Yes, it is a stupid discussion, having absolutely nothing to do with the issues of the day, but McCain brought us here.... and now he doesn't like it?

Good point. The fact that the McCain campaign has willfully brought our pubic discourse to a new low should be a campaign issue in it's own right. We have a lot of serious problems to deal with and he wants to talk about Paris Hilton.

Hearing macho John McCain whining when he is hoisted by his own petard is rather revealing of his charachter...

it's 0... (houses that you own)

And yes, one does lose track of certain things as one moves up (or "over" as in my own case) (I put so much per month in the joint account and my girlfriend pays the bills and I am only too happy to let her)

BUT... McCain brought this on himself... He attacked Obama for being elitist because he preferred arugulla lettuce (I have some growing in my garden) to iceberg (I have none in my garden)...

This is like saying, "I drink Coors!" (What is the difference between Coors and having sex on a beach? They are both F***ing near water.) as opposed to a "micro-beer".

McCain: "Obama, (who was raised by a single mother, got thru college on his own smarts and college loans), is ELITIST!!!"

McCain: "I don't even know how many houses I own."

Yes, it is a stupid discussion, having absolutely nothing to do with the issues of the day, but McCain brought us here.... and now he doesn't like it?

"If the shoe hurts, wear it... and shut up." as I like to say.

When he was being torture, he may had trust funds and receiving a pretty good income as a Naval Officer but I doubt that he consider himself rich at the time.

What doe McCain's experience as a POW have to do with this issue? It's 40 years later, and he has been living a life of a very wealthy, very powerful man for a long time.

Does John McCain have a frigging clue what it is like to not be able to afford a decent education for you kids? To wonder if you can keep up on house payments if you are laid off? I think not.

I have nothing against McCain for having money, but the fact is that he married his, and his attempt to portray Obama, a guy who worked his way up and made his money, as an elitist living the life or Reilly, is kind of an insult to one's intelligence.

My interest is Obama’s great leaps in income once he became a politician. Book sales after he became a top Presidential contender, I can understand but the rest should be investigated.

McCain attitude toward being rich has been more in term of a person lifestyle than net income. I’m sure he considers himself as currently rich. When he was being torture, he may had trust funds and receiving a pretty good income as a Naval Officer but I doubt that he consider himself rich at the time.

Triumph do you know off the top of your head how many states there are in the union?

Killer retort, dude.

McCain, who has portrayed Obama as an elitist, is the son and grandson of admirals. The Associated Press estimates his wife, a beer heiress, is worth $100 million. Obama was raised by a single mother who relied at times on food stamps, and went to top schools on scholarships and loans. His income has increased from book sales since he spoke at the 2004 Democratic convention.

I used to know, within a couple dollars, what my utility bills were each month off the top of my head.

Do you know--off the top of your head--which countries border Afghanistan and Iraq?

I would assume you do--lightweight McCain doesn't.

Do you know--off the top of your head--that the establishment of the Awakening Councils in Anbar preceded Bush's surge?

I would assume you do--lightweight McCain doesn't.

Do you know--off the top of your head--that Czechoslovakia has not existed for nearly two decades?

I would assume you do--lightweight McCain doesn't.

The more we learn about this guy, the more he shows a lack of fitness for processing basic information. To have this clown making life or death decisions is incredibly scary.

The "keeping the powder dry" comment is a good one. McCain's camp seems to be flailing - the "kitchen sink" strategy, to coin a phrase. They're throwing everything against the wall to see what sticks. Nothing really has at all. And to the point of the comment, it's quite early for them to be flailing this badly. It's like a complete amateur with a powerful weapon, spraying bullets all over in the vain hope of hitting something vital and doing damage.

I think that when the dust settles, we'll get a nice juicy document dump from the McCain campaign like we recently saw from the Hillary campaign and we'll find they were remarkably similar in their failings.

All of this goes to showing that a brutal primary fight really has honed the Obama team and prepared them quite well. McCain's odd victory and subsequent rolling due to the winner takes all rules the Republican primaries were operated under has left the McCain campaign lazy, soft and incredibly undisciplined.

It'll be quite entertaining to see how things move from here on out.

The timing of this one just provides some cover to the attack-a sort of "he did it first" type cover.

"This is true but I think this is a big loser for the Obama campaign. It gives the McCain camp a reason to not only bring up the Obama home dealings story (again) but it opens the door to the poeple around those dealings that I don't think Obama wants to talk about."

And true enough, McCain is releasing an ad about Tony Rezko. On the other hand, does anyone really believe that in a campaign managed by a Karl Rove disciple, the Rezko ad would not have run? As an Obama supporter, I'd rather have the ad go out now, when it will be swallowed by the VP nominations and convention coverage, than in mid-October. Obama is keeping his powder (Keating 5, flip-flops on taxes and abortion, in extremis Cindy McCain's drug use, etc.) dry for now.

If McCain weren't such a hothead, he'd be doing the same.

How many houses do you own? I'll bet 5 mill at 10 to 1 odds, you can answer that question. Game?

Sure, it's either 1 or 0, depending on one's view of a mortgage.

McCain's situation is more complicated because 1) his wife inherited some properties that they've likely never been to, 2) people with such holdings tend to have "people" to manage them for them, and 3) McCain seems not to much care about this sort of thing and lets others handle them.

As one moves up the economic ladder, one is less cognizant of money matters generally. I used to know, within a couple dollars, what my utility bills were each month off the top of my head. That's no longer the case. If I had a multi-million dollar estate, I presume I'd lose track of more details.

1) you are evil.

2) you have been brainwashed by evolutionists and your were taught that a consensus of them said it was OK.

Dude why does the first black candidate support whole heartedly the Nazi institution of abortion created in this country by a racist to control the black population?

for that matter why does the Democrat party or any black person or any one who thinks that they are Christian, or when you come down to it any one with a heart or a functioning brain support it.