[facedodge]

The Poorest American Cities of 2008 (1-10)

1. Detroit, 33.3% in poverty—Democrat Mayor for the last 52 years
2. Cleveland, 30.5% in poverty—Democrat Mayor for the last 20 years
3. Buffalo, 30.3% in poverty—Democrat Mayor for the last 43 years
4. Newark, 26.1% in poverty—Democrat Mayor for the last 102 years
5. Miami, 25.6% in poverty—Democrat Mayor for the last 52 years
6. Fresno, 25.5% in poverty—Republican Mayor for the last 13 years
7. Cincinnati, 25.1% in poverty—Democrat Mayor for the last 29 years
8. Toledo, 24.7% in poverty—Democrat Mayor for the last 20 years
9. El Paso, 24.3% in poverty—Democrat Mayor for the last 120 years
10. Philadelphia, 24.1% in poverty—Democrat Mayor for the last 57 years

[Lost Highway]

I hear Bono (lead singer of U2) tell a story when asked what made America great. Here’s his response. “In America, people look at the guy in the giant house on the hill and say to themselves ‘One day I’m going to live like that’. In Ireland we look at the guy in the giant house on the hill and say ‘One day I’m gonna get that son of a bitch’.” Sadly we are becoming more European by the minute.

[Russ]

Funny, I thought Chicago would be right up there.

[Dick Vomer]

Ping

[afraidfortherepublic]

Hey, lay off Fresno, CA. It has an enormous, illegal population (hence the poverty). It’s hardly the fault of the Republican Mayor. More the fault of the Feds for not securing the border. When you go to Home Depot early in the morning (when the contractors are purchasing materials) you hear only Spanish spoken throughout the store.

[carton253]

Cincinnati may be ranked #7 in poverty, but the poor need to cheer up. We’re getting a streetcar. Yeah, that’ll help.