Astounding Conspicuous Consumption from a Major Re-Distributionist

Al Gore buys his FOURTH mansion?? From the National Post (relying on the LATimes):

 The Los Angeles Times reported recently:  

Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, have added a Montecito-area property to their real estate holdings, reports the Montecito Journal.

The couple spent $8,875,000 on an ocean-view villa on 1.5 acres with a swimming pool, spa and fountains, a real estate source familiar with the deal confirms. The Italian-style house has six fireplaces, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms. 

This makes four mega-homes for the Gores, who have made vast amounts of money urging people to reduce the amount of energy they consume. It's safe to say approximately everyone in the world (give or take a plutocrat) has fewer mega-homes and uses less energy than the Gores.

I'm astounded that this guy hasn't been embarrassed by all this extravagance.