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In reply to the discussion: I agree with Peter Daou re Sen Warren [View all]BainsBane
(53,034 posts)What is so awful about their earning money when other celebrated Democrats are so much wealthier?
What makes you think it's any of your business how they earn a living? They aren't running for office.
You all don't criticize people because they are head of the party. In fact, we far more often seeing people go out of their way to excuse any and everything, including enormous wealth, if it's held by the right people.
We don't hear the nostalgia for the FDR and JFK party because progressives resent rich politicians. Those guys were born into enormous inherited wealth. Yet for some reason Obama and Clinton earning a living, after having been born lower-and middle-class respectively, that is unacceptable. John Kerry and Al Gore's wealth, no problem. John Edwards wealth, no problem.