Uh, Phil Gramm?

I wonder what Sarah will think when she leafs through her latest The Economist.

Every profession has their morons. Be the same as that 1 out of 50 nutritionist who believes that eatin McDonalds every other day is part of a healthy diet.

BTW, I might not consider them my financial advisers but I certainly would like to play high stakes poker with them. That kind of dumb thinking is always welcome at a poker table. Yes a pair of twos is a good hand. Heh.

@spartikus

Sarah sez: "What's the Economist? Is it like People Magazine?"

who are those eleven economists (7.8% of the total) who think McCain has a better grasp of economics than Obama?

Whoever they are, they are in league with the one dentist who doesn't recommend Trident for their patients who chew gum.

Tired: It's the economy stupid.
Wired: It's the middle class stupid.

That is it. That is all of it. A bollixed economy may be the only way a Dem can win the presidency.

Read this Science blog post: This is your brain on politics to get a hint of where I am coming from. It's a tough read. Very dense. I printed it out and have read it three times. It doesn't leave you with much genetic faith in democracy. Be that as it may, here is the money quote:

Westen said in his book The Political Brain that only when asked about the economy did people sway from their opinions. "There we found some connection to reality, but it was still swamped by their feeling about the incumbent party and whether that party was theirs," he says. What's more, Westen believes that we become even more partisan as we age because we are faced with partisan decisions again and again.

People only vote rationally when the economy has them flat on the ground and with a spear at their heart...

The Maverick Magic Show

Who is kidding who, that Maverick Straight shoot’ in root’ in toot’ in, he's a high-falutin', McCain and western folks all know, Out in Arizona Where the bad men are, Son-of-a-gun from Arizona, and the only friend to guide you Is an evening star like Winky, Winky, Sarah, Sarah can ride a Horses Ass hard, McCain sure knows his ass is side saddled at every rally as Sarah puts lip stick on that swift steed.

Sarah can make Pit Bulls and a Horses Ass look so pretty you would think you’re at a hockey game in New York city. What, yep.

So don’t worry about the economy Sarah is bring ‘in her lip stick and you better be careful she has a trigger finger.

The eleven economists are from Alaska.

The eleven were once men, but become entrapped by the Dark Lord's rings, and are now economists at Chicago.

I am not surprised Obama has a better plan than McCain, but that Economist decided to publish it.

"who are those eleven economists (7.8% of the total) who think McCain has a better grasp of economics than Obama?"

The ones that graduated from Falwell's Liberty University School of Economics?

Just saw the Palin terrorist clip on the BBC website. She's a demagogue alright. All happy talk and police authority. I'm reminded of Randy Newman's Jolly Coppers on Parade. If this power junkie ever breaks out of Alaska, it might as well be made the national anthem.

"who are those eleven economists (7.8% of the total) who think McCain has a better grasp of economics than Obama?"

The same economists who signed this open letter back in Feb 2003

Dear President Bush:

We enthusiastically endorse your economic growth and jobs proposal. It is fiscally responsible and it will create more employment, economic growth, and opportunities for all Americans. Moreover, it will improve corporate accountability and strengthen the nation's international competitiveness.
Sincerely,

Grandpa doesn't even carry the checkbook in his family and doesn't know how many houses the Beer Queen owns. This flaccid old fool only wants to KILL, KILL, KILL!

I'm guessing they didn't poll many economists from Zimbabwe, since its economy is the Republicans' El Dorado.

>So don’t worry about the economy Sarah is bring ‘in her lip stick and you better be careful she has a trigger finger.

You betcha! Also.

When I was in the Marine Corps in the late 1950s, it was absolute military doctrine that in any exercise 10% would screw up. I have found that to be true outside the military. Remember, in national polls, about 25% still give Bush a satisfactory approval rating. And 20% think Palin is ready to take on the job of being president immediately. Economists, at 7.8%, are way better than the national average on most questions.

who are those eleven economists (7.8% of the total) who think McCain has a better grasp of economics than Obama?
Advisers to President Bush

I'veconcluded that the most remarkable thing any candidate has said during this election cycle is John McCain saying that economics is something he doesn't understand as well as he should.

McCain chaired the Senate Commerce Committee, and is still a member of it. He has admitted not understanding the issues that committee deals with. Can ou imagine if a candidate for president (say, Richard Lugar), who had served as chair of the Senate Foreign Relation Committee, said he didn't really have a very good grasp of international relations? Can you imagine the media frenzy over that?

Yet McCain's comment about his ignorance of something he has presumably been actively involved with as a Senator for more than a decade has drawn very little real commentary. He didn't do his job as a senator. Why sould we trust him to do his job if he were to become president?

koreyel at 1:21 a.m. - Yes, that should be evident with McCain holding on to a 45% support level despite his own meltdown. Forget about the 7.8% of the deluded economists. It's the 45% of the people that's killing us. Never has there been a more propitious moment for Democrats since the Great Depression. And what have we got? A neck-and-neck horse race for the presidency.

We have two Americas - red and blue - and it just seems to become more so every day. But it's not just a status quo. We've been dragged inexorably to the right during this struggle.

If Obama wins, there will be no second New Deal. He won't even try. He can only dig his feet into the sand and slow the drift to the right for a while.

Gee. I bet Sarah quits reading the Economist now.

"Who are those eleven economists?" Probably from the University of Chicago, interviewed while worshipping at the statue of Milton Friedman in the Quad.

Academic economists > liberal > recommend liberals.

"Academic economists > liberal > recommend liberals."

Posted by: Luther

As opposed to those small town, hockey mom / joe six-pack economists, right?

Equally interesting is the partisan division of those economists. According to the graph, only about 14% are Repubs, with the rest divided almost equally between Dem and Indy. I wonder whether we would now be more, or less screwed, had there been more Repub economists in academia.