Just like the “guilt by association” attack, this is something Barack Obama shouldn’t have brought up. While he attacks McCain for owning 7 houses, he just returned from his beach home in Hawaii where he spends his time when he’s not living in the mansion he bought with the help of a convicted felon. The McCain campaign didn’t hold back, either:

“Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses? Does a guy who worries about the price of arugula and thinks regular people “cling” to guns and religion in the face of economic hardship really want to have a debate about who’s in touch with regular Americans?

The end result? The RNC will begin kicking up its offensive against Obama with the Rezko connection, today releasing a fact sheet on the relationship. Expect it to begin making its way into ads.

Hey, maybe Obama can begin attacking McCain for a controversial pastor he had at one point.