Because we have bills to pay

From Joe Klein:
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and current chief McCain economic advisor, is an honest man–which means he’s something of a liability on the Straight Talk Express. A few months ago, he admitted to my colleague, Michael Scherer, that Barack Obama’s economic plan would reduce taxes for most people. [...]

Babysitting

I just heard that Doug Holtz-Eakin, McCain’s top economic adviser, had to cancel a speaking engagement at Brookings in order to babysit Sarah Palin because she knows nothing about the economy. The McCain team must be loving this VP pick.