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In reply to the discussion: Mitt Romney: Don’t Run For Office If You Need The Salary: TPM [View all]Proud Liberal Dem
(24,391 posts)10. He loves his country so much
that he can't allow Obama to keep making things better for everybody?
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Translation: If you aren't independently wealthy, leave politics for those who are.
kestrel91316
Jan 2012
#9
He'll serve as long as it involves other people doing the fighting and dieing.
fasttense
Jan 2012
#14
"and don’t get involved in politics when your kids are still young because it may turn their heads"
Utopian Leftist
Jan 2012
#36
Trying to prevent the rich from holding public office won't accomplish what we want.
RickFromMN
Jan 2012
#45
Great evidence of why all elections in the US need to be publicly funded.
caveat_imperator
Jan 2012
#47
Nitwit. The Founding Fathers specifically wanted "middling class" law makers
Bruce Wayne
Jan 2012
#50