Imagine the energy it takes to run 10 houses. And McCain has the nerve

[Orlandodem]

to consider himself a friend of the environment??? He's not green at all.

Note: Cons love to attack Gore for having a huge, energy hogging home. Well, McCain has TEN of them!!!

[C_U_L8R]

1. I wonder how many maids and gardeners and chefs

and valets and butlers and chauffeurs
work for the McMansions ??

[City Lights]

5. $270,000s worth of maids and butlers...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6689723&mesg_id=6689723

[C_U_L8R]

7. Bet they're not making $50/hour

[bpcmxr]

6. Don't know how many, but

Yesterday it was reported here that said staff's salary is in the neighborhood of $270,000/yr.

[Clovis Sangrail]

2. depends

on if they leave stuff running
it's very easy to have a cabin/second home that draws zero when you're not there.. just flip the breaker
:shrug:

that doesn't account for the energy used to create that house....

[Raven]

3. My thought exactly! And there seems to be something very

compulsive about this. Like a compulsive shopper or a compulsive eater or a hoarder. What is the purpose of owning all of this? Remember Mrs. Marcos and her thousands of shoes?

[PATRICK]

4. I am positive

he jets on a tight schedule to each home to adjust the thermostats and make sure Cindy left no cookies in the oven.

How many solar panels does he own? A true response is a lose/lose response.

[monmouth]

8. "Help" usually travel from one home to another. There's usually

not separate staff... Just a point of info...

[Orsino]

9. Old feudal tradition.

Each house probably has some permanent staff, but is partly shut down when the lord and lady are not in residence. The body servants who wave palm fronds, etc., doubtless travel with the family.

[underpants]

10. How many homeless vets could he put-up?

[POAS]

11. How many illegals does it take to cut all that grass????