Posted by
ConservativeStudent on Monday, August 06, 2007 2:28:22 AM
In 2008, primary and general election voters will be looking to see
who can lead the United States of America morally, militarily, and
among other qualifications, financially. In my opinion, candidates for
President should have a working knowledge of a budget, regardless if it
is the budget of a family, city, state, or international event. They
should especially understand how not to spend more money than they have
acquired. Without further ado, here are the Presidential candidates
with the most debt owed by their campaign committee:
Most Debt
10) CLINTON, WILLIAM JEFFERSON: $319,630
9) EDWARDS, JOHN: $333,586
8) KUCINICH, DENNIS J: $445,500
7) KEYES, ALAN L: $524,068
6) OBAMA, BARACK: $922,848
5) COX, JOHN H: $935,000
4) MCCAIN, JOHN S: $1,783,523
3) CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM: $3,026,522
2) LAROUCHE, LYNDON H JR: $3,247,576
1) ROMNEY, MITT: $8,945,028
In the 2007-2008 election cycle, no Presidential campaign listed above
has paid a single, red, American penny towards paying off their debt.
This fact is not only disturbing, but it is frightening to think we
want these men, woman, or family to run our economy.
Other honorable candidates worth mentioning include:
Honorable Mention
12) CLARK, WESLEY K: $244,917
13) HATCH, ORRIN GRANT: $158,974
15) VILSACK, THOMAS J: $148,123
16) GILMORE, JAMES S III: $128,927
17) THOMPSON, TOMMY G: $127,434
20) NADER, RALPH: $100,000
24) GRAVEL, MIKE: $64,715
25) SHARKEY, JONATHON THE IMPALER $63,489
26) RICHARDSON, BILL: $61,104
28) HUCKABEE, MIKE: $31,044
29) DEAN, HOWARD $30,358
32) TANCREDO, THOMAS GERALD $15,000
41) GEPHARDT, RICHARD A $3,202
$0 of Debt
BAYH, EVAN
BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR
BROWNBACK, SAMUEL DALE
BUCHANAN, PATRICK J
BUSH, GEORGE W PRES
DODD, CHRISTOPHER J
GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W
HUNTER, DUNCAN
KERRY, JOHN F (Had a -$6,949,956 net receipts)
LIEBERMAN, JOSEPH I
PAUL, RON
SANDERS, COLONEL LAUNEIL
As
Conservatives, we believe that the government should be run effectively
and efficiently, just as any business or home owner would rationally
expect. These numbers are a sure indicator to what we may see in the
future when one of these individuals is running our country.
David A. Ferguson is President of the American Conservative Student Union. He can be reached at President@ConservativeStudent.org