Thursday, August 3, 2006
Why Is Personal Wealth Only Brought Up When A Democrat Is Running For Something?
This is something I've noticed over the last several years, especially during the 2004 Presidential election.
Democrats that have been successful in business and have amassed personal wealth (John Edwards, Jon Corzine, and now Ned Lamont) are constantly referred to as "millionaires" or "wealthy" in a way that makes it seem like that is a bad thing and/or their only distinguishing characteristic.
I can recall George W. Bush and Dick Cheney repeatedly referring to their 2004 opponents, John Kerry and John Edwards as "millionaires" in a very negative way, as if they aren't both swimming in rivers of cash themselves.
So tell me, why is personal wealth only brought up about Democratic candidates?
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