Ok, so I've only got the one house, and usually I remember where it is. And I sure as hell know how much it cost.
Which is to say, less than half of what Cindy McCain's GOP convention outfit cost.
That, according to Vanity Fair's fashion department.
OK, it's mostly in the earrings. But still. Here's the breakdown from Vanity Fair:
Laura Bush
Oscar de la Renta suit: $2,500
Stuart Weitzman heels: $325
Pearl stud earrings: $600–$1,500
Total: Between $3,425 and $4,325
Cindy McCain
Oscar de la Renta dress: $3,000
Chanel J12 White Ceramic Watch: $4,500
Three-carat diamond earrings: $280,000
Four-strand pearl necklace: $11,000–$25,000
Shoes, designer unknown: $600
Total: Between $299,100 and $313,100
Of course, that assumes the diamonds are real.
Somehow I can't imagine that the lady who can't be bothered to drive around Arizona would wear cubic zirconia.
The best line of the piece:
Wow! No wonder McCain has so many houses: his wife has the price of a Scottsdale split-level hanging from her ears.
Or, one might say, the price of a house in the Lower Ninth Ward that some family was praying would remain standing while they watched helplessly from Texas.
Don't forget, while these two were dolled up in enough jewelery to send both of my kids to Harvard - twice - Hurricane Gustav was pounding the Gulf Coast.
Oh, and Obama's an elitist.
PS This story came out this morning, but a search did not turn up any diaries. If it's already been done, I'll delete.