Guess who’s open to ‘tax increases on wealthier Americans’?

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Last week, Carly Fiorina, a leading McCain advisor/surrogate and the Republican National Committee's "Victory Chairman," was discussing consumer-driven health insurance when she proposed "a real, live example which I've been hearing a lot about from women: There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication. Those women would like a choice." When reporters asked McCain if he agrees with his top advisor, the senator was hopelessly lost.

It looks like Fiorina put McCain in yet another difficult spot this week.

In an interview, Carly Fiorina, a top adviser, explains that any tax increases on "middle- and working-class" Americans are off limits. She says if a bipartisan coalition is "creative enough" to fashion tax increases on wealthier Americans, that may prove palatable.

As Ben Smith put it, "Grover Norquist, call your office."

It's hard to know what to think about something like this. Fiorina is one of McCain's top advisors, and a leading McCain campaign surrogate. Campaigns are pretty selective about who gets to speak on McCain's behalf on "Meet the Press," and yet, there was Fiorina yesterday, repeating demonstrably false talking points for a national television audience.

So, is Fiorina straying from the script and publicly disagreeing with the campaign because she genuinely thinks her preferred candidate is wrong, or is this some kind of clumsy effort to make McCain take both sides of every issue?

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[Ban Hammer 13,352]

democrats should be happy - they have two dems in the race still.

[Dan J 277]

democrats should be happy - they have two dems in the race still.

No one Dem, and the other is a Independent Democrat Republican.

[almaty 19]

bless senator mccain

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

democrats should be happy - they have two dems in the race still.

No one Dem, and the other is a Independent Democrat Republican.

both too liberal for me.

[Niels Bohr 72]

I'm taking a pioneering guess as to the sex of the director in the medical insurance business. They're males.

[Kevin and 10]

democrats should be happy - they have two dems in the race still.

No one Dem, and the other is a Independent Democrat Republican.

both too liberal for me.

Sad but true