John McCain

McCain Claims Never Said He Doesn't Understand Economics

Posted by Michael Link on July 2, 2008 at 09:54 AM

But reality begs to differ.

The quotes, via Think Progress:

- “The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should,” McCain said. “I’ve got Greenspan’s book.” [December 2007]

- Seeking to explain his shift on economic issues, McCain claimed: “I didn’t pay nearly the attention to those issues in the past. I was probably a ’supply-sider’ based on the fact that I really didn’t jump into the issue.” [January 2000]

He's been denying the existence of these repeated quotes for a while now. Remember this reply from the GOP debate? But obviously, he knows he said it repeatedly; even if he had forgotten, he's had the quotes read to him.

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