Most of our leaders are wealthy, it's a wash. The loudest criticism of Romney's wealth was how he made it. The timing for a finance gamer to come along was pretty bad.
How he made it? The man did actually do a little work in the process. He actually built a few things. How has Clinton made it? Hard work? Being paid hundreds of thousands to give a speech is hardly symbolic of some kind of rags to riches story. She has done nothing but feed at the government trough, either directly or indirectly. If you're unimpressed with how Romney made his money, you must be, at a minimum, equally harsh on Clinton to have any consistency in your criticism. Romney may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I do believe the guy has some sense of humility. Clinton has no such personal trait.
Romney never claimed to be destitute. His mistake was to think that being in PE was the same as starting Apple. It isn't. But then, neither is peddling influence, giving speeches for huge sums or making sweetheart investments.
Six Trivia Questions To see how much history you really know. Be honest, it's kinda fun and revealing. If you don't know the answer make your best guess. Answer all the questions (no cheating) before looking at the answers. Who said it? 1) "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." A. Karl Marx B. Adolph Hitler C. Joseph Stalin D. Barack Obama E. None of the above 2) "It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few...... And to replace it with shared responsibility, for shared prosperity." A. Lenin B. Mussolini C. Idi Amin D. Barack Obama E. None of the above 3) "(We).....can't just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people." A. Nikita Khrushev B. Josef Goebbels C. Boris Yeltsin D. Barack Obama E. None of the above 4) "We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own ... in order to create this common ground." A. Mao Tse Dung B. Hugo Chavez C. Kim Jong Il D. Barack Obama E. None of the above 5) "I certainly think the free-market has failed." A. Karl Marx B. Lenin C. Molotov D. Barack Obama E. None of the above 6) "I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in (the) entire economy that they are being watched." A. Pinochet B. Milosevic C. Saddam Hussein D. Barack Obama E. None of the above Scroll down for answers... Answers: (1) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton - 6/29/2004 (2) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton - 5/29/2007 (3) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton - 6/4/2007 (4) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton - 6/4/2007 (5) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton - 6/4/2007 (6) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton - 9/2/2005 Want to know something scary? She may be the next president ...
All this might be true, but Romney put his dog on the roof of his car 5 and a half decades ago, and in highschool he cut some kids hair, a story that was front page at the washington post at the time, these are clearly much more pertinent issues.
Nahhh... Even that (obviously partisan) entry in snopes states that "She did make the statements reported above, but ..." and then leftist spin, spin, spin. That's who she is, always speaking from both sides of her mouth, obfuscating everything but leaving a solid extra-liberal trail of statements all over that betray her true beliefs, for many years. "Poor" (yeah, right) woman... Don't forget that when Obama was making similar statements, the leftist apologists were saying "... oh, he doesn't really mean it, he'll strengthen our economy, re-invigorate our image abroad, be open, competent and fair..." etc etc. And now, look where we are
I don't say things like "Obama is a good, but, really, not so great, president" etc etc. Or "Hillary will be a good, but, really, who knows, president..." What I say is "Obama is performing very poorly as a president. Hillary will be a poor president too." That's how real people speak. Clearly. Or else, be very careful.