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There are very few Senators that probably know -- or are even empathetic to the plights of the poor and middle income America. They are either so far removed or have never experienced what it is like to live pay check to pay check, or worse. That is why temper tantrums like Feinstein's and Rockefeller's (not to mention Mitch McConnell's tiresome tirades about the stimulus package) are so telling.
As pointed out in the past by Glenn, they increasingly are more concerned about the respect that they think they are entitled to that they fail to see that it is not the respect that they deserve. Corruption and self-adoration -- that is our Senate and everyone seems to know it but them and the media.
