We knew that when Hillary Clinton donated $5 million to her campaign, she didn't even put a dent in her family's bank account. The Clintons are filthy rich! Richer than the Obamas ever were, that's for sure. But who wouldn't expect an older, more established couple that included a former president with through-the-roof speaking fees to be doing better than a younger couple with two children and student loans to pay off?

The Clintons, after much hemming and hawing, released their tax returns from 2000-2006, and the campaign said that the Hillary and Bill, filing jointly, made $109 million during that time and paid $33.7 million in federal taxes. Over the same time period, the Obamas made $3.85 million and paid $1.13 million in federal taxes. They also donated $148,392, or 3.8 percent of their earnings, to charity. The ballers donated $10 million, about 9 percent of their earnings, to charity. Generous.

So why did the Clintons hold out? Did Hillary want to appear more "everywoman" to the coal miners in Pennsylvania? I'm sure they already know she's a millionaire. Yet, the late-Friday-afternoon release of this information tells me they were timing it so it wouldn't get too much press. I'm sure this is all supposed to be meaningful, politically speaking, but all it's doing is making me feel really poor. [CNN, TP]