This is rich. From the NYT this evening comes this revelation. All of those outgoing Republicans that poured into Washington eight years ago ... now they have to move out! And the disasterous housing market which they helped to create is now hurting their own pocketbook.
BTW, what was that comment about the northern part of Virginia? Oh, right. It was the comment by John MCain's brother. Enemy territory.
McCain Campaign: Northern Virginia Isn’t "Real" Virginia
Published October 18, 2008 in John McCain and Virginia.
Because, you know they’ve got all those Democrats and minorities in Northern Virginia. Yesterday Sarah Palin said some states were pro-America and some weren’t. Now they’ve ratcheted it up so that even within some states the residents aren’t "real" Americans.
NYT Today:
November 5, 2008, 4:07 pm
Losing Is Tough; Selling May Be Tougher
By Catherine Rampell
Link: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/...
Democrats, don’t put away the celebratory booze just yet. One of the world’s greatest opportunities for schadenfreude is about to present itself, as an exiting army of Republican foot soldiers tries to sell its Washington-area homes in the worst housing bust since the Great Depression.
Think about it: Many of today’s exiting Republican-appointed officials in Washington arrived near the height of the housing bubble, particularly those who came after George W. Bush was re-elected in 2004. Then, it must have seemed as if Republicans had a permanent stranglehold on Washington, and thus it must have also seemed like the appropriate time for conservative migrants to the capital to settle down and buy a home.
Many of these Republican officials nested in northern Virginia, a corner of what had long been a reliable red state. And what a time to buy in northern Virginia it was.