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In response to a question of how many homes he and his wife own, Senator John McCain said — “You’ll have to ask my staff.” And then his staff responded “at least four” when the true answer is at least seven, possibly eight.

McCain says he does not know how many houses he owns while many are facing foreclosure on the only home they own. And the same people who keep claiming Obama is an elitist get their feathers ruffled when people point out how McCain actually fits that bill.

“Who cares what he has. He earned money and bought them!” they say.

If that were true, you’d think he’d at least have some idea of how many he bought. I know how many houses I have. Like most Americans, I do not mind that McCain’s wife is successful and has a lot of capital. Good for her. I bet she knows how many houses she owns (and if she didn’t, she does now.) Who is more in touch with America? Keep in mind that 85% of Americans make less then $125,000 a year (a far cry from the $5 million McCain thinks of as “rich”).

The reason this is important is that gaffes like not knowing how many houses you own not only make you look out of touch with the average American worker, but easily point out the hypocrisy of Republicans calling Democrats elitists while trying to portray themselves as “everyman”, one of us — like George H. W. Bush not knowing what a supermarket scanner was. Remember that?

But let’s take a look at the word “elite”… as if that is somehow a negative trait.

elite : Someone who is among the best at certain tasks.

I don’t know about you, but I’d prefer to have someone who was the best at running the country, and that isn’t John McCain.

“He will never withdraw all troops from Iraq — because the withdrawal of troops always means surrender to him. He wants a “surge” for Afghanistan. And he has pledged not to raise taxes to pay for any of this. You want a Bush third term? McCain would take us right back to Bush’s first, with bells on.” — Andrew Sullivan

We cannot put another warmonger in the White House where he is liable to do more damage than George W. Bush. Didn’t we learn over the last 8 years that under-achievers propped up by family money and connections are classic examples of the Peter Principle? Let’s try something different for a change.

After eight years of Republican fiscal mismanagement which wiped out the balanced budget the last Democrat in the White House left, we’ve certainly got nothing left to lose and everything to gain.