Bent Corner

When I first heard about the controversy concerning the fact that John McCain did not know how many homes he and his wife owned, I honestly thought it might just be because he doesn’t actually own any homes. Like all good marriages, his wife is the one with all the money. She is the one that actually owns everything.  Like most rich Republicans, she got all her money the old fashioned way.

She inherited it.

From Politico:

The presumptive Republican nominee, though, may have some wiggle room in explaining why he couldn’t immediately provide an answer when asked by Politico how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own. Sen. McCain himself does not own any of the properties. They’re all owned by Cindy McCain, her dependent children and the trusts and companies they control.

I saw a commercial last night while watching Big Brother 10 that the Obama campaign quickly slapped together. It was making fun of McCain because he couldn’t remember that he owned seven (7) homes. The number is actually eight (8), but they are all owned by his wife Cindy.  Why should the actual facts get in the way of a good dig?

I was kind of surprised to see the Obama campaign even touch upon the subject of home ownership. Obama has no business criticizing anyone about their real estate holdings. When he and his wife Michelle bought their Chicago mansion, they not only received a special interest rate not available to most people, they received some special assistance from convicted felon Antoin “Tony” Rezko.

I guess the Obama campaign is trying to paint John McCain as some out-of-touch multi-millionaire.  The reality is that Barack Obama has far more money then John McCain.  In 2007, John McCain made a total of $419,731.  In 2007, Barack Obama made a total of $4,238,165.

So the guy that made ten times as much money as the other guy is trying to paint the other guy as an out-of-touch stinking rich multi-millionaire.  Only in America.

Now that Hillary Clinton has ended her presidential bid and endorsed Barack Obama, I’m wondering why I am supposed to now change my mind about him. I came to the conclusion a while back that he would make a really poor choice for President. Having Hillary Clinton now drop out of the race doesn’t change that.

It wasn’t a decision I came to lightly. It wasn’t a decision I enjoyed making. On February 12, I voted for Barack Obama in the Maryland primary. I felt good about doing it. I had never felt that good about voting for a candidate. Truth be known, I usually vote against someone instead of voting for someone. For example, in 2004 I was voted against George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. I did this by voting for John Kerry and John Edwards. I was holding my nose when I voted for these two men to be President and Vice President. (more…)