In Politics, if You Don't have a Dime, You Don't have a Horse

  When it comes to politics and running for office, there is a rule:
   If you don't have a dime, you don't have a horse.
   America abounds with rags-to-riches stories, but there might not be a single such story on the political landscape. Not many janitors are back in Washington. Of the bunch in D.C., I would guess not a one made less than $40,000 before being elected. Not a one. And, I'm sure, not a one was elected while spending $40,000 or less.
   Not a one.
   Because, in politics, if you don't have a dime, you don't have a horse.