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Originally Posted by forseti-6
That's success isn't it? 
To be honest, McCain probably didn't know how many houses he had because many of them belonged to his wife. So, moot argument on the Democrat's side.
My advice to both parties. Stop the bickering and get to the issues. I still don't know what McCain's full economic policy is and I still don't know what Obama's full foreign policy is.
And neither have elaborated on their health care policy since the primaries. Hello people!!! Aren't those the big issues of this election?
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Well, you got me there. I suppose I'd consider it a grand achievement if I married super-rich!
Nonetheless, the fact that the uncounted multitude of houses may belong to his wife doesn't matter - the underlying point, the reason that Democrats have harped on this issue, is that it underlines just how rich and how not-average joe the McCains are. The fact that doing so undermines the GOP attacks on Obama that claim he's elitist is icing on the cake. And, frankly, this is politics. No politician running for president should be unable to answer this question.
As for the issues...well, Obama has approximately one gazillion positions laid out very clearly on his website. If the thorough summaries on his positions aren't enough, the site helpfully includes links to his relevant speeches on the bottom of the page, as well as links to pdfs that describe in greater depth his positions on issues such as "Read Obama’s Plan for a 21st Century Military" or "Read Barack Obama’s Plan to Actively Engage China."
For Obama's plan for Iraq, btw, you could just go ask Iraq President Maliki, who basically endorsed it and agreed with Bush to enact Obama's plan, plus about a year more of occupation.
As far as healthcare...well, I can't imagine there's any more to explain after the primaries. I'm pretty sure I heard Obama discuss every inch of his proposals. But I'm pretty eager to hear him compare his proposals to McCains in the debates...