Or Mitt Romney's feelings, that is, after Willard's statement that he does not care about the very Poor.
I wish Mitt Romney’s cavalier dismissal of poverty in America could be chalked up as just another gaffe, but it’s much worse than that. The Republican front-runner seems dangerously clueless about the nation he seeks to lead. […]
For my part, I’m concerned about what sounds like shocking ignorance about the extent of poverty in this country and an utter lack of urgency about finding solutions.
According to a U.S. Census Bureau report released in September, the poverty rate began rising sharply in 2007 as the recession took hold. By 2010, the report says, 15.1 percent of Americans were living below the poverty line — 46.2 million people who apparently do not merit Romney’s attention.
A substantial plurality of these poor people — about 20 million — are non-Hispanic whites. Roughly 13 million are Hispanic, and nearly 11 million are African American. These figures show that minorities are overrepresented among the poor, but also that poverty is by no means some kind of “minority problem.” It’s an American problem.
Willard, Willard, Willard. And Then Ruth Marcus Continues the MEANESS
"If Romney isn't concerned about the very poor, he should be. Especially about what would happen to them with a President Romney in the White House and his policies in effect."
Ouch. However we have already established that Willard Milton Romney does not care about poor folks. If this is so, why would change his policies?
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