2 facepalm bits: Cheenee's book is "Heart". & Mark SANFORD *only* makes $108K

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57608256/dick-cheneys-heart/

[font size=5]Dick Cheney's heart[/font]




http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/maria-belen-chapur-talks-mark-sanford

[font size=5]Maria Belen Chapur speaks publicly about former governor Mark Sanford[/font]

.... "What I can tell you is that he works incredibly hard, he deeply loves his country," she said. "What he's gone through these past five years he could have left it all behind him. It's not about the money. The whole world has [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]this fantasy that governors or congressman make a lot of money[/FONT].

"I can tell you that a governor makes $108,000 a year and from this you have to deduct a third in taxes, so from this [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]he can't even pay for private school for his children, without of course help from family or a fortune from before[/FONT]."

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1. Cue the inevitable defenses on here..

of people saying "Well, $108K isn't a lot of money in some places" and then proceeding (as that article did) to count things such as private school and vacations as "essential" expenses.

You wouldn't think it on DU but there are a bunch of folks who will make that case.

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2. His income and expenses are choices he made.

He could have chosen a more lucrative field if he wanted more lettuce.

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3. I guess he shouldn't have 2-timed his wealthy wife then.

I'm sure Walking man isn't hurting for funds. He's making 172K/yr now, so he should shutup.