youtube.com - 8/23/2008
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This video shows that John McCain doesn't know anything about the economy or Iraq
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All Those Houses. . .
TPMCafe —
I've not been all that excited about the McCain "I don't know how many houses I've got" gaffe. (I have to admit though that Josh Marshall's take on it does get the heart racing a bit.)
I know others who aren't tuned into such details and they'd make fine national leaders. One can be out of touch with a lot of things -- numerous homes, paying bills on time, remembering to put gas in the car, knowing which drawer the kitchen utensils are in (that's one of my regular screw-ups), and so on.
But Rogue Columnist captures the beyond-home implications of the gaffe that we should be concerned about:
President-elect ...
All Those Houses. . .
The Washington Note —
I've not been all that excited about the McCain "I don't know how many houses I've got" gaffe.
I know others who aren't tuned into such details and they'd make fine national leaders. One can be out of touch with a lot of things -- numerous homes, paying bills on time, remembering to put gas in the car, knowing which drawer the kitchen utensils are in (that's one of my regular screw-ups), and so on.
But Rogue Columnist captures the beyond-home implications of the gaffe that we should be concerned about:
President-elect McCain's inability to recall how many houses he owns fits into a larger and ...
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