Akkam’s Razor

Senator Saint Celebrity BBQ POW McCain is getting increasingly desperate, taking the Sugar Momma Express Low Road Express manufacturing controversy and going negative, and taking damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don’t criticism of Obama’s planned visit with the troops.  But by calling out Obama’s ‘celebrity’ and comparing him to Paris Hilton (and Britney Spears), he may have inadvertently alienated a prime GOP financial supporters - namely, the Hiltons!  Paris’ parents Kathy and Rick have been relatively stingy given their wealth, but her grandfather, William Baron Hilton has contributed nearly $400k [cumulative] according to FEC records via Newsmeat.  This excludes any contributions to entitites where disclosure is not required, such as PACs.  Keep in mind that the Hilton’s are one of the 18 hyperwealthy American families who collectively pushed for the repeal of the Estate Tax to protect their family wealth.  I’m not certain I’d want them against me…