Jim Webb is wrong. The Appalachian problem is mostly racism, but also being whiny pussy babies. Of course, he tips us off by using words like 'special interest politics' [i.e. paying attention to those terrible people who aren't white males] and saying that they say if you're poor and white, you're out of sight. But really, you don't have to be. Dude, you guys got more in common with the ghetto blacks you look down on than those rich white guys you guys vote for. Rich white people and poor white people might LOOK the same, but rich white people are going home from complaining about special interest and big government to a nice steak dinner and a big house, and you're still living like crap. Wake up, people!