Middle class offered one of John McCain's mansions

FOR SALE

via Wonkette:

"It’s a 5,000+ square foot estate with nine bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a seven-car garage, an entire extra gourmet chef’s kitchen out by the swimming pools, a 1,750-square-foot guest house, and it’s all on 2.7 gated acres. Remember, you’re middle-class if you make up to $5 million a year, so following the old rule about buying a house — the purchase price should be no more than three times your gross annual income — you can easily afford $12 million. But go ahead and offer $7.5 million, because the real-estate market in Phoenix is wrecked."

http://wonkette.com/403176/buy-one-of-john-mccains-unwanted-mansions-for-12-million

Looks like we can blame the Republicans

So, the bailout failed, the markets are absolutely tanking, and it is the Republicans' fault. I wasn't necessarily in favor of handing over, ahem, $700 billion to the Fed and big business, but if it had passed and it had worked, people would have just grumbled about a wasteful Democrat-led Congress.

Now, we've taken what seems like a bad road for the world economy, but (upshot!) a terrible road for Republicans. This will be pinned on them. And John McCain, who delivered 40% less votes than he promised.

Get a jump on Christmas shopping!

Okay, the global economy is heading straight down the golden shitter, John McCain is an unrepentant gambling addict and everybody's angry at everybody else, but hey, it's not too early to buy a little Christmas cheer!

Rite aid has got all kinds of Christmas crap for sale a full month before Halloween:

http://consumerist.com/5056261/merry-september-christmas-is-in-full-swing-at-rite-aid