The media love fest begins.
Just two working class guys living the American dream.
Kerry's net worth (via John Heinz) is estimated by the LA Times as between $1-3.2 Billion, and Edwards' estimated at $12-60 Million. Edwards is from a working class family and made his dough the hard way, he sued the medical profession and healthcare industry.
Isn't it interesting that Kerry suddenly found the urge to bond with cattle, shoot skeet, reminisce about the good old days on the dairy farm and the veddy tony Heinz estate is now "the ranch."
Oh, Puhleeze. The Dems are not the party of the working or middle class, they are bankrolled by large donors, billionaires, wealthy media elites, and lawyers. Of the Top 10 wealthiest senators, 8 are Dems:
Heading the list is the Massachusetts Democrat and presidential candidate John Kerry,Second on the list, at a minimum of $111 million, is Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, who sold a chain of grocery and department stores before going into politics. He currently owns the Milwaukee Bucks professional basketball team.Next are senators John J. Rockefeller of West Virginia at $81.6 million, former Wall Street executive Jon Corzine of New Jersey at $71 million and California’s Dianne Feinstein, who is married to financier Richard Blum, at $26.3 million (Blum also has interest in contractors in Iraq).
Two other Democratic candidates for the presidency are high on the list. At ninth, North Carolina’s John Edwards reported a net worth ranging from $12.8 million to $60 million; at twelfth, Florida’s Bob Graham reported a range of from $7.7 million to $31.6 million.
In honor of the Kerry-Edwards ticket, today's Wictory Wednesday recipe is:
Meringue Kisses: lightweight and deceptively rich:
These little bliss bombs sound fussy to make, but once you get the hang of making meringue it goes very fast, you will make them often and they store well. Meringue kisses are delicious served with ice cream and summer berries...the denizens of the Feste manse scarfs them up like cookies.
2 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
1/2 Sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
Preheat oven to 300 degrees and line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Be sure the eggs are at room temperature to get maximum volume when beating. Watch point : Take extra care when separating eggs, even a speck of egg yolk will prevent whites from gaining volume.
Place egg whites in a mixer bowl, add salt and cream of tartar; beat at high speed until egg whites are very foamy and beginning to thicken. Add the sugar a little at a time, beating very well after each addition. Sugar should be well incorporated, it is impossible to beat this too much. When egg whites are very stiff, add vanilla a few drops at a time. The egg white mixture should be glossy and very thick. *Drop by teaspoonful onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 25 minutes. Turn off the oven; open the door a little to allow oven to cool slowly. Leave kisses in oven until cool to the touch. They will be very dry and crisp. Remove from baking sheets. Transfer to a cooling rack. When they are completely cool, store in an airtight container. Yield: 60 to 70 kisses.
If you prefer more diverse kisses, then gently fold 1 cup of chocolate chips into the mixture before spooning onto baking sheets. Bay Area readers might prefer something a little flakier: Add 1 cup of flaked coconut to the mixture before spooning out. For those on the lunatic fringe: add 1 cup of sliced almonds for a nice nutty crunch.
For uber rich candy kisses: sandwich cooled kisses by spreading a layer of melted dark chocolate on the bottoms of two kisses, press together, when the chocolate is set, dust kisses with cocoa. Be warned these may be addictive!
*For fancy kisses: spoon mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip and pipe 1" stars onto baking sheets.
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