I know McCain’s wealth shouldn’t be an issue in the presidential race. But he has called Obama an elitist, runs around spewing his “my friends” crap and tries to act like he’s an average joe. He’s not…..he’s so not average Joe that he doesn’t even KNOW how many houses he has. Who’s the elitist?

From Politico:

Asked how many houses he owned, John McCain replied, “I think — I’ll have my staff get to you.”

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own.

“I think — I’ll have my staff get to you,” McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. “It’s condominiums where — I’ll have them get to you.”

The correct answer is at least four, located in Arizona, California and Virginia, according to his staff. Newsweek estimated this summer that the couple owns at least seven properties.

In recent weeks, Democrats have stepped up their effort to caricature McCain as living an outlandishly rich lifestyle — a bit of payback to the GOP for portraying Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as an elitist, and for turning the spotlight in 2004 on the five homes owned by Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry.