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Bullock’s oriole in the neighborhood
» Of the rich, by the rich, for the rich | ABQ Journal
» Of the rich, by the rich, for the rich | ABQ Journal by Dana Milbank
wealth is power in Washington. A multimillionaire president nominated a billionaire who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for his campaigns, and he sent her to be confirmed by the millionaires’ club that is the United States Senate.
“You will certainly have my vote,” Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (average estimated net worth: $103 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics) assured the nominee (net worth $1.85 billion, according to Forbes).
“My hope,” said Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner ($228 million), is “this committee will recommend you.”
Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill ($22 million) told Pritzker, “I find it very refreshing to find someone who is stepping up like you are in this position.”
Another committee member, Sen. Richard Blumenthal ($100 million), didn’t speak at the hearing but issued a statement calling the heiress “a longtime friend with a lifetime of business experience and acumen that will serve her well.” …
This doesn’t mean the lawmakers were bought. But it does add to the impression that the nominee and her interrogators are all part of the same club of the wealthy and the powerful.
About half the members of Congress have a net worth of more than $1 million, CRP found – about 15 times the worth of the typical American household. And it’s a bipartisan club, from Republican committee chairmen Darrell Issa ($480 million) and Michael McCaul ($500 million) to Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi ($94 million). The Senate’s wealthiest was John Kerry ($236 million), but he left to join an even more exclusive club.
How exclusive? Well, it’s about to land a billionaire.
Our Anniversary
Merri and I have known each 32 years as of next Halloween. However, today is our 22nd wedding anniversary.
Rain! A great birthday present.
yeah!
“I have great faith in fools – self-confidence my friends will call it.”? Edgar Allan Poe
Goodreads | Quote of the Day for January 19, 2013
“I have great faith in fools – self-confidence my friends will call it.”
? Edgar Allan Poe, Marginalia
Mom
My Mom hated having pictures taken of her. Despite that, she gave cameras to people who would inevitably train them on her from time to time.
I don’t believe in an immortal soul – when you’re dead, you’re dead. (If I’m wrong, I owe you a coke.) Still, I marvel at the immortality in photographs. Yes, she lives in my memory, her voice in my head and, sometimes, coming out of my mouth, but here she is caught once so lively.
A remembrance on the 25th anniversary of her death.
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Counter-attack
Every time a Republican brays “Benghazi!”, say “Iraq Invasion. Afghanistan invasion. Economic collapse.” They’ll NEVER get that message, but everyone else will.