McCain's $520 designer loafers put the 'elitist' shoe on the other foot

It's usually the Republicans who bash Democrats as being "out-of-touch elitists," but beer heiress Cindy McCain's husband, John, won't be able to go there this year, lest he put his foot in his mouth.

You see, John McCain, the real elitist in this presidential election, has been travelling the country wearing a pair of shoes that would make John Edwards haircuts look like they were done at BoRics.

Huffington Post blogger Isabel Wilkinson reported on Wednesday that Senator John McCain "has worn a pair of $520 black leather Ferragamo shoes on every recent campaign stop — from a news conference with the Dalai Lama to a supermarket visit in Bethlehem, PA."

I have personally never owned a pair of shoes that has cost more than $75 and even those shoes were a guilty pleasure. You can get a great pair of shoes for $40, I've done it several times (LL Bean clearances rock!). Now, the next time some GOP supporter whines that I'm a liberal elitist, I'll just look down at the worn soles of my shoes and tell him just how fiscally responsible and far from elitist I really am.

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