT
                                 s/of/with - (Silverlock) - Oct. 12, 2005, 04:11:16 PM EDT
                             Not quite... - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 12, 2005, 05:16:10 PM EDT
                         s/one in San Francisco/a small one in San Francisco/ -NT - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 12, 2005, 05:12:43 PM EDT
             Huh? - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Oct. 20, 2005, 04:47:38 PM EDT
                 Like I said... - (admin) - (2) - Oct. 20, 2005, 06:09:16 PM EDT
                     Around here, $360K won't even buy a condo -NT - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Oct. 20, 2005, 06:26:23 PM EDT
                         In surrounding area of new job - (bepatient) - Oct. 20, 2005, 06:54:04 PM EDT
         Frankly, the mortgage interest deduction never made sense... - (a6l6e6x) - (3) - Oct. 12, 2005, 12:21:43 PM EDT
             And mine has another 20+ years to go... :-( -NT - (jbrabeck) - (2) - Oct. 12, 2005, 12:41:38 PM EDT
                 29.5 more to go here, I just rent from the bank - (boxley) - Oct. 12, 2005, 12:43:33 PM EDT
                 Down to less than 8 for me. :0) -NT - (mmoffitt) - Oct. 12, 2005, 02:46:05 PM EDT

What a feat!
47 ms