QUOTE OF THE DAY….From Hillary Clinton, after being asked if there’s a single economist who thinks a gas tax holiday makes sense:
“Well, I’ll tell you what, I’m not going to put my lot in with economists.”
Smart woman. Those economists are a shifty lot. (Via email from the Stephanopoulos show.)
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