She is a dem with a small d and resents the aristocratic nature of a women whose only claim to fame was that she married well (like kerry).
GOOD POINT.
BUT... Your wife should look up the net worth of the Bush clan, then. George Jr. himself has a net worth of between 9 and 26 Million. I guess she married well too.
Your wife might consider that the Bush clan is probably the most powerful family in America, certainly they are the most powerful political family.
You can't claim that Heinz Kerry is part of the American artistocracy without making an equal claim that Laura Bush is as well.
Bush has done fairly well for himself, despite not being able to run companies successfully. Interesting.
As for Heinz-Kerry - she apparently worked at the UN in the 60's before meeting her future Husband. The fact that she married rich doesn't demean her in my eyes. She seems to have put her life to good purpose (reading her bio) - so who are we to take pot shots?
Other presidents:
From PBS / Wall Street Week (summer 2004):
pbs.org
President Net wealth (in millions)
Bill Clinton $0.93
Gerald Ford $1.1
Richard Nixon $1.3
John Kerry $1.6
George H.W. Bush $2.0
Jimmy Carter $2.2
Ronald Reagan $4.8
George W. Bush $13
Lyndon B. Johnson $19
Information compiled from presidential libraries, financial disclosure forms, and news reports.
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From Yahoo:
According to Slate magazine, George W. Bush has a net worth of around $9 million to $26 million, and John Kerry has a net worth of about $165 million to $626 million, which includes his wife's assets. The Center for Public Integrity has collected details of both candidates' income and assets. Bush's biggest asset is his Texas ranch, while Kerry's top income source is his wife's portion of the Heinz company.
But including Teresa Heinz Kerry's personal fortune isn't wholly accurate. As Heinz Kerry has publicly noted, a prenuptial agreement keeps her money separate. Also, federal election laws limit how much of his wife's funds Kerry can use.
In 2002 financial disclosures, Kerry stated that assets in his own name were worth $409,000 to $1.8 million, and he had an additional $300,000 to $600,000 in assets owned jointly with his wife.
So without his wife's money, Kerry is less wealthy than Bush. But no matter how you count it, both are rich even without a presidential salary. |
