Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Elites

I love when Conservatives bash Liberal as "elites". Especially the wealthy Conservatives:
Bushes' Assets May Top $20 Million; Cheneys', $94 Million

That's the headline from an article in the Washington Post that states:
President Bush and his wife, Laura, had assets valued between $7.2 million and $20.9 million last year, up from as much as $18.1 million a year earlier, annual disclosure forms released last night showed.

And, on the Cheneys:
The couple's total income in 2005 was $8.8 million, largely as a result of stock options Cheney, 65, received before stepping down as chairman of Houston-based Halliburton Co., the world's largest oil-field services company, to run for vice president in 2000.

Nice how those options worked out. Glad he had no vested interest in starting a war to add to Halliburton's coffers. Thank goodness no one is holding him accountable for that conflict of interest.

And Praise the Lord that the President and Vice President are not among the elites.

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