Gates might be on the board, but he has handed daytoday running of the company to someone else. Hence, "used to".
I think it's kinda sad that the worst thing you can say about McCain is that he came up with a stupid idea 7 years ago. He's come up with plenty of stupider ideas 7 weeks ago, 7 hours ago.
Oh, and your focus on financial issues is way out of line with American voters. They don't know who Greenspan was, and they really don't care. As long as money continues to buy things, all that shit is considered to be worked out. American voters are way more interested in social issues. McCain earned $7 million in donations in 1 day after selecting MILF Sarah Palin as his VP, because she is a hardline anti-abortion, anti-environment, anti-drug, and anti-gay Republican. Honestly, since both candidates are spouting the same energy policy bullshit, this election is going to come down to 2 questions:
- Do we want a black man to be president?
and
- Which candidate has less in common with George W. Bush?
Interest rates don't figure in at all.