Insanity

Albert Einstein once said the true definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
So what are we to make of a story in today's Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/04/21/mccain_defends_proposal_on_tax_cut/ in which Republican presidential hopeful John "Pander Bear" McCain defends extending the Bush tax cuts as more important than reducing the record federal deficit?
Weren't the original Bush tax cuts supposed to stimulate the economy? That's funny. I haven't felt stimulated in the seven years since the tax cuts went into effect. And the national economy? Hmmm. You can judge for yourself.
This is nothing more than McCain pandering to the conservative Republican base, trying to marshall their forces before he has to appeal to middle-of-the-road voters in the national campaign.
Even a child learns that you can't keep sticking your hand in a hot flame without getting burned.