He did not talk about it because the average CNN watcher has no idea what any of that would mean.
Relax. A national sales tax is a dead issue until after the election...and it should be. He did not throw it out.
He said it was interesting.
That fact is....even for a lot of Republicans....the idea scares folks....and it could cost him an election.
If he does not win....we will never even get to the debate on the National Sales Tax.
One thing at a time. This is politics...and the game must be played. If it is not played...then we lose more than just the White House.
He was totally in charge of that interview. This was NOT a man who had been "prepped". He knows the material cold.
The libs are gonna have a hard time saying he's "removed from the process" after this.
It was hands down the best interview I've ever seen them do!
The man third in line to be president is promoting it. This man happens to be a Republican. He's also going to be speaking at the Convention. He did nothing to shield him from demonization from Kerry-- which has already started because of comments Bush made on a sales tax. Bush ran away like he was on fire. He could have offered a simple, brief defense of it. It's not hard. He offered no protection for Hastert-- a leader of the GOP. He let Kerry's demonization go as the truth. "I won't raise taxes, I won't raise taxes. You gotta believe me!" That's not the way to answer that question.
Maybe I should have said second in line, but you know what I meant.