McCain: The Fundamentals of the Economy Are Strong
by Kevin Van Dyke, EditorcloseAuthor: Kevin Van Dyke, EditorName: Kevin Van Dyke Email: kevin@demockracy.com Site:http://demockracy.com About: A self-acclaimed politics and policy wonk, Kevin works as a health services researcher for a major association. In this capacity, his main areas of expertise are health care governance, patient safety, and quality of care. Kevin also does a variety of political volunteering for local and national candidates and other civic activities. National level volunteer experience includes the Kerry-Edwards campaign in his native Ohio in 2004 and the Obama-Biden campaign in six states, including his current home state of Illinois. He enjoys spending time with friends, family, fiancé Jessica, and cat Shelby. Kevin received his Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and his Master of Public Policy from The University of Chicago.See Authors Posts (167) September 15, 2008
No, this is not a flashback from earlier this year. John McCain today repeated the same line again that the fundamentals of the economy our strong. Granted, he’s partially correct and partially incorrect. However, saying something like this today probably was not the smartest move considering the Dow is down 600 points, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, Merill Lynch was sold on the cheap to Back of America, and AIG is deep financial difficulties.
McCain: The Fundamentals of the Economy Are Strong
I think he was referring to the unexpectedly abundant soybean crop this year…he’s a big tofu fan, you know?
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