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In terms of net worth, John McCain is the 8th richest member of Congress , while Barack Obama is the 67th richest . Hawaii, contrary to the shrieking of the panic-stricken McCain flack this morning, does not have any private beaches - by law . State law requires all beaches remain accessible to the public, and counties must make sure the public can reach the beach in areas where private ...
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Hoffmania! — ... Marc Ambinder is like my old 1982 Volvo. He goes smoothly, then suddenly the engine just plain conks out. ...the word "John McCain" means a lot of different things, but rich isn't one of them. We direct your attention to what they found out at Blah3.com: In terms of net worth, John McCain is the 8th richest member [of the Senate], while Barack Obama is the 67th richest. That's out of 100, folks. McCain's in the top 10%. He's rich. C'mon, Marc...use the brain. The gut's ...

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John McCain spent more on household help last year than the average American family spends to buy a house. Also more than he gave to charity: $273k for housekeeping services v. $210k in contributions, out of an income somewhere north of $5m. I guess charity begins at home(s). Update One of Matt Yglesias's commenters makes a useful point: Bear in mind that all but one of their properties ...