Now here is a story I wish you were hearing a bit more about in the press. How much money John McCain's wife has.Kerry got pummeled about his wife's fortune during the 2004 election. Clinton has even been criticized for not giving up the details of her income sooner. (She released her income tax statement last week, showing that she and the former Prez have done just fine thank you since leaving office.)
So what is the deal? Do we just EXPECT that the GOP candidate is going to be loaded and don't question it? Let's face it, no politician gets very far without having some money, either their own or what gets donated to them. Obviously, we have a long history of politicians having their own money—FDR, JFK, Reagan, the Bushes—all were wealthy beyond the ordinary American.
Yet McCain doesn't seem to be getting the grief that Kerry did? Why is that? The Washington Post estimated last year that the McCain's net worth was between $25-$38 million. (Hey McCains—Interested in adopting a slightly older, U.S. liberal? I can suck it up and help on the campaign.) Much of that wealth comes from Cindy McCain, whose daddy founded a beer distributing company, Hensley & Co.
If you are interested in a more detailed look at the McCain's and their moola, CNN has a recent piece about it.
2 comments:
Good point, my intrepid reporter. Maybe McCain isn't getting any grief over this yet is because he doesn't have any competition on his side? I'm sure once we Dems figure out what the hell we're doing, surely someone will come up for air and turn their attention to McCain. But I don't know--do I really care how much money they make? It's all kind of depressing really. I think if you have that much money, maybe you should be forced to use it first, before asking for donations! "Hello Low- and Middle-Income Americans, I'm one of several rich people wanting to be president. Will you give me your money so even MORE of my dreams can come true? No? Ok, can I convince you by wearing this rustic plaid shirt?"
your right, it doesn't matter how much money they make. why it sucks however, is twofold.
1) b/c you can't run if you aren't loaded, and
2) that they still ask for money despite the fact that they have more than god in the first place.
but the plaid shirts do help, just like a spoon-full of proverbial sugar . . .
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