Mitt Romney has, of course, gotten a lot of criticism, especially from Democrats, for his wealth, and has had to try to defang insinuations that he is attempting to buy the presidency. However, this interesting nugget came to my attention: John Kerry, Democratic Presidential candidate in 2004 (was it really that long ago?) is actually richer than Romney, even before you factor in Kerry’s marriage to Theresa Heinz (which bring their combined wealth well past a billion dollars.)

Of course, Democrats weren’t all that excited by Kerry, in a similar sense that Republicans aren’t all that excited by Romney. Maybe vast wealth is something of a hindrance, earning a candidate suspicion from the common man.

The richest president ever? George Washington.