I Hate What You Just Said

8.04.08

Dear Pasquale,

I read about your family’s generosity to my campaign while watching several websites this afternoon.

I was honored that you and your wife, Alice, each gave the maximum donation possible to the RNC-McCain Fund — a whopping $28,500 each!

This must have been a true hardship for you. I read that you currently rent your home in Queens; and my campaign staff informs me that Alice is an “office manager” at Hess petroleum and you are a “track foreman” at Amtrak. Why, the office manager for my campaign doesn’t make $28,500 in an entire year! And Pasquale, since I’ve proposed eliminating Amtrak and personally voted to cut the budget of Amtrak repeatedly, I know how much you must be hurting during this period of financial downturn. And yet, you have somehow miraculously found a way to write me a check for $57,000 dollars. You must both be working 3 or 4 additional jobs. A wise man once said that this kind of behavior is “uniquely American.”

My friends, I appreciate your generosity.

Yours sincerely,

John McCain

P.S. Say hello to everyone over at Hess petroleum for me…