McCain Leans on POW Experience In House Gaffe

You have probably heard about the gaffe McCain made about how many homes he has. He couldn't remember at first, and then a staffer said "four or five" when it turns out that the actual number is seven. It's kind of a silly incident over all, but it does go a long way towards poking holes in McCain's argument that he's a man of the people. Make no mistake about it, McCain's not a man of the people. His wife's rich, and McCain has lived a very comfortable life for a long time. Frankly I don't give a shit if someone's got fourteen houses if they're going to do a good job.

But what I find outrageous is how McCain's trying to deflect the whole houses gaffe by bringing up his POW experience. Is nothing sacred?

McCain states:

"I spent 5 1/2 years in a prison cell without -- I didn't have a house. I didn't have a kitchen table. I didn't have a table. I didn't have a chair," he said.

"I spent those 5 1/2 years ... not because I wanted to get a house when I got out."

Wow. Is this going to be his answer to everything?

"Senator McCain, how can you stand by your assertion that you're an independent man when you've agreed with the President 95% of the time?"
"I WAS A POW!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Senator McCain, how does a gas tax holiday really save us money when bridges around the country are crumbling? Doesn't it just delay those repairs?"
"I WAS A POW!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I can't wait to see how that works with foreign leaders during tough negotiations.

Well, if the POW gambit doesn't work, he can always fall back on calling them a c**t like he called his wife in front of a bunch of reporters.