11 September 2008, 23:33
swheelerwho's the mayor?
What do these high-poverty cities all have in common?
Detroit, MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961;
Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn't elected one since 1954;
Cincinnati, OH (3rd)...not since 1984;
Cleveland, OH (4th)...not since 1989;
Miami, FL (5th) has never had a Republican mayor;
St. Louis, MO (6th)....not since 1949;
El Paso, TX (7th) has never had a Republican mayor;
Milwaukee, WI (8th)...not since 1908;
Philadelphia, PA (9th)...not since 1952;
Newark, NJ (10th)...not since 1907.
Einstein once said: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
It is the disadvantaged who habitually elect Democrats --- yet they are still disadvantaged.
12 September 2008, 06:59
Alan R. McDaniel, Jr.Those who rob from Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul. Unknown
Alan