Thursday, August 21, 2008

A house is a house is a house

John McCain doesn't know how many houses he owns.

Then again, it's not clear that anyone else does, either. His staff says four. Newsweek reported last summer that he and Cindy own seven. A group called Progressive Accountability says the number if 10. And counting?

What does this tell us? That McCain is a rich guy who may be out of touch with most Americans? (Remember that he is the son and grandson of admirals and grew up on military bases around the world--not as a rich kid, but one with the privileges that accrue to the children of officers in a closed society that is in many ways cut off from the civilian US, even on bases in this country.)

Or is the guy losing his memory, perhaps?

1 comment:

Leanderthal, Lighthouse Keeper said...

I like the one which characterizes his campaign as The Antique Road Show. Sick humor perhaps on this one.

I know from family experience that one of the early symptoms of Alzheimers is anger. This is not meant to be funny.