On July 1, 2005, the Chairman of
then President George W. Bush's Council of
Economic Advisors told a reporter from CNBC that,
Malpass came on the show to discuss his new role as an
economic advisor to Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign, which occurred right around the same time that Perry debuted his optional 20 percent flat tax proposal — and
then promptly stepped on his own message by reigniting the controversy over President Obama's birth certificate.