What McCain Shoulda Said

It must be Friday, I am linking to Kim Strassel:

"I come today to speak on behalf of the forgotten man, and that includes some 50% of Americans that either own their home, or are renting . . . the 95% of homeowners that are making their payments on time . . . the 99% of Americans that did not behave irresponsibly . . . that ultimately will pay the price for this bill."

John McCain? Dream on. Those were the words of Florida Rep. Tom Feeney in May, as the House considered a housing bailout. If the flustered McCain campaign is looking for pointers on how a principled conservative can politically weather a financial storm, it might make a study of this Sunshine State Republican.

A typically awesome column about principles over demagoguery, the real cause of the turmoil, and a good political and economic response.

2008 Posted by jk at September 19, 2008 12:13 PM