Is John Edwards the greatest rags-to-riches story ever?

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Here’s a guy whose parents could not cover the $100 hospital bill when he was born. They had to deal with a loan shark to cover the bill and when his dad commented “they would have hauled away our furniture if we hadn't paid it back” his mom asked, “What furniture?”

Fast forward about fifty years and here’s the same kid running for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Of all the Democrats in the race, Edwards is the wealthiest with a fortune some estimate at $60 million.

I see a huge difference in people, like Edwards, who earn their fortunes and all those charter members of the lucky sperm club.

Have we had a President with such a humble beginning, since Lincoln?