Permit me to paraphrase Matthew 19:24, King James Bible: And again I say unto you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to seek or to contribute to he who would seek public office without being sorely demagogued as unfit, immoral or out of touch with the middle class.
J. KARL MILLER: Who decreed wealth and profit evil?
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 6:54 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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