Cindy McCain's Ensemble

Reports indicate that the value of Cindy McCain's outfit for the first night of the Republican National Convention was approximately $300,000.



That got us thinking, what other things might she and John McCain have bought with that money?

Feel free to post suggestions in the comments, just be sure to include a citation. Facts do matter, honestly.

A Nice New Shiny Fort Rucker

The McCains could have personally paid for the repair, maintenance, and construction of roads, airfields, and parking lots of medium size military base, Fort Rucker (Alabama) for example.

Guide to Community Organizing

First you'd have to believe that community organizing was helpful, but assuming they cleared that hurdle for $300,000 you could purchase 22,107 books on community organizing.

Or better still 19, 218 books about how to Win Your Election the Wellstone Way

Copies of the Constitution

$300,000 will buy you 101, 694 copies of the Constitution That's enough for every single New Hampshire Republican who supported John McCain to get their own copy, with enough left over to give to 86% of his supporters in Utah one as well. You never know, it might come in handy.

Race the Iditarod

Even with race organizers planning to increase entry fees, $300,000 would still pay for 75 entries into the Iditarod. Though that would leave just 25% of the slots for non-McCain-Palin sled teams.

Americorps Stipend

For $300,000 Cindy and John McCain could have paid for 28 AmeriCorps volunteers to help recruit and train others to work on issues of disaster preparedness - in Phoenix.

Disabled Veteran's Benefits

With $300,000 you could provide disability benefits for 25 Vietnam Veterans for a year.

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