McCain Campaign Falsely Claims 300 Economists Endorse His Plan

Did you hear the one about the 300 economists backing John McCain's new economic plan?

The punchline, thanks to enterprising online journalists at Politico, is that some of the economists named by the McCain campaign hadn't even seen the plan, let alone supported it. One interviewee even said he'd prefer that Sen. Barack Obama be elected president.

"In interviews with more than a dozen of the signatories, Politico found that, far from embracing McCain's economic plan, many were unfamiliar with -- or downright opposed to -- key details," the story stated. It is available at www.politico.com.

Politco noted that besides falsely claiming supporters, the plan makes no mention of McCain's controversial call for a gas tax holiday or the federal deficit, which is expected to near $400 billion this year.