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Bucky

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18. Oh hogwash. He pulled down a senator's salary for 36 years.

Reply to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 02:50 AM

Jan 2013

He's not starving, but he's one of the few members of Congress who lived only on his salary. No big outside investments, no corporate sweetheart deals. He's been a damned important man in DC for over a generation, but doesn't have the summer homes, the yachts, or the trust funds lined up that most other members of Congress have. He grew up in a family struggling to stay in the middle class and earned every cent he has.

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Dear "news" people telling us what a loose cannon, funny guy, whatever, Joe Biden is . . . . . [View all] Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 OP

I'd trust him with my PIN number. Squinch Jan 2013 #1

This part... ScreamingMeemie Jan 2013 #2

Oh hogwash. He pulled down a senator's salary for 36 years. Bucky Jan 2013 #18

Sorry--not an ordinary Joe. You are, perhaps, an ordinary Joe. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2013 #19

you might want to choose a different word than poorest hollysmom Jan 2013 #3

Ohferkrissake . . . . do you really have a doubt as to my intent with this post? Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #4

not now, but I did a double take for a minute hollysmom Jan 2013 #14

Stinky, you nailed it Hekate Jan 2013 #5

I remember the story saying he was the least wealthy wercal Jan 2013 #6

Biden, was, if I recall correctly, worth under 2 million . . . . most of it his home. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #10

I think that happens to a lot of us hollysmom Jan 2013 #15

Welcome to DU, wercal! calimary Jan 2013 #11

Well said! CranialRectaLoopback Jan 2013 #7

Welcome to DU, CranialRectaLoopback! calimary Jan 2013 #9

Thank you much! CranialRectaLoopback Jan 2013 #13

Well, there IS this "SUCK IT" thread... calimary Jan 2013 #8

I love Joe Biden sad-cafe Jan 2013 #12

K&Effing R!! Even our side, for instance Jon Stewart and sometimes even my fave, Stephen Colbert, Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2013 #16

Joe's warmth and genuine feeling for people was shining through today. nyquil_man Jan 2013 #17