The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

John McCain is right—the attorney general of New York is a perfectly ridiculous fit as his SEC chairman.

Posted Monday, September 22, 2008 - 4:57pm

It is inappropriate to comment because of our ongoing investigations into short-selling during last week's market turmoil, as well as other market investigations we are currently conducting in conjunction with the SEC.

It certainly isn’t a denial, but it certainly isn’t an acceptance, either. It’s the kind of political gobbledygook often heard from John McCain’s press office. How perfect.

 

(Photo of Andrew Cuomo (R) by Evan Agostini/Getty Images. Photo of John McCain (L) MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

John McCain (L) and Andrew Cuomo (R)
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Wow, what a waste of an

Wow, what a waste of an article. If all you were going to do was link to the Voice article, why didn't you just do that?

Honestly, if you actually read the Voice article, it's pretty crappy--a transparent attempt to pin the blame for a very complicated situation on one guy. But I guess actually reading the articles you link to is beyond Slate.

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