Jim Moss

The Republicans Vs. Themselves: McCain on Fiscal Policy

by Jim Moss  ::  Filed Under Special Topics  ::  September 4th, 2008 @ 3:30 pm EST

At the RNC’s grand finale tonight, we will hear plenty about how John McCain is a “maverick” and a Washington outsider who is ready to ride into town with sweeping reforms and new ideas. Well, as the following clip from one of the Republican primary debates shows, McCain has a distinct lack of ideas of his own. In fact, when pressed by Ron Paul on an economic question (the #1 issue for voters, by the way), all he can do is refer to long-time Washington insiders like Jack Kemp and Phil Gramm. Watch and enjoy.

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