Friday, March 13, 2009

More words of wisdom

What do the ten US cities with the highest poverty rate all have in common?

1. Detroit, MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961.

2. Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1954.

3. Cincinnati, OH (3rd) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1984.

4. Cleveland, OH (4th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1989.

5. Miami, FL (5th) has never had a Republican mayor.

6. St. Louis, MO (6th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1949.

7. El Paso, TX (7th) has never had a Republican mayor.

8. Milwaukee, WI (8th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1908.

9. Philadelphia, PA (9th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1952.

10. Newark, NJ (10th) hasn't elected a Republican mayor 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 remain disadvantaged.

"Poor People have been voting for Democrats for the last 50 years, and they are still poor." - Charles Barkley

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