Belle Aire - Republican Presidential candidate John Sidney McCain III has a planto solve the housing crisis: let homeless people camp near one of his mansions.
"I've got six or eight of those monster houses," he told reporters, "So why not let people thrown out of their homes camp in the back? At least while I'm out of town. And not on the front yard, where I have people keeping it nice. But in the back of a couple of them there's some nice camping spots, over the septic tanks."
Reaction was swift and favorable. "McCain's one of the richest guys in the Senate," enthused White House stenographer Tony Snow, "And it's just amazing that he'll grant a few of the little people the right to camp on a few of his mansions for a day or two."
"Take that, Democrats!" exalted Republican Party reporter Karl Rove. "You may be ahead in raising campaign funds, but you'll never have as many rich guys in the Senate. The GOP has an lead in mansions that the Democrats can never match!"
George W Bush is rumored to be offering his dude ranch in Crawford to any homeless person who can pay the asking price of $4.2 million. "It's a bargain," he said, "My ranch has never had a horse or cow on it. I bought it just before running for President, so I won't be needing it anymore. Might as well sell it to any homeless person who can come up with the down payment. Heh-heh!"
