This McCain's for you

The New York Times today has a lengthy assessment of the business background of Cindy McCain, wife of the presidential candidate.

On her upbringing:
"At her father’s funeral, Cindy McCain told of his gentle reaction when she wrecked the car he had bought her after she graduated from the University of Southern California, according to people who were there. She did not mention, as a former employee recalled, that it was a Porsche and that he replaced it with a Mercedes-Benz. When the young Cindy Hensley began teaching high school and was criticized for driving a fancy car, the ex-employee said, her father bought her a Volkswagen to drive to school."

On her charitable career:
"In the late 1980s, she set up a charitable organization out of Hensley headquarters, distributing medical supplies in developing countries. But she disbanded the group in the early 1990s after she became addicted to painkillers and was caught stealing from its supply of drugs."

The Times article does not bother to estimate Mrs. McCain's total net worth, but elsewhere estimates have frequently been proffered at $100 million or more.