Just saw this on cnn.com
http://www.cnn.com/...
Now these stories usually are not relevant to a campaign but the fact that the Old Senator is trying to get the elitist tag pin on Sen. Obama you have to take pause and look at this place he lived in for 20 years.
10 fireplaces, wine tasting room, 7 car garage, pool, etc etc.
Now if you saw the Iowa newspaper editor interview, someone asked McCain if he has ever not lived on the taxpayers money as a salary. Yes, he was working as a soldier and senator and should get paid, but stop and think about it: Here is a guy who has lived off of modest salary from taxpayers and he has never struggled and in fact lived in this home described as a resort, because he married rich (and good for him)
But this is where the killer instinct of Democrats seem lacking. As Sen. Obama builds a lead, he needs to be ready to put the foot on the throat and keep the Repubs down.
Why not tie his last twenty years in that house to continue to make the argument that McCain is the one out of touch with today's economic problems. Use it as a way to continue to hammer the "he cares, just not understand" theme.
I mean let McCain answer questions about this house and watch him get hot under the collar.
When the anticipated "I lived in the Hanoi Hilton for five years comes up" explain that there are many other POWs and Veterans who also served their time and are not in Resorts, but rather some roaming the street homeless with out medical care and then tie that into his vote on the GI bill....
Lets finish this thing with getting him angry.Its the stupid things that gets you 2% in the polls which is more than enough to finish this thing off.