Dumb Talk Express

From today's New York Times:

In the interview, Mr. McCain said, referring to tax cuts, "Whether they actually pay for themselves dollar for dollar, obviously there are differences in opinion."

Very true, in the sense that serious economists and policy experts all say no, while those who know that it is political suicide in the modern GOP to break with this particular piece of baseless dogma all say yes.

I was a little surprised yesterday when the Times endorsed McCain in the Republican primary, based largely on his supposed steadfastness compared to Romney and Giuliani. But I can't think of one major issue — tax cuts, the war, immigration, etc. — where McCain hasn't changed his mind to conveniently mirror the positions held by the GOP base. That he manages to get away with it proves him to be an able politician, but that doesn't change the fact that he's no less of a panderer than any of his rivals.