"During his "gypsy" years, Mr. Kerry did get caught in a few financial jams. At the outset of his first Senate run in 1984, he invested in an overseas tax shelter. But he abandoned it five months later -- losing about $30,000 -- after his accountant warned it looked shady.
That same year, federal prosecutors investigating a Massachusetts congressman for corruption stumbled onto the fact that Mr. Kerry had been using a rental car for 16 months without making a payment. Claiming a bookkeeping error, Mr. Kerry rushed a $13,600 check to the dealership, avoiding further scrutiny from investigators..."
Aw....nothing about eating canned salmon or rice and beans? Nothing about taking the bus instead of driving? And not a thing about using duct tape to repair the kids' shoes because buying new ones is out of the question? Been there, done that....
I wish I would have been as financially strapped as Kerry so that I could understand ordinary Americans.
I remember a Howie Carr column about those "gypsy" years. I don't recall the details, but Howie says that JF'n was essentially homeless; well, not living on a park bench -- luckily, he was securely in politics and got a lot of "deals" (read no-cost) from cronies and donors on living accommodations. Ms. Cummings must have had length limitations, so didn't go into it.