Posted by Dave on 08/21/08 at 09:25:59 am
Categories: Campaign 2008

John McCain does not know how many houses he owns. Seriously:

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own.

"I think — I'll have my staff get to you," McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. "It's condominiums where — I'll have them get to you."

Do you know how many houses you own? I know I know how many houses I own.

What is funnier is that he then went on to talk about being "rich," and how some billionaires are poor.

It is amazing to me that people can talk about how Barack Obama is an elitist and out of touch with "regular" Americans, while John McCain gets a completely free pass.

I am sure the Obama campaign is preparing the ad already:

John McCain owns so many houses, he doesn't even know how many there are. John McCain says you need to make five million dollars to be rich. John McCain said billionaires are poor.

A little out of touch, don't you think?

Now... to be fair, I do not think that it really matters how many houses he owns. Politicians, and especially Presidential candidates, are rich. All of them. John McCain is rich. Barack Obama is rich. Cynthia McKinney is rich. Bob Barr is rich. They are all rich.

I just find it incredibly humorous that Sen. McCain doesn't even know how many houses he owns. And I find it incredibly humorous that he admitted that.

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