In McCain’s ad he says he won’t tolerate an economy that puts you and your family “at risk.” “Your savings, your jobs, I’ll keep them safe.”

I think we can give him the benefit of the doubt given the context and all that. The guy is a committed free trader, for example. But just for the record, the plain meaning of those words is disturbing. Free market economies are by nature “risky.” We can have honest arguments about limiting or minimizing needless risk. But eliminating risk itself is not only impossible, any serious attempt to do so would be dangerous.