I think there’s a basic political divide in America between people who look at a rich person and are happy to live in a country where so much success is possible and people who look at a rich person and think: Who does he think he is?

With their latest attack ad on John McCain the Democrats are making it clear which side of that divide their party is on.

The funny thing here is that we’re all supposed to be upset about John McCain’s multiple homes and forget, apparently, that Democrats are pretty rich too.  I mean, the Democrats’ last presidential nominee owned no fewer than four homes worth a grand total of $29 million.  Which is more than twice the value of McCain’s homes.

So what’s the point here?  That McCain is rich?  Well, we already knew that.  Big deal.  So are Democrats.  If we’re supposed to hate people for having too much money (which is what Democrat class warfare tactics are all about) why wouldn’t we hate Democrats like mansion-owners John Edwards and Al Gore just as much as Republicans?

Class warfare is an ugly thing.  It’s the tactic of socialists who want to use envy and jealousy as leverage to boost themselves into power.  The big lie, though, is that the socialists just want what the rich have except they don’t want to earn it for themselves.