Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has chosen a new set of wheels. “Time to get a new car — decided on the Ford Fusion Hybrid,” the 2008 Republican presidential nominee Twittered Monday.
A source close to the senator said he “believes Ford Motor Co. is doing some remarkable things in the ever-changing energy environment. … McCain took the Fusion for a test drive and was sold from the start — especially when he found out it gets 700 miles per tank.”
By our count, McCain’s choice allows him to check off three boxes:
– Green? Check.
– Domestic? Check.
– Frugal in a time of economic peril? Check. (The car, which retails for about $27,000 base, isn’t cheap. But it’s a bargain for a guy like McCain, whose wife is the heiress to a beer wholesaling fortune.)
