First Drafts - The Prospect magazine blog

If Eugene Robinson’s op-ed in the Washington Post today somewhat states the obvious, it’s an obvious that needs stating: How are Obama and Clinton going to pay for universal health insurance if billions of dollars keep evaporating from the US economy? And how will old stalwart McCain fund his Hundred Years’ War in the middle east if Wall Street is in ruins? McCain recently admitted that “the issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should.” He is now, however, finding time to dip into Alan Greenspan’s book.