The Olson Of Economic Endorsements? (Steve Forbes Now Endorses McCain Too)

Captain's Quarters ^ | Feb. 02, 2008 | Ed Morrissey

[keepitreal]

I would really like to see some speeches about ideas rather than endorsements.

[Piquaboy]

I now hear that Ralph Nader is also thinking about running.

[MNJohnnie]

Clever of McCain to let Jack Kemp write his tax policy. Seems the Party Uber Alles types are assuming a McCain Administration would fight with McCain’s buddies Ted Kennedy, John Kerry and Russ Feingold to get this thur a hostile Congress.

There is a suckers bet if ever there was once.

[vbmoneyspender]

even blood oaths wouldn’t do it for me

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Steve Forbes is a Republican “elitist” who is for amnesty for illegal immigrants for cheap labor purposes, and this is why he’s for John McCain!

[calcowgirl]

I’m trying to understand why Ted Olson has been proclaimed as some great conservative. He has long supported California RINOs like Tom Campbell and Dan Lungren and seems to throw cash at folks like Arlen Specter, Susan Collins, Spencer Abraham and Bud Shuster . He may be a great attorney, but his preference in politicians stinks.

[genghis]

it is over.
mccain is the nominee and i am throwing my towel in with ann coulter.
mccain is old, unattrctive, has a very disturbing personality and he is has stuck a dagger into conservatives hearts for too many years.

[LowCountryJoe]

I was just watching the Fox Business Block and saw Forbes's support for McCain. Troubling was, however, the many pundits on that show who use the phrase, "Who is better suited to run the economy?" when referring to McCain or Romney. Since when does a president run an economy? For that matter, when does a congress run an economy? -- a much better question but still misses the mark (but perhaps hits the Marx).

Individual people run an economy -- these people are consumers, suppliers, and many times fill both roles. Government officials place hurdles in an economy and make it more difficult for the people to 'run it'. A best case scenario is that a congress removes hurdles but it typically does not do this because the electorate is dumb enough to believe that government is responsible for job creation, GDP growth, and the health of the economy that THE ELECORATE are, in fact, really running themselves. The only thing a president can do is make it harder for the congress to add to or clear the hurdles on the 'run track'.

For Fox to perpetuate such language is a disservice. For people like Steve Forbes, himself, to allow for the king of language to be used without correcting it on the spot, just shows how dumbed-down we've become and just how much proper education we'll need to get us back to where we should be.

[Brimack34]

Boycott all people endorsing McCain. Thats what I feel like doing.

[devere]

I guess Steve Forbes is bored with publishing and wants a cabinet job.

[LowCountryJoe]

mccain is the nominee and i am throwing my towel in with ann coulter.

And, like she says she will do, vote for H. Clinton if McCain is the Rublican nominee?

[Salvation]

**Still, the Forbes nomination may go a long way towards convincing at least the fiscal conservatives to go with McCain in the general election — and that seems to be the contest on which McCain’s focused. **

Let’s follow this.

[Dscott_FR]

Whoopdee Freakin’ Doo!! Another Country Club Republican!

[Incorrigible]

 

 

[I still care]

Forbes was just on Forbes on fox, explaining his reasons.

Basically, he feels McCain “gets it” on fiscal theory, and said he has surrounding himself with conservative economic theorists. He said that the “bullheadedness” McCain often exhibits, he will apply to cutting taxes and spending.

[pallis]

Maybe Forbes can help McCain’s broke campaign, but smart, fiscal conservatives will get behind Romney. No smart upper management type will want to see a flat broke and busted McCain going up against a well financed Hillary or Obama. They will ruin him.

[fortress]

I tend to agree with you
Larry Kudlow sounded surprisingly positive on McCain also.
I think some people who endorse McCain know how vindictive the man is and if they want to have any standing left during a McCain presidency they feel the need to get behind McCain now.
I hope I am wrong about this, because it would not speak well of their convictions and I would have lost respect for a people I used to admire
In a way I am starting to agree with Ann Coulter in supporting Hillary.
If McCain loses we will have a golden opportunity to clean house in the Republican party and chase John McCain and his followers out of the party and start from scratch
If he wins we will have a messed up party for many more years to come.
fortress

[mikrofon]

mccain is the nominee and i am throwing my towel in with ann coulter

What's this about Ann Coulter in a towel??