I’m still liking but not hearing this. From Chuck Schumer: “I would answer back hard. What do you mean [Obama’s] not one of us? It’s John McCain who wears $500 shoes, has six houses, and comes from one of the richest families in his state. It’s Barack Obama who climbed up the hard way, and that’s why he wants middle-class tax cuts and better schools for our kids.”
A friend of mine just wrote in arguing, essentially, that the McCain character narrative is unstoppable. You can change the terms of the debate. But there’s no way you’re going to change people’s minds about Mccain, warrior, tough guy, maverick, going to protect your family no matter what. My answer would be, with some people, especially a lot of them in DC but certainly elsewhere too, that’s right. With others I’m not so sure. And that’s why I really wish there was some independent group out there telling the full story of McCain’s life prior to his POW captivity and especially after. $500 shoes. Thinks you’re rich after your making $5 million a year. Has 9 or 10 houses.
It’s not for everyone. But the guy’s pampered. And he changes his beliefs every few years.
