This just in. ABC News reports tonight that, just as it did in 2011, Mitt Romney's net worth continues to lurk around the vicinity of $250 million according to Federal Election Commission reports filed this afternoon. Let's put that into perspective, shall we? Let's apply the cheeseburger standard to Romney's fortune to try and better understand its significance.
If Mitt Romney spent his entire fortune on the McDouble and then set about laying them side by side to see how far 250,000,000 cheeseburgers can reach, Mitt would learn that they would extend from Madrid, Spain to Wellington, New Zealand, with enough left over to line about half the Kiwi coast line, the World's 10th longest.
For some reason, though, Romney hasn't put his fortune into cheeseburgers. Here is where he does put some of it:
He owns between $250,000 and $500,000 in gold, and the same amount in horses, which are known to be a therapy tool for his wife, Ann, who suffers from multiple sclerosis.
Of course he owns gold. Who doesn't? And no horse is worth a damn as therapy unless it is really expensive.
At least $1 million of Romney’s fortune is invested in his son Tagg’s company, Solamere Founders Fund.
In addition, the Romneys still maintain a trust for their children and grandchildren valued at roughly $100 million, the campaign said.
Of course, anybody would do that for their kids if they could. We all know that nothing could possibly benefit our children more than knowing that the universe has endowed them with nearly inexhaustible riches that mean they never really have to work at anything for their entire lives. How could we possibly do more to make our children strong, community minded, compassionate, honest and hard working people. Or selfish assholes. Whatever.
And that thing about his son and Solamere is just about helping the kids? Right? Wait, you don't mean its just about politics and money do you? Oh, Mitt, you disappoint me so.