The problem with both political parties

Post #16,572 by cwbrenn 11/5/01 9:28:26 AM Reply	The problem with both political parties is that all of the leaders are rich assholes. I would take the republicans more seriously if more of the party leaders were solidly middle-or-working class. But they're all a bunch of stupid rich fucks. I would take the democrats more seriously if... ... Oh, hell, I don't take either of 'em seriously. They're all a bunch of goddamned liars. Rhetoric be damned. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #16,600 by Another Scott 11/5/01 11:22:27 AM Reply	Top 11 in US Congress + Senate. As estimated by Roll Call in 2000, [link\|http://www.rollcall.com/pages/features/00/50richest/\|here]. Of the top 11 (3 way tie for 9th), 4 are Republicans, 7 are Democrats. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) still leads the pack, despite the fact that estimates of his wife's ketchup fortune took a dip - it fell from $675 million to $620 million - and she did not qualify for the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans. Behind Kerry were Rep. Amo Houghton (R-N.Y.), who is estimated to be worth $350 million; Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), worth roughly $300 million; Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), worth approximately $200 million; Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the fifth-richest Member with an estimated $50 million fortune; Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R-Ill.), worth about $40 million; and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), whose worth is also estimated at about $40 million. [...] Delay and Hastert and many of the other big names aren't even in the top 50. :-) Cheers, Scott.
Post #16,602 by addison 11/5/01 11:29:37 AM Reply	The problem with that... I would take the republicans more seriously if more of the party leaders were solidly middle-or-working class. But they're all a bunch of stupid rich fucks. As you note, the other parties, likewise. Of course, in most cases, the solid middle and working class don't have TIME To be politicians, they're too busy working for a living. Addison
Post #16,614 by Brandioch 11/5/01 12:29:52 PM Reply	Ummmmmm, yes. And both sides are out to feather their own nests at the expense of everyone else. All the differentiates them is what group of idiots they court for their votes.
Post #16,615 by boxley 11/5/01 12:32:13 PM Reply	Hey! who you calling an.... oh, yer right :) tshirt front "born to die before I get old" thshirt back "fscked another one didnja?"

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