Holtz-Eakin: McCain Can Change His Proposals, But Don’t Criticize Him For It
Holtz-Eakin: McCain Can Change His Proposals, But Don’t Criticize Him For It
This afternoon on MSNBC, John McCain’s senior economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin complained that some critics have flip-flopped in their assessments of McCain’s Homeownership Resurgence Plan:
HOLTZ-EAKIN: Senator Obama looked at this idea and thought it was such a good idea that the night of the debate claimed it was his own, but the very next day attacked John McCain about this plan. Why? Well, the reason is quite simple.
Watch it:
Many progressives changed their opinion of McCain’s proposal for one “quite simple” reason: McCain changed his proposal.
On Tuesday night, McCain appeared to be offering a responsible plan that called for lenders to sell the mortgages of struggling homeowners to the government at a discount, rather than their face value — thus forcing lenders to foot the loss.
By Wednesday, McCain had significantly modified his proposal, shifting the cost of the plan from the lenders and onto tax payers. Under his new plan, McCain would pay each lender the full face value of each mortgage, amounting to a $100 billion boondoggle for lenders who made bad loans.
According to Holtz-Eakin, McCain is allowed to change his proposals, but we’re not allowed to criticize him for it.
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Holtz-Freakin must be shitting his pants at the poll numbers.
:-D
October 9th, 2008 at 6:52 pmYes don’t criticize mccain or he might go ballistic !
October 9th, 2008 at 6:54 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAyK-enrF1g
HOLTZ-EAKIN: Senator Obama looked at this idea and thought it was such a good idea that the night of the debate claimed it was his own, but the very next day attacked John McCain about this plan. Why? Well, the reason is quite simple.
Sure is , Holding-HisOwn-Gherkin
Because Obama wasn’t planning on punishing the taxpayers like your boy is…………
October 9th, 2008 at 6:57 pmThis is the clown who claimed McCain brought us the “miracle” of the Blackberry (which was invented in Canada). Why is anyone asking him his opinion?
October 9th, 2008 at 6:59 pmNew and improved! No new cost to the taxpayer!
The last time I checked the additional $100 billion, used to ensure that banks don’t have to accept losses, isn’t a rebate check to appear in the government’s mailbox.
F uck you, Herb Sandler.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:07 pmHoltz-EatME!
October 9th, 2008 at 7:09 pm(with apologies to robbez)
Cool it with pointing out that Grampy changes his mind a lot, or you’ll piss the old coot off.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:11 pmAnyone seen Rick Davis lately? Has he been banished to the same island as Carly?
Can’t help noticing that Rep. Heather Wilson of Sen. Domenici/David Inglesias firing fame, is the newest female spokesperson for McCain. Too bad her voice sounds like she has an allergy to the hay in her barn stall.
PEACE
October 9th, 2008 at 7:11 pmor they’ll accuse you of appeasing terrorists and being unpatriotic?
Oh, yeah, and don’t question any action he may take and don’t go asking about the past, either, see. We’ll get along just fine.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:32 pmOh Mom, SNAP!!! :D
October 9th, 2008 at 7:32 pmMcCain and his den of slobbering lobbyists suddenly saw another opportunity not only to bring in some votes, but to look like they were helping the middle class while siphoning off billions to go to those who fill their company coffers and replenish Republican campaign coffers. What’s the use of helping the man on the street–this is class warfare?!
October 9th, 2008 at 7:34 pmWell spencers mom at least Heather Wilson doesn’t sound like she wasted like Cindy McCain did yesterday when she was attacking Obama. She was either high or she’s dumber than Palin.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:34 pmDidn’t mean “slobbering” lobbyists, I meant “salivating”, but then again . . . ?
October 9th, 2008 at 7:36 pmOk, was he watching a different debate. Where did Obama claim ownership of the plan McCain dropped on us? These people say the most ridiculous things and no one every challenges them.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:39 pmDouglas Holtz-Eakin: “Pay no attention to our non-existent managerial skills. Besides, I get paid to come up with formulas that give the answer we’re looking for. My friends call me ‘fudge’.”
October 9th, 2008 at 7:40 pmSpencers Mom says:
“Anyone seen Rick Davis latley? Has he been banished to the same island as Carly?
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Spencers Mom:
October 9th, 2008 at 7:42 pm…”I think he is on assignment trying to know what Biden’s middle name is”.
Does anyone know where to find a client list for DHE Consulting, Holtz-Eakin’s consulting outfit?
October 9th, 2008 at 7:46 pmHoltz-Eakin: McCain Can Change His Proposals, But Don’t Criticize Him For It»
For he is the living incarnation of the great, and powerful OZ!
As the country’s foremost forward-thinker, OZ cannot “flip-flop.” When reality changes, so must opinion of it.
Oz… Has… Spoken!
…Oh, and Oz commands that you ignore polling statistics!
October 9th, 2008 at 7:50 pmsuperid Says:
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Does anyone know where to find a client list for DHE Consulting, Holtz-Eakin’s consulting outfit?
October 9th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Written on the outside of McCain’s Depends……….
October 9th, 2008 at 8:00 pmUp is down. Right is wrong. These guys are geniuses.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:18 pmHe can change his underwear as well. It’s not changing it that some are criticizing. It’s turning it inside out and not realizing which side the big dark spots are on, holding it up to the light so that it doesn’t matter to the people looking. Either way, it is a big dark spot. He isn’t really hiding anything as he flips and flops.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:30 pmWonder why he is hiding his medical records about big dark spots? They need some light too.
MCMetal – Come on, you can do better than a McCain and Depends joke. Third stall from the end at the LogJam would have been funnier.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:43 pmDougie is going to be bunking in “places unknown” if he can’t come up with a win come Nov. 5. Karl Rove won’t take to being unemployed well.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:50 pmYou sure that this bozo wasn’t doing his best Tucker Bounds imitation?? This is more of the “do it my way or else” strategy that McSame automatons seem to revert back to when they can’t think of anything else..
KoolAide getting weak?? Naa…just rusty needles…
October 9th, 2008 at 9:28 pmDoes your other top economic advisor, Carla Fiorina, have an opionion on this plan, John?
Oh yeah, that’s right… once she admitted publicly that your vice presidential pick was incapable of running a large corporation, we are no longer treated to her valuable opinions.
Then again, I suppose the $42 million dollar severance payout she received for running her company into the ground makes mortgage foreclosures kind of irrelevant to her anyway.
October 10th, 2008 at 1:10 amtarazan Says:
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Spencers Mom says:
“Anyone seen Rick Davis latley? Has he been banished to the same island as Carly?
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Spencers Mom:
…”I think he is on assignment trying to know what Biden’s middle name is”.
Fox News and Friends just reported a breaking rumor that Joe Biden’s middle name is “bin”.
October 10th, 2008 at 9:00 am