Kerry is America's richest senator - $164-211 Million

[OutlawCorporatePolls]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/senators.finances/

1) John Kerry of Massachusetts, with a net worth of at least $164 million

2) Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, with a net worth of at least $111 million

3) John "Jay" Rockefeller of West Virginia, Rockefeller of West Virginia, with an estimated net worth of at least $82 million.

not a republican aye?

[RUexperienced]

1. How many poor children could go to college with all that money?

[ProudToBeLiberal]

2. :whistles:

[David Dunham]

3. That Figure Includes His Wife Teresa's Money; He has far less himself

[NewHampster]

5. Wrong - Terry is worth well over $500 Million

that is Kerry's own money before the pre-nup.

[NoMoreRedInk]

7. How did he earn it?

nm

[NewHampster]

9. His first rich wife

the guy chases money.

might be good for the deficit.

[NoMoreRedInk]

14. Outstanding work on his part. Why earn it when you can marry it?

And to do it twice is uncanny.

[ArkDem]

15. You are too funny!

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[blm]

21. Wrong.

He only recently inherited it after deaths in his family. He didn't take money from his first wife and the man has ALWAYS worked hard his entire life, even though he didn't have to.

[OutlawCorporatePolls]

11. yup, the ketchup queen is worth 600million..

Kerry's wife, Heinz food company heiress Teresa Heinz, reported more than $600 million in assets this year, according to published accounts.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/nat/jun01/disclose10060901.asp

[NoMoreRedInk]

Is Theresa Heinz the Ketchup heiress???

I thought she was the widow of the Ketchup Heir?

So if you follow the money, Kerry is rich because he gets money from his rich wife who didn't earn it, and she got rich from her rich husband who didn't earn it.

So Kerry is rich, and he is 4 people removed from the person who actually did the work. That is simply amazing! How does he feel about Estate Taxes?

[mitchum]

20. Somehow I don't think John Heinz actually did the work either...

so Kerry is much farther than 4 people removed

[Old and In the Way]

4. Gee, smart, a hero, and money to boot..........some people have it all.

nt

[Piperay]

6. That's good because

for whoever gets the nomination it will be an expensive fight to beat back chimp and his corporate whores, glad the Democrats have someone who can take them on dollar for dollar. :thumbsup:

[lancdem]

8. That's my thinking, too

[NNN0LHI]

17. You ain't lying n/t

[lancdem]

10. Um, no, he's not a Republican

The second and third people on the list are Dems also. Are you questioning their bonafides as well? I guess that would make FDR a Repuke, because he was wealthy, too.

[dontstopthere]

12. i guess i'm the only one who

thinks having all this money is good.
I mean. maybe he'll use some of his own money to kick Bush out of office.

[oasis]

13. People with money make such lousy Democrats. Now you take the Kennedy's

for example, what a bunch of self-centered creeps. :eyes:

[shawmut]

16. exactly and FDR was terrible too

can't forget him.

[ramapo]

18. Corzine's a good Democrat

Corzine(NJ) has a ton of money, spent ~$60 Million getting elected. He is one of the more progressive Senators. He earned it all. It's not the money, it's what you do.

Remember Roosevelt? He had some money too

[MasonJar]

19. Kerry may have inherited and married his money, but he

certainly has not jetsetted. He has gone to war; he has protested war; he has championed the environment, the poor, the weak. He has worked hard in the Senate. His wife is rich and she works hard with many charities. What has Bush ever done? What has Laura?

[TheDonkey]

22. Is Rockefeller a republican too?

I didn't know if you had wealth you were banned from a compassionate party.

Too bad for them.

FDR was a neocon too with that much money I guess :rolleyes:

[MurikanDemocrat]

23. WTF??

Being wealthy makes him a Republican?

So the implication is no Democrat can possibly be wealthy. Are they all supposed to be poor?

What a slimy post. Insulting to all Democrats. Let me guess who your candidate is ...

[Dookus]

24. well

then he should have no problem paying off his mortgage, which all the kerry-bashers here say will be paid off by his wife.

[Forkboy]

25. I could care less

money doesn't make,or unmake,the person.

[MAlibdem]

26. Being rich

does not make you a republican