I know you are but what am I?

As you may or may not have heard, John McCain found himself yesterday unable to tell reporters how many houses he owns. Luckily, Barack Obama's people did some research for him and concluded that he owns seven homes, valued at a total of $13 million. When Obama slammed him on his elitism, his campaign issued this response:

“Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses? Does a guy who worries about the price of arugula and thinks regular people “cling” to guns and religion in the face of economic hardship really want to have a debate about who’s in touch with regular Americans?

“The reality is that Barack Obama’s plans to raise taxes and opposition to producing more energy here at home as gas prices skyrocket show he’s completely out of touch with the concerns of average Americans.”

In case you were curious, no, that statement does not in any way address the issue at hand. Nobody is saying Obama is poor, but I think it's pretty rich for the McCain campaign to talk about is wealth: McCain has way more money.

Then, the Obama camp (sadly) decided to try to link John McCain to criminal lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Here's the response from the McCain campaign:

“If Barack Obama wants to have a discussion about truly questionable associations, let’s start with his relationship with the unrepentant terrorist William Ayers, at whose home Obama’s political career was reportedly launched. Mr. Ayers was a leader of the Weather Underground, a terrorist group responsible for countless bombings against targets including the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon and numerous police stations, courthouses and banks."

Do these two statements have anything in common?

Answer: yes. Neither one bothers to answer or address the accusation. Instead, McCain chooses the "I know you are but what am I" response, which is in both cases pretty pathetic - especially in the first case, where is own crime is far greater than Senator Obama's.

Can someone please answer a damn question some day?