Mea Maxima Culpa!

I had a hunch I was wrong when I found myself siding with Bill O'Rielly against the WSJ Editorial Board. Reading this, I declare full capitulation:

McCain told 60 Minutes tonight that he would name New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, son of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under President Bill Clinton, as chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mike Allen reports.

“I've admired Andrew Cuomo,” McCain said. “I think he is somebody who could restore some credibility, lend some bipartisanship to this effort.”

AND MAKE ELLIOT SPITZER COACH OF THE GIRLS' VOLLYBALL TEAM?

I know stupidity reigns so thick at 60 Minutes that it's hard to stay focused, but this is the dumbest thing I have heard all campaign and falls well outside of the "let McCain be McCain" rubric. If he wants to play Teddy Roosevelt and rail about greed, I can shudder and look the other way. When he wants to promote Spitzerism to the SEC, it's game over. I'm going back to bed. Wake me up after Obama wins.

Hat-tip: Mickey Kaus "Note to my conservative friends: Hope Palin's worth it!" via Instapundit

Economics and Markets Posted by jk at September 22, 2008 12:15 PM