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how many homes does cindys step sister have? how come the step sister never received any money when her father died?

What should McCain have said? It doesn't matter. The fact that he lives *that* high on the hog--whether from his wife's wealth or no--indicates that something is seriously wrong in America. McCain has been a Senator in Washington, DC, for *how* long? And he has seen *how* many homeless people on the streets of Washington, DC? And he has *how* many houses, still? I rest my case.

Ed Doc:

Three Democrats were found to be guilty of misconduct in the Keating 5 mess.

McCain was found to be innocent of wrongdoing.

The Ethics Committee ruled that the involvement of McCain in the scheme was also minimal, and he too was cleared of all charges against him.[17][16] McCain was criticized by the Committee for exercising "poor judgment" when he met with the federal regulators on Keating's behalf.[6] The report also said that McCain's "actions were not improper nor attended with gross negligence and did not reach the level of requiring institutional action against him....Senator McCain has violated no law of the United States or specific Rule of the United States Senate."[20]

Peach, McCain was one of the "Keating Five" who were investigated for criminal wrongdoing connected to the savings and loan debacle. Whereas he was legally cleared, McCain was cited for "poor judgment" by the Senate. He also accepted $112,000 in campaign contributions from Keating and his fellow criminals.

"McCain's judgment is the real issue here."

That's another area BO should avoid. His judgement about the surge; declaring that it failed as late as early this year. His judgement about his spiritual advisor for 20 years. His judgement regarding his relationship with an unrepentent terrorist. Nope...his judgement is poor by all accounts.

"Can people realize that McCain has a very low IQ and therefore if he is not briefed and coatched he will just make gaffs. "

"Gaffes" are another area BO doesn't want to talk about. He's made more in one year than McCain has made in 15. From breathalyzers, inhilators, Auschwitz, 57 states, 10,000 dead, Arabic speaking Afghanis, Kentucky on a map, to you name it. Believe me, BO don't know didly without the teleprompter.

McCain's judgment is the real issue here.

He doesn't manage his own wealth. He delegates it to surrogates. He stays above it. He would do the same to our country's future...delegating it to lobbyists and lackeys.

If he knows the real answer, he should have said it and this would all be a different swirl. The issue would not have snowballed the way it is. It would have lost its power.

McCain's judgement in attacking Obama also suggests he is indeed a warmongering fool who should be far from Washington.

McCain created his own gaffe. Obama's only part was in repeating what Politico had already stated and other before Obama had already seen. So who should McCain be mad at?

Himself.

He is a little man indeed to ignore that fact. It is his own mistake, finally noticed by the press, causing his rapid dowmfall in today's polling. We'll see the results soon enough. For now, he can only pull out whatever hair he as left, and ask the people who do Cindy's hair extensions to do a job on him.

He's done quite the job on himself.

riley, to a radical like Obama, William Ayers IS "respectable and mainstream".

bkmc:
"Can people realize that McCain has a very low IQ and therefore if he is not briefed and coatched he will just make gaffs. "

SOOOOOOO.....
What's OBAMA's reason?

EXTREMELY POOR JUDGEMENT?

McGoo the elitist. Doesn't matter how you try and spin it, this is what he is.

In a week when the press was all a chatter about how well McCain did and Obama sucked at Saddleback, and he sees the polls slip TO ONE POINT BETWEEN THEM, he should really be hoping his VP pick hives him the "bump" in the polls that he never got, with Hillary bowing out, with his world tour.....he just lags. His VP pick sure has alot of weight to carry with this sorry candidate.

I'd love to hear the whole telephone inerview and see why exactly this question was asked and how it tied in to the reporter's story. It was a set up and I'm glad McCain didn't just give an answer, that could have been checked and then it would be, McCain said it was 5 houses but it's really seven. Hopefully, the McCain campaign will put out a breakdown of Cindy's properties (which McCain isn't hungry to call his) and whatever they own together.
Personally, I don't give a s--t it they own 27 homes....as long as they move into White House.
HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN!

Can people realize that McCain has a very low IQ and therefore if he is not briefed and coatched he will just make gaffs. God save America from McSame.

Arizona is a Community Property State, which means that whichever property was acquired during the marriage belongs to both regardless of who purchased it.

Obama and his people are more clueless than we thought if they believe they can sell the American public that McCain is elitist and Obama the common man. It really makes Obama look bad with such a petty attack.

good point made by Steve Benen (Balloon Juice):

The Republicans think they are the ones who own this line of attack. They realize that all the things they said in 2004 about Sen. Kerry can come right back and bite them, as they apply just as fairly (or unfairly) to St. John (did you know he was a POW?). An example:

Joseph Farah, World Net Daily, "President Gigolo?": But if there is one characteristic of Kerry’s life that should disqualify him absolutely as a candidate for president, it is the fact that he has sought out millionaire wives to take care of him. Not to put too fine a point on it, he’s a serial gigolo. Let me ask you this: How many single women do you know worth a hundred million dollars or more? . . . After raising children with her, Kerry sought and received an annulment of that long-term marriage. Then he married Teresa Heinz Kerry, the widow of a Senate colleague five years his senior. She is worth approximately $500 million. Is marrying well good preparation for serving as the president of the United States? . . . . He’s always had a net underneath him throughout his political career—in his case, a net woven of homespun 24K gold.

And my favorite, Rush Limbaugh:

Rush Limbaugh Online, "John Kerry's Resume": [Kerry] has lived the life of a millionaire living off the inherited wealth of his two wives. As an Ivy League educated millionaire who did not have to work for his fortune, Mr. Kerry never had to worry about the money he earned, the taxes he paid, or the programs he and Ted Kennedy forced the rest of us to pay for. . . . Mr. Kerry Heinz is not effected (sic) when these neighborhoods are destroyed and working class families lose the largest asset in their retirement plans—their home’s value.

Goose, gander.

…USA Today breaks it down for you:

By dinnertime, the McCain team had released an ad about Obama and his former fundraiser Antoin Rezko, who was convicted of corruption charges in June. On the same day in 2005, Obama bought his house and Rezko’s wife bought an adjoining lot owned by the same sellers. She later sold a strip of it to Obama.

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.

Who cares? Is the media this desperate to save Obama? What about Chris Dodd's VIP mortgage on his house?

Of course if he had said Cindy owned all those homes the media would paint him as a "Kept man" just like they did to John Kerry, right?

Oh yeah, that's right, this is the "Maverick" the press is "his base" and all his gaffes just get swept under the rug....

cs
Unless you're a Harvard graduate...everything is above your paygrade! Particularly when life begins. If you against abortion rights that's your business but you should stay out of everyone elses!

riley

Those bombings took place before Obama ever met Ayers. At the time of those bombings, Obama was EIGHT YEARS OLD! How many times do these facts have to be pointed out to you idiots? Ayers was never tried or convicted and is now a professor at a University in Chicago!
Do you remember back when you were in school and maybe there was a fight between one group of guys and another. There was always someone who was there but not involved who tried to impose himself into the fracas when retelling the story? This is what I'm assuming happened with Ayers. He may have wanted to be involved but wasn't. Otherwise why wasn't he tried and convicted? It's actually stupid that we're even talking about this because it has nothing to do with the fact that McCain could not remember how many houses he and his wife have. Then, one of his campaign managers comes out with the statement that McCain was housed for 5 years as a prisoner of war! Absolutely a disgrace. They throw out the POW card every time they're candidate makes a stupid remark!

Could any answer be worse than
"uh, it's above my pay grade".
Posted by: riley | Aug 22, 2008 9:33:05 AM

If you're simple minded, I suppose it was a bad answer.

Atrios : While the Villagers seemed to object, and it didn't go well with the audience, I was quite pleased with Obama's response that the question of when life begins is above his pay grade. I remember Pastor Tim Russert asking, I think, Claire McCaskill a similar question and she was like, "What are you asking? When does an embryo become ensouled?" Believe what you want, but the important question for politicians is how such things get translated into... policy. And when McCain says he believes life begins at conception (cheer!) it's pretty meaningless unless he's asked to explain how that would be translated into policy: Are blastocysts entitled to child support? Do all late periods need to be reported to the Ministry of Health? And, of course, my favorite: Are those who implant multiple embryos during IVF treatments, knowing full well that most will die, guilty of negligent manslaughter?

and as far as who helped who buy homes...

how about convicted felons that loaned you jets...and Bahamian home resorts to stay at...

and whom you got contracts for from your father in law

you really don't want to go down the Rezko line...

you all obviously do not know the details of mccain friendship with Keating

you know the guy who severely hurt our country and whose crimes were on the backs of working Americans...

yeah all the while Mccain is flying on his jets and vacationing at his homes...and introducing him to other Senators...

yeah bring on Rezko...

there is this Billy Club that lies on the ground with Rezko that you all obviously do not know the details of ..

it's called the Charles Keating and John Mccain's "best friendship"

Could any answer be worse than
"uh, it's above my pay grade".

pls go away

Lets put it this way

While Mccain is forgetting or not knowing how many homes he owns...

the guy who Obama is probably picking for VP is hauling his own stumps to the dump himself.

while McCain is getting into schools because his father pulled strings

Obama is working his a$$ off and getting scholarships while he is living in a modest apartment with his grandparents

while Mccain is leaving his first wife in straights to marry a millionairess blonde hottie...

KFed is leaving his first wife in straights to marry a millionairess blonde hottie

sorry KFed that's right you weren't married.

yeah sounds like propaganda but it is true.

McCain is going to say that none of his homes were financed with 300,000 grand from a lobyist and convicted felon like Mr Obama

Sorry dl, take the propaganda somewhere else.

You want to picture Obama as one of the working class, you must be redefining working class.

Cindy is rich who stole John from his crippled wife.--

And we thought divorce was legal and free of prejudices and we thought the liberal left was free of moralizing. We thought it was the conservative Christian right that we had to worry about in judging our private lives.

pls go away

Obama earned scholarships from a lot of hard work...

while he was living with his grandmother and grandfather in an apartment.

His 4 million came from his own work.

His student loans were paid by him.

His academics and achievements and getting into school all taken care of by...him.

How does a President who has no idea what the challenges FEEL like for everyday Americans trying to balance mortgages or business loans...or student loans or healthcare...or what to do about aging parents when you didn't marry(again or divorce as the case may be) into multi-millions.

John mcCain needs to have someone hold up a handful of blank tax forms, mortgage applications, student loan applications, requirements for housing for an elderly parent, in home nursing...

and even ex-vets application for government assistance for an education after one tour of duty...

or the help wanted ads for people wiothout a college education that htose soldiers have to peruse every day after "only serving one tour of duty"

and see if he can do any and all of them. See if he has even ever seen one of them...because I highly doubt he ever has.

and if that is the case...how in the heck could he ever understand what are the challenges facing...us.

Mike, your McCain = 3rd Bush term is old and tired. It doesn’t work, even on Democrats like me. As far as being called “vacuous,” I don’t take offense. People who resort to personal attacks against those with whom they disagree illustrate their own immaturity. I used to do the same thing myself – when I was an eighth grader.

John McCain .. hasn't started a business or had to pay his way through school...he married or divorced depending on how you look at it...into money after a yourth where his wealthy father took care of getting him everything he needed.-

And what has Obama worked for? His mother was able to play at "intellectual", his typical white grandmom president of a bank paid for his cushy private school, and did he work his way through Harvard? Nice job waiting for him at Rezko connection firm after graduation (not to mention Rezko had offered him a job while still in college). Obama has done ZERO work to get to where he is expect open his mouth.

the sign of a bad President is one who when an issue like financial understanding comes up...

suddenly resorts to trying to take it off topic.

you know how you can tell because mcCain is doing the exact same things as George W. Bush.

right down to trying to take the ball off what matters in his campaign...

evil men running and fooling perhaps Mccain himself.

The first thing I saw when I turned on the television news this morning was a ditzy blonde anchorwoman gushing over when Senator Obama would announce his vice president. As a Democrat, I truly never understood what the Republicans meant when they talked about liberal bias. I just flat-out didn’t see it. I can’t predict who will be President next January, but I can predict one thing with abosolute certainty: the mainstream press will continue to lose viewership to Fox News and conservative talk radio. Like millions of Democrats, I used to laugh at Fox, Hannity, etc. Now I listen to them more and more. Yeah, they’re biased in the conservative direction, and their views on the environment and a few other issues. are just plain whacked out, but they’re still more objective on most issues than ABC, NBC, CBS, Newsweek, and the rest of the left-wing press. That’s just sad. The idea of objective journalism is a myth. I guess I was just too naieve to understand that. This election has certainly opened by eyes.

John McCain graduated 894th in a class of 899 at the Naval Academy at Annapolis. His father and grandfather were four star admirals in the Navy. Some have suggested that might have played a role in McCain being admitted. His academic record was awful. And it shows over and over again whenever McCain is called upon to think on his feet.

The media -- many of them card-carrying members of the John McCain Protection Society -- continue to paper over each new crack in the McCain-as-foreign-policy-authority myth: they love McCain, or at least the McCain they've created in their minds, and they're uncomfortable and embarrassed when the real McCain shows that he no longer has much to do with the character they've created.

John McCain is as intellectually shallow as our current president. When asked what his Christian faith means to him, his answer was a one-liner. "It means I'm saved and forgiven." Great scholars have wrestled with the meaning of faith for centuries. McCain then retold a story we've all heard a hundred times about a guard in Vietnam drawing a cross in the sand.

McCain was asked to define rich. After trying to dodge the question -- his wife is worth a reported $100 million -- he finally said he thought an income of $5 million was rich.
One after another, McCain's answers were shallow, simplistic, and trite. He showed the same intellectual curiosity that George Bush has -- virtually none.

Jake the problem is...

as much as he is a war hero...

there is a huge financial aspect to being President...

so even if he said what you just stated...

I wrote this before...

It wasn't that he was lying or senile...

it is the fact that he does not know.

Whether it is because of complicating financials that he is not informed on or other...

he does not know.

How many Americans ...especially right now... can make judgments on the countries financial state without the pressure of their mortgage payments, weighing remortgaging, student loans, how their taxes are filled out, their health care being cut off and not having money for their kids, or what to do about your aging parent and the financial costs...

John McCain has none of those factors...not because he earned and had to ever go through those financial challenges...he never has. He hasn't started a business or had to pay his way through school...he married or divorced depending on how you look at it...into money after a yourth where his wealthy father took care of getting him everything he needed.

That is not spin...that is his life.

That is the point...so get mad...call Obama names... bring up other issues...but John McCain has no struggles with finances or experience EVER with struggles of financial matters to look through to understand what we need to do with this economy.

and yes, that is hugely important.

I love the Obama/Ayers ad.

Obama actually calls Ayers "respectable and mainstream".

Obama calls a guy that bombed the Pentagon, stomps the flag, and recently said he was not sorry, "respectable and mainstream".

And Obama says uh uh, ee ee, but but...Let Me Be Clear--no one can question my patriotism.

America are you asleep?

It's a good answer. But, McCain's answer was in character with him. He was honest, he doesn't know. His wife is the business woman and it's her money. I like that.

That is what happens if Mccain doesn't receive the questions in advance a la Saddleback.

Kaj,

In the internet age, ignorance should not be an excuse and recipients of information are supposed to be able to decipher between what is true and what is false. When facts can be checked on several internet sites.

A Candidate that disseminates falsehood in order to get my votes insults me and insults everything I stand for.
What it means is that he knows that he is blatantly feeding me with falsehood but knows he won’t get caught because I don't have the intelligence to know the difference.

Your statement is an indictment on the literacy rate in the US.

And if we continue down the road of swallowing every word that comes out of the mouth of a Politician hook, line and sinker, then the coming generations of Americans are in trouble.

Carrie, it must be nice to be a millionaire and not have to care about economic and foreign policy, and its impact on your family. I wish I could be as vacuous as you, but I have to worry about supporting kids and paying for my house, so I have to make my decision based on the fact that I can't afford another year like the last eight.

For those of us who support John McCain, it doesn't matter how he responds. Nothing Barack Obama says can change our support for Senator McCain. The more Obama talks, the more he appears on the news, the more the news media tries to promote him, the more money he has to spend, and the more campaign messages I hear, the more sick of him and his rock-star candidacy I get.

Yea right we all can Identify with our wives having 7 houses and us nothing.

The Typical American Family!

I guess John Kerry will not be VP since he is richer than McCain.

Obama was like a giddy schoolgirl yesterday because he finally had something on McCain.

After tanking in the polls, a weak performance at Saddleback, and other Democrats calling him a sissy--Obama jumped on this.

A true act of desperation that allowed Mac to remind everyone of Obama's sweetheart deal w/slumlord buddy Rezko.

Jake that's a good suggestion. McCain walked right into that and now Obama has an opening to paint McCain as an elitist and out of touch.

Mr McCain gave the right answers.

If Mr Obama has a problem with the truth. Then he is in the wrong profession.

If Mr. Obama wants sympathy he is in the wrong profession.

If Mr Obama can not take responsibility for the things he does or does not do. He is in the wrong profession.

Mr Obama is playing on the minds of the American people. He wants people to vote for him out of sympathy, vote for him for his American idol image he a built, and for a speech.

Mr Obama needs to grow up. This is not a game, this is not a popularity contest.

Mr Obama consistently shows bad judgment. That is something we do not need in the White house, running our country.

Ah the POW defense, or shpuld we say the "Kept Man" defense. Turmn out he is just a "Wall Flower".

Wonkette: At least Barry’s money is his own, and he’s not some crazy old kept-husband mooch. And Barry made most of his money from his books which he *wrote*, whereas John McCain’s books are all creepily written by Mark Salter.

The answer to the question was known before it was ask and it was ask simply to show McCain as a rich republican snob to stir up class envy. I am afraid that no matter how he answered it, it would have been blown up by the Obama camp. McCains comeback with Resco should make all us wonder about a man who apparently fleeced the Government for millions, providing affordable homes for the poor, with many of the projects failing or done to low standards. We should all ask what role Obama had in getting these funds for Resco but I suppose we'll find out when Donkeys learn to fly

America should be worried more about some one who needs to look at his card every time he has to say something.

I raised my kids giveing them important points writeen on cards. To memorize & learn them. They never used them while requiered to answear questions from points noted on those cards. Neither did they take them into class nor exam halls.

Today they are sucessful "A" students at a University.

We should expect better from a would be president.

Mcain-7 HOUSES
MCAIN- 500 DOLLAR SHOES
MCCAIN- PRIVATE JET TO GET AROUND AZ
MCCAINS-700 THOUSAND CREDIT CARD

Mcain is out of touch with the average american!!!! oh forgot one didnt cindy and john owe like 4000 dollars back taxes on some of their many homes could you get away with owing 4000 dollars back taxes???????????????

Jake is it really so difficult to have to listen to criticism of McCain that you want to carry his water some more? He answered the question how he answered... it's important for the Nation to begin to finally move past the Hanoi Hilton stories and the DC press BBQs and LEARN WHO THIS MAN REALLY IS. Don't you think? After 26 years in DC, can any of the adoring press really be objective about McCain?

I think the fact of the matter is that there wasn't a good answe to give. Whatever he said, if it was nothing or something, he would have been collared for it. The guy and his wife own 7 houses. (at least!) Thats beyond the comprehension of most Americans. At least by prevaricating, he didn't give the Obama campaign the sound of his voice saying 'I own 7 houses', which might have been worse in some ways.

To my way of thinking Jake, you and the rest just don't get it. It's not about the number of houses. It's not about past indiscretions, it's about the fact that although funny, these "gaffs" are a sign of the infermeties of elder years.
My fear is that this will happen at one of those 3:AM times and he'll "forget." I'm really nervous about this. The constitution provides for a replacement if he dies in office. Not so for a mental condition. God forbid we should have to get past this, and then get stuck with a guy like Mittens in office!

Can't believe how many stupid people here are searching for excuses of McSame. Even if those seven houses belong to Cindy he should know. He's married to her!

I just figured out McCain is not as same as Bush he's even more stupid!

Good piece Jake.

He should of answered more like you suggested. His actual answer does show he really is out of touch with most of us.

Someone mentionned that is what happens when he does not have the answers ala saddleback. I believe that also.

The fact that he didn't say it or something similar and other comments he has made along the way (the "Cheklaslovakia" comment, for example) suggest that McCain may already have some age-related dementia.

Oh come on...

We've got a new 'independent' conservative group that's going to try to tie Obama to 9/11 via Ayers.

That makes Obama's attack on McCain, using Cindy's houses, seem a nice Sunday walk in the park.

After all, elections are not about the truth, and what really happened. They're solely about what the voter *perceives* to be the truth.

debra i hear desperation, hostility, and anger from the obama camp. and right before the convention. so much for all us hillary supporters coming on board like nice obedient little minions eh!

H. Smith...right he's a puppet and that's why he won hands down at the Faith Forum for getting his thougts and feelings out in a way we can understand. His answers are clear and to the point....Obama is "nuanced". All the critics and pundits agreed....Obama sucked, like he always does with debates or any question and answer. Needs a script. Could give Denzil Washington a run for his money.

McCain is nothing without his advisors and "surrogates." Every time he opens his mouth he’s either sticking his foot in or spewing some sort of incoherent gibberish. He’s a puppet. It absolutely blows my mind that Americans would be duped into four more years of this garbage.

sonia....that's true...there is nothing new or hopey, changey with Biden, so who will fit the bill on "new politics" with BO?

debra this has been a coronation of sorts so, the status of king obama as (per matthews) is not very far off the mark.

problem with biden is he has been in politics longer than mccain. what happened to hopey, changy? i thought obama was about change. biden seems like the same old washington style inside job obama has been so critical of.

I have to tell you, I think it's Biden and I'm sorry, because I like him too, and he's strong up against McCain...similar guys. He will outshine Obama too (just about anyone could except Bayh). But Obama's ego may direct him away from the stronger Dems (Hillary the strongest).
I hate Chris Matthews.....just referred to Obama as "the King". Ugh....I have a bad taste in my mouth.

Sonia....you really want Obama as #1 and Hillary in the shadows, receiving all the blame?

i would vote for obama with hillary on the ticket absolutely.

goodnight debra

Debra yep it's just the way the game is played. party loyalty or your out come next election. of coarse hillary has to support obama that's a given and we get it.
i don't have to the toe the party line, i did not leave the party, the party left me.

Good night to you...been fun disagreeing with you.

Debra,

That pretty sad for us. I guess we'll agree to disagree. Good night.

RJ....no....just can't bring myself to do it, as much as I love her and wanted she (and Bill). She overshadows Obama and really would outshine him...more #1 material, but they say she'd take it.

Debra,

would you vote for Obama with Clinton as VP?

Right Sonia, just sad to hear Hillary speak with little passion in her voice. It's hard to sell something even you're not buying. Too bad she has to play this game. Wish she could just change parties but it's not that simple. I hope Hill supporters see the phoney olive branch Camp Obama is offering with the role call and speeches. He wants to lure as many of the 18 million he can. He has no intention of offering her VP and she should't take it....blame her for his loss. I hope the 25% of us NOT for Obama and the 11% undecided DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION. OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD.

Clinton's an honest woman. I think she says what she believes - that Obama is better than McCain. If you don't believe me, watch her upcoming convention speech.

Debra,

John McCain grew up outside the U.S as well - for the first 15 years of his life.

Obama moved to Hawaii when he was 10. Last I checked that was part of America.

RJ hillary has to toe the party line if she wants to remain employed. the rest of us, and her supporters don't.

RJ - what are they going to do publicly? C'mon. Just like Condi and Colin may be Republican and should not publicly endorse, but will privately pull the lever for BO, I'm sure.

And RJ....Obama's mom got pregnant by the Kenyan college student and they married 3 months later, only to have Obama Sr. leave little Barack at 2. She then remarried the Indonesian dad took Barry out of the country and educated him in Muslim (mother Ann was an Atheist). After 4 years she sends little Barry back to granny but stays in Indonesia with hubby #2. Obama's story is not a very American story and I feel sorry he got parents who abandoned him....a core issue that makes him who he is....empty and detached. He is not your rags to riches story you refer to....more like little boy lost.

Debra,

Then why are both Clintons supporting him?

they say wisdom is the man who knows what he doesn't know. mccain didn't know, he said so, end of story.

how refreshing coming from a politician.

if he were greedy he would know right down to the last condo.

Wrong....secretly Hillary would like Obama to lose to prove her point....she was the strongest candidate and will run again in 2012. Believe me, we all know HILLARY WAS THE CANDIDATE TO BEAT McCAIN....ANOTHER POLL TODAY HAD HER BEATING McCAIN 49 TO 42....or some margin like that....I could google it. Anyway....when she won the last 9 out of 14, all the polls had her beating McCain but DNC, Pelosi, Reid screwed her...forcing super dels to push Obama over finish line. HILLARY AND BILL DO NOT IN THEIR HEART OF HEARTS WANT OBAMA!

I do absolutely believe the idea that he 'forgot' how many houses he owns is a mischaracterization by the Obama campaign. He was deflecting the question.

Whoever wins this race should hire Jake Tapper as a press secretary.