Obama Takes Issue with McCain’s Definition of ‘Rich’

Barack Obama seized the opportunity Monday to criticize comments made by his opponent John McCain over the weekend in which the presumptive GOP nominee defined wealthy Americans as those who make an income of $5 million or more. “He [McCain] was in a panel the other day with Rick Warren, some of you may have seen it — and Rick Warren asked him — how do you define rich? He said — maybe he was joking — he said, ‘$5 million,’” Obama told a small group of women at a campaign event in Albuquerque, N.M. “I guess if you’re making 3 million (dollars) a year, you’re middle class,” Obama said. “That’s reflected in his policies,” he continued, adding that McCain would give a $500,000 tax break to people making more than $2.5 million. “This is a fundamental difference in this election,” he said. McCain predicted his remarks would be taken out of context when he responded to a question Saturday from ... (link)