Mike Enzi: “I have to say I am a little bit disappointed in some of the negative comments about our country. I always thought you…”

“I have to say I am a little bit disappointed in some of the negative comments about our country. I always thought you had to be an ultimate optimist to serve in this body. Things go slowly, which is probably fortunate, but we just can't keep trying to make ourselves look better by running down our country. I often remind people that I am not aware of anybody trying to get out of our country, but from the past 2 weeks' discussion, I know there are a lot of people trying to get in. I will cite an article from the Wall Street Journal of Wednesday, May 23, 2007, that says, 'The Poor Get Richer.' It reads: It's been a rough week for John Edwards, and now comes more bad news for his 'two Americas' campaign theme. A new study by the Congressional Budget Office says the poor have been getting less poor. On average, CBO found that low-wage households with children had incomes after inflation that were more than one-third higher in 2005 than in 1991.”