I DO NOT THINK THAT WORD MEANS WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS….The Wall Street Journal asked its panel of economists which presidential candidate offers the most responsible fiscal policies. Only 28 answered:
However, Sen. John McCain was the clear favorite of those who answered the question. Twenty-one economists [or] 75% of the respondents chose the Republican contender.
I guess blowing a $5 trillion hole in the budget and proposing a gas tax holiday counts as responsible among the WSJ’s team. Maybe Hillary was right about economists after all. Via Krugman.