Reply #12: The same could have been said about Robert Kennedy when he

[CTyankee]

looked at the poverty in West Virginia. As a matter of fact, I remember those days and RFK got plenty of criticism from those who did not deem him "pure" enough to be their candidate. They dismissed him as an interloper in the campaign, just using his family money and fame to edge out Eugene McCarthy.

Lots of Dems lionize RFK now for his vision and I would like to think they are right. We'll never know now. But a good example of a rich man championing the poor is FDR. We DO know from his example that it is possible.