By Waymon Hudson
Cross-posted at Bilerico

“If there be no bread, let them eat cake” — Marie Antoinette.

The historical portrait of Marie Antoinette is one of legendary excess and disconnection to the common man. When confronted with a starving populace, myth has it that she blithely responded with the line above- not understanding that perhaps working class people did not have the luxuries in life she had come to know and depend on.

It seems history always has a way of repeating itself. John McCain, once seen as a maverick and an “everyman”, has continually been exposed for what he truly is- completely out of touch with the needs and realities of the American people. Not only does he not grasp the hard times that most Americans are going through, he surrounds himself with advisors and staff that do nothing to educate him to the issues facing the American people.

McCain’s standard response to people in times of trouble has become a simple: “let them eat cake.”

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