Amy Klobuchar
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 05:35 PM I’m Amy Klobuchar from the great state of Minnesota. My grandpa worked 1,500 feet underground in the iron ore mines of Ely, Minnesota. He never graduated from high school, but he and my grandma saved money in a coffee can to send my dad to college. Today, it's getting harder for middle class families to make ends meet. Since 2001, the average family's income has fallen more than $1,000, but their expenses have gone up $4,500. It's a chunk of change, and it doesn't fit into a coffee can any more. If we are going to protect the family checkbook, we need a president who'll fight for middle-class tax breaks and affordable health care and education. This November, we can't afford more of the same. Let’s elect a president who looks out for the middle class, not the privileged class! That's why the Democratic women of the Senate say the women of this country need Barack Obama and Joe Biden in the White House. Thank you.