McCain: I'd Still Appoint Greenspan If He Were Dead

AP   |  JIM DAVENPORT   |   October 5, 2007 08:55 AM


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Republican John McCain said Thursday that as president he would appoint Alan Greenspan to lead a review of the nation's tax code -- even if the former Federal Reserve chairman was dead.

"If he's alive or dead it doesn't matter. If he's dead, just prop him up and put some dark glasses on him like, like 'Weekend at Bernie's,'" McCain joked. "Let's get the best minds in America together and fix this tax code."

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- workingboy I'm a Fan of workingboy 3 fans permalink

McCain seems to be increasingly unbalanced. Why doesn't his family get him to a doctor?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:10 PM on 10/05/2007

I don't think they can cure brain death.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:05 PM on 10/05/2007
- Mike169 I'm a Fan of Mike169 52 fans permalink
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A cannibal was walking through the jungle and came upon a
restaurant operated by a fellow cannibal. Feeling somewhat
hungry, he sat down and looked over the menu...

+ Tourist: $5

+ Broiled Missionary: $10.00

+ Fried Explorer: $15.00

+ Grilled Republican: $100.00


The cannibal called the waiter over and asked, 'Why such a price
difference for the Republican?'

The cook replied, "Have you ever tried to clean one?
They're so full of shit, it takes all morning."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:08 PM on 10/05/2007
- lornejl I'm a Fan of lornejl 663 fans permalink
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John, whenever you open your piehole, you say something stupid. Try running as a mime, your numbers will go up even tho everyone hates mimes.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:07 PM on 10/05/2007

WHY DOES MCCAIN CONTINUE TO MAKE AN A** OF

HIMSELF AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:04 PM on 10/05/2007
- plages I'm a Fan of plages 19 fans permalink

The McCain mutiny, would like nothing better than most every one who doesn't think as they do, dead!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:53 AM on 10/05/2007
- HumeSkeptic I'm a Fan of HumeSkeptic 1670 fans permalink
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Dead man talking.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:45 AM on 10/05/2007
- Birdman I'm a Fan of Birdman 42 fans permalink

Yuck it up you moron, no one is going to vote for you anyway.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:43 AM on 10/05/2007
- frantaylor I'm a Fan of frantaylor 22 fans permalink

Dead men start no wars.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:30 AM on 10/05/2007

Well I be Damn! McCain must have missed his toke! He almost sounds somewhat rational in this article? Hmmnnn Ghost writer for the article perhaps?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:26 AM on 10/05/2007
- studlyguy I'm a Fan of studlyguy 11 fans permalink

MENTAL ILLNESS is running rampant in repukes poor McCain ,sorry McCain but for your information Greenspan is the one who started this home mortgage mess in the first place by keeping interest rates to low thus causing the fake housing boom , of which we are now seeing the consequences of Greenspan feds policy while he was in charge and poor Ben is getting all the blame for Greenspans mistakes ,so McCain your nothing more then just another stupid nazi follower

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:19 AM on 10/05/2007
- Mike169 I'm a Fan of Mike169 52 fans permalink
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It would seem to me to be political suicide to appoint a dead guy as head of the Fed. On the other hand most of their live appointments may as well have been dead.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:09 AM on 10/05/2007
- Grunty1 I'm a Fan of Grunty1 232 fans permalink

McCain almost said something smart here:
I'd prefer most positions in the government vacant if McCain were elected as well. Absolutely nothing being done would be preferable to the damage his appointees would do.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:06 AM on 10/05/2007
- zull2 I'm a Fan of zull2 40 fans permalink
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Jokes aside, I think we need to let Greenspan's economic policies die. The economy under Greenspan has essentially done nothing to improve the lives of the average Joe, but have essentially consolidated the wealth in this society to a very few people of privilege who may/may not have actually worked to achieve that privilege. At the same time, the economy under Greenspan has been an intense roller coaster ride of constant instability. Moreso, the guy even went to bed with the Bush Administration in regards to the subprime morgage fiasco by encouraging this false economic boom purely to save Bush's backside in 2004 when the economy was still officially in the crapper.

The best thing about an undead Greenspan? His economic policy of "arrr, brains" might actually be more effective than the fraud he perpetuated upon this country for decades.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:04 AM on 10/05/2007
- MI6troll I'm a Fan of MI6troll 25 fans permalink

McCain seems to have become a doctor.

"First, do no harm."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:01 AM on 10/05/2007
- rabun666 I'm a Fan of rabun666 14 fans permalink

A dead candidacy would appoint a dead Greenspan. Makes McCainian sense to me.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:00 AM on 10/05/2007
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