'Economists For McCain' Trash McCain's New Mortgage Plan

Huffington Post by Sam Stein, Seth Colter Walls | Oct. 10, 2008 (News Report)

In interviews with the Huffington Post, roughly a dozen of McCain's economist supporters said they disagreed with the Senator's recent proposal -- for the government to buy distressed mortgages at face value from banks and renegotiate them with homeowners. Several viewed it as a gimmick, driven mostly by political circumstance. Only one pro-McCain economist spoke up in favor of the plan. Full Story »

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 by Marty Heyman - Oct. 10, 2008

As far as it goes, it brings statements from supporters unhappy with the proposal. It would have been much stronger if it had counterbalanced this with some supporters of the proposal and some willing to explain the differences in viewpoint.

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