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: Bench Memos - National Review OnlineRomney?s riches, &c.
By Jay Nordlinger
Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey likes to say, 'In case you haven't noticed, I'm a little overweight.' In case you haven't noticed, Mitt Romney is rich. President Obama and his campaign are very keen for you to know this. They are practicing what politicians, and other people, have practiced from the beginning of time: the politics of envy.
The truth is, both Romney and Obama are rich, by the standards of ordinary people: Romney is a millionaire; Obama is a millionaire. Romney has many more millions, but they both have more money than most people will ever see, or possibly dream of.
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Full post as published by Bench Memos - National Review Online on May 29, 2012 (boomark / email).
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