BTW...when did using foodstamps rise to the level of "mainstream" in America? I always thought mainstream meant the "average joe". I don't think the average American uses foodstamps. Your correlation of food stamps making Obama somehow more mainstream seems a bit skewed, haysus.
Additionally, when McCain was a child, being an Admiral wasn't actually that lucrative regarding his status in life, compared to civilian life. Ever live on a military base? Ever live on one 60 to 70 years ago? Being a miilitary brat is not quite the high and mighty life you think it is, haysus.
Besides, Obama was born in 61, right in the middle of the Dems run on majority control (1955-1981). How could his own party not fix the economy so his momma didn't have to use footstamps, since you brought it up?