We live in the last affordable ghetto in North Central Phoenix, a little pocket of reasonably-priced homes surrounded on three sides by unreasonably-priced homes.
John and Cindy (nee Hensley) McCain used to live about a mile and a half south of us, in the Hensley family compound on Central Avenue. We bought our house knowing there was a risk that McCain could become president and screw up the traffic on Central for everyone.
Lucky us, about a year-and-a-half ago, after ten months on market and a million dollars in price reductions, the McCains sold the Hensley estate and moved into a pair of hi-rise condos at Camelback and 24th Street — the Biltmore Shopping District.
After last night, I have to rate McCain’s chances of taking first place in the Grand Prix of Megalomania as being pretty good. But if we can manage to steer clear of the Biltmore when Captain Queeg is in town, it could be that Phoenicians won’t suffer much more than everyone else.
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Stan says:
Captain Queeg….now that’s funny. Can you even imagine if you were Cindy and had to wake up to that each morning………
February 6, 2008 — 10:35 am
Jeff Brown says:
Is the high rise the project Trump left in a huff over?
February 6, 2008 — 10:50 am
Doug Quance says:
I don’t see traffic regarding the home of our next president as being much of an issue for you, Greg.
You don’t live in New York.
February 6, 2008 — 11:49 am
Greg Swann says:
> Can you even imagine if you were Cindy and had to wake up to that each morning………
The rest of America will learn quite a bit about Cindy McCain in the coming months. Suffice it to say they were made for each other.
February 6, 2008 — 12:14 pm
Greg Swann says:
> Is the high rise the project Trump left in a huff over?
Trump’s dream was further East and much smaller. McCain’s new condo is catty-corner across Camelback from where you, Cathleen and I said down for the afternoon sugar-shock meal. The Residences at 2211 Camelback — 4.67 million. I think they got snookered.
February 6, 2008 — 12:27 pm
Greg Swann says:
> You don’t live in New York.
That’s funny. But if you want to see the rock-ribbed convervatives rally behind McCain, let the Democrats nominate Hillary.
February 6, 2008 — 12:29 pm
Doug Quance says:
Unfortunately, I don’t think there are enough rock-ribbed conservatives to outnumber the masses that are coming out from the other side.
Just watch the money start to stream out of the country…
February 6, 2008 — 12:32 pm