Obama kicks ass.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Well, maybe almost a great post. I got it wrong. It wasn't Carly who spent 71 million of her own scratch to win her primary. It was Meg Whitman to win the gubernatorial primary. Whitman is the founder of that damned auction site.

Yep. Remember the fury from "that damned auction site(s)" sellers when she hiked their fees?

McCain, in my opinion, has revealed himself to be utterly without principles. He has reversed himself on virtually every position he has ever held. Add to that the astounding lack of judgment he showed in selecting Palin as his Vee Pee and you have man who would have been a complete disaster as president.

In other words, McCain is a reflection of the present day Republican Party as a whole.

The people with that kind of scratch are the special interests

Precisely.

General Crook?

Yep.

John

Great post, John.

Dave

[piece-itpete]

I don't recall the left saying that about Kerry :hdscratch:

Pete

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

I don't recall the left saying that about Kerry :hdscratch:

Pete

Saying what about Kerry?

[EDIT] By the way, in case you're confused on this point, I'm not "the left". I'm me. I'm only responsible for what I say.

John

[piece-itpete]

That Kerry was fantastically rich and therefore a special interest embodied in one person.

I said 'the left' because they didn't, and I don't know what you said back then.

Pete

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

That Kerry was fantastically rich and therefore a special interest embodied in one person.

I said 'the left' because they didn't, and I don't know what you said back then.

Pete

Kerry's worth about $200 million. Carly Fiorina is worth over $2 billion and Meg Whitman is worth around $1.5 billion, orders of magnitude different. Plus, Kerry didn't self-finance his campaign the way Whitman, Bloomberg and Romney did.

I didn't remark on Kerry's money at the time because I didn't see it as relevant to a race in which we had two multi-millionaire Skull and Bones Bohos running against each other.

John

[piece-itpete]

"The richest U.S. presidents
It is difficult to compare personal wealth across historical periods, but below is our best estimate of the relative net worths of the richest five U.S. presidents. The rankings are based on our own calculations and extensive interviews with presidential historians.

The richest presidents
Rank Name Party Term
1. George Washington Federalist 1789-1797
2. John F. Kennedy Democrat 1961-1963
John F. Kerry* Democrat NA
3. Andrew Jackson Democrat 1829-1837
4. Lyndon B. Johnson Democrat 1963-1969
5. Herbert Hoover Republican 1929-1933

* Candidate. NA: not applicable.

Sen. Kerry, like the last JFK from Massachusetts to serve as commander in chief, is also extremely wealthy. We estimate his family fortune at $525 million, which would make him, if elected, the third-richest president ever. But the key word is "family." The Kerry money comes from his wife, Theresa Heinz Kerry, who inherited it from her late husband, Sen. John Heinz III of the Heinz food family."

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/...tra/P74989.asp

That's one of many estimates. Still quite wealthy and raised as a wealthy kid.

Lets' see where Obama lands regarding personal wealth 10-20 years from now.

Pete

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

That's one of many estimates. Still quite wealthy and raised as a wealthy kid.

These guys are all richer than we are but Forbes cracks me up. If Kerry had been the Republican candidate do you think they would have run that article?

Lets' see where Obama lands regarding personal wealth 10-20 years from now.

Oh, I'm sure you already know the answer to that.

John

[d-ray657]

I think the thing about the ladies from California is that they bring the CEO/corporate mindset with them -- The most important thing is the bottom line. I think there are more important priorities than the corporate bottom line. Corporate America does well enough protecting its bottom line without help from the Uncle.

Regards,

D-Ray

[piece-itpete]

I don't know, because the sky is the limit. 50 mil? 100 mil? More?

If he breaks 10 I'd say that's pretty good for a down home community organiser

Pete

[d-ray657]

The GOP did a pretty good job of making sure that Clinton didn't leave office with as much money as he brought in.

Regards,

D-Ray