John McCain, national hero and second-most famous person over 90 (keep on truckin, Wilford Brimley!) is also a moron. Prior to the current campaign strategy of calling Obama a ‘celebrity,’ the McCain MO was to paint Barack as an elitist. Well looky what I found:

WASHINGTON – Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he wasn’t sure how many houses he and his wealthy wife actually own.

“I think _ I’ll have my staff get to you,” McCain responded to a question posed by Politico, according to a story Thursday on the publication’s Web site. “It’s condominiums where _ I’ll have them get to you.”

So either his memory fading, or he’s so decadent that he can’t recall how many houses he owns… Or maybe a bit of both?

Anyone remember what made Obama an elitist? Wasn’t his wife loaded (financially, that is)? Oh wait…

On the campaign trail, McCain doesn’t refer to his wife’s wealth, estimated by some at $100 million and based on her late father’s Arizona beer distributorship.

Does being an elitist play a part in one’s economic policy?

Special thanks to the AP and LA Times.