What a candidate says on the campaign trail is, at best, an imperfect guide to governance. A more direct indicator is who candidates surround themselves with.
Megan McArdle gives an interesting review of economic advisors on the presidential campaign trail. Her analysis loosely parallels my point here. Ackerman follows up on national security.
At Tombs on Thursday I made an observation about Ms. McArdle. I COMPLETELY retract that statement. I was wrong and I know when to admit it!
2 comments:
I find it interesting that Huckabee attributes his increase in polls to God when he recently appointed two CFR members as his foreign policy advisers. I agree that who a candidate surrounds themselves with is more important than what the candidate says. Was it God or the CFR that increased his ratings?
What caused you to change your tune??
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