Men of the People

It's interesting to compare the rhetoric of the Democratic ticket with the reality of their lives. Jon Kerry is worth in the neighborood of $600 million dollars or more, thanks to his marriages to wealthy heiresses. John Edwards is worth up to $60 million thanks to his medical malpractice law firm.

And these two men are running as populists, champions of the "working man." As a working man myself, I would prefer that the wealthy men leave me alone to pursue my fortune, rather than threaten me with higher taxes on every step of the ladder as a reward for my work.