At last count, the Democratic national convention was running about $11 million short of the $40.6 million needed to stage the event. Candidates and their staffs eat, travel and party like rich people while normal Americans stay at home and worry about keeping warm next winter. The campaign for the White House has consumed is consuming and will consume huge quantities of money. Question: So when, exactly, did politics get to be all about spending money instead of solving problems and running the country?
Take it to the bank…
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