McCain supporter Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild thinks poor Indians are buying Estee Lauder lipstick

Gee, John McCain suddenly befriending a "sparkly blond" worth $100 million. Haven't we read this story before?

This is the Hillary fundraiser who is now supporting McCain, and McCain is touting it as a sign of - a sign of - what exactly? The best person John McCain could find to deliver a middle class message to Americans was some rich "lady," literally, with a "de" in her name - not to mention a "Rothschild". I guess to the McCains, having a title and $100 million makes you middle class. Ben at Politico points out the irony of John McCain's latest celebrity endorsement:

Lynn Forester de Rothschild has said she thinks Democratic nominee Barack Obama is arrogant and has a problem connecting with average Americans.

Rothschild is a member of the DNC's Democrats Abroad chapter and splits her time living in London and New York.

And here's a great quote from her talking about why she's investing in India instead of America. Apparently all the Indians want to buy Estee Lauder and Starbucks. They're not quite at Chanel, yet, according to Lady de Rothschild, but a poor untouchable can dream.

On why she's investing in India: "You know, there are more billionaires in India than anyplace else. Let me put it this way: Every day in India, the entire nation of Great Britain is on the train, one way or another. So the numbers are pretty colossal. Seventy million people in India can afford anything they want. It's a small percent, but that's a reasonable number. Two hundred fifty million are middle-class, so you might not go for the Chanel glasses, but you sure could go for an Estée Lauder lipstick or a Starbucks coffee."

Speaking of our Lady of Rothschild's keen sense of what average Americans are like, how cool is it that her husband is named Evelyn? Imagine regular-guy Evelyn hitting the truck stops along Route 66 for John McCain. "Hi, I'm Evelyn, what's your name?" Oh the fun.

Oh, and here's a quote from Lady De that I don't think John McCain will be mentioning today:

I think if history is our guide, we've had stronger economies, more wealth creation, under Democratic presidents than we have under Republican presidents. So I don't understand why all my capitalist friends aren't Democrats.