Posted by
Mike Bates on Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:15:34 PM
Associated Press writer Douglass K. Daniel today reports "A housing issue: McCain not sure how many they own."
The article points out that John and Cindy McCain are affluent. It
then links McCain's age with his difficulty in responding to the
question of "how many houses he and his wealthy wife actually own:"
With most Americans feeling the pinch of a worsening
economy, the remark allows McCain's opponents to suggest that he
personally is far beyond its grip and cannot feel their pain. It also
displays the vast wealth of the McCains — his wife Cindy's fortune has
been estimated at $100 million. It's also another example of how
McCain, nearly 72, can be fuzzy and forgetful on some facts.
Not mentioned are the several examples of Barack Obama being fuzzy
and forgetful on some facts. In a May, 2008 TV interview he repeatedly
called Matt Lauer “Tim.” In late April, he advised a North Carolina
crowd that it was March. He has even mentioned there are 57 states.
Perhaps his most notable memory loss is the one associated with
Reverend Jeremiah Wright. After 20 years, Obama couldn’t remember a
single objectionable comment from his former pastor. In similar vein,
the candidate appears to have forgotten his positions on a wide array
of issues ranging from Iraq to gun control.
The mainstream media focus on John McCain's age. What explanation
do they have for Obama's confusion? Then again, perhaps one isn't
needed; they don't harp on the Democrat's fuzziness and forgetfulness.