Strange how much the media can leave out when they cover presidential candidates. John McCain has been a well known public figure for many years, yet I never heard about his wife, her business, and fortune:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Wifes_beer_earnings_...
Wife's beer earnings have afforded GOP presidential nominee a wealthy lifestyle
As heiress to her father's stake in Hensley & Co. of Phoenix, Cindy McCain is an executive whose worth may exceed $100 million. Her beer earnings have afforded the GOP presidential nominee a wealthy lifestyle with a private jet and vacation homes at his disposal, and her connections helped him launch his political career — even if the millions remain in her name alone. Yet the arm's-length distance between McCain and his wife's assets also has helped shield him from conflict-of-interest problems.