Why is it that Barack Obama is painted as an elitist when John McCain, the son and grandson of admirals who grew up in privilege, has a great deal more money, wants to basically sell what remains of this country's middle class to the rich, and doesn't even know how many houses he owns at a time when many of his "fellow" Americans can barely afford to stay in theirs, is somehow seen as a "regular guy"?

Anyway, Obama's come out with a new, strong ad on this very topic.



Update: "John Sixpack" calls the Waaaaaaaambulance and issues a response.

Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses? Does a guy who worries about the price of arugula and thinks regular people ‘cling’ to guns and religion in the face of economic hardship really want to have a debate about who’s in touch with regular Americans?

Um... "Senator"? Barack Obama earned his money by writing books people wanted to read, and only got out of student loan debt a few years ago. You left your first wife, the mother of your children, because your mistress had a lot of money and was willing to fund your political career... not to mention that you can't even be bothered to show up for the job the American people are paying you to do. I don't think you want to have the debate about who's making a better living here, "Senator" Whiny.

Update 2: Someone else pointed out that according to John McCain, Barack Obama's $4 million income is still well within the middle-class.

Update 3: Another predictable response from Widdle Crybaby Johnny's campaign: "b-b-b-but he was a POW!"

Labels: John McCain, Politics, Republicans