Former Reagan economist joins Kubby campaign

Steve Kubby and Kubby for President welcome the campaign's new Senior Economic Advisor -- former Reagan White House official Joe Cobb.

"I know Steve personally," writes Cobb in a post on his blog, "and I plan to work very hard for his success in getting the LP nomination in Denver, Memorial Day weekend." He comes on board as Steve prepares his own, Libertarian, "economic stimulus" proposal to address America's economic troubles and the federal government's role in creating those troubles.

Cobb, who holds a BA and MBA from the University of Chicago, served as Deputy Director of the Reagan administration’s Office of Policy Information, and as Economic Advisor to the US State Department's mission to the Organization of American states. Later he also worked as Chief Economist for the US Senate’s Republican Policy Committee, Staff Director and Senior Economist for the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, and Economist for the US House of Representatives’ Banking Committee. He is a former Senior Fellow of the Heritage Foundation and the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution.