It's called the American Dream, kids...

Are you kidding me?

I understand all about negative campaign advertising strategy. I wrote a book on it. Well, maybe not a book, but definitely at 40 page senior research project. Which means that I get all of the ads about celebrity, and the 3 a.m. ad Hillary ran. I guess I even get Barack Obama's latest ad, but COME ON.

The Messiah has began running an ad called "Seven." It's an ad all about the housing crisis, that really targets emotions rather than intellect, as no statistics are mentioned. In that respect it's pretty much following the formula. However, the commercial then veers to McCain's own housing as it's subject. Turns out that in an interview with Politico.com, McCain stated that he was unsure as to the number of homes that he and his wife, Cindy, owned. His staff came back with the number four. Obama's ads claim that the number is seven. And then the ad closes with a shot of the White House and the comment, "Here's one house Americans can't afford to let John McCain own."

Um, sorry, but since when did owning a home (or homes) become looked down upon? Last I checked this was still America, and we still value hard work and achievement. It seems like everything we do is in a quest to own a home. Think about it. You work in high school to get into college to get a degree (or three) to get a good job to make good money to buy a home. And then you work harder so that you can start a family and move into a nicer home, or get a vacation home. That's the logic behind the first half of our lives, guys.

I understand that some people are having problems keeping their homes, and that foreclosures are up more than ever before. This is sad, but it's more of an individual problem, not necessarily a problem that all of society is experiencing or should help with. I know that it's good to be compassionate and all of that jazz, but here's the thing: We're in the USA. We're NOT socialist. It seems to me that Obama is saying that McCain, with 7 houses, should feel guilty for owning so much when others own so little, and that he should do something about it. Yes, if this was a socialist or communist state, then his homes and wealth would be redistributed. but we're capitalists, baby, God bless us.

Let's hope we can keep it that way.

Just a side note - McCain and his wife file taxes separately. The houses probably belong to her and her family - one of the wealthiest in Arizona. So it shouldn't really matter at all. Hers, not his.

xoxo