Fox News host corners Fed nom Stephen Moore on Herman Cain: 'You can’t think of a single person' more qualified?

Federal Reserve Board nominee Stephen Moore on Sunday defended fellow nominee Herman Cain and his 9-9-9 tax plan.

During an interview on Fox News, host Leland Vittert challenged Moore on his claim that there is "nobody more qualified" than Cain to sit on the Fed Board.

"Really?" the Fox News host asked. "You can't think of a single other person in America?"

"What I meant to say, both my choice and Herman Cain's choice is unconventional," Moore agreed. "We'll both -- we'll probably go over there [to the Fed] and we'll be thinking outside the box. And what's wrong with that?"

"You're a little bit more in the river banks than [Herman Cain's] 9-9-9 [tax plan]," Vittert said.

"I think 9-9-9 is a cool plan," Moore replied. "But here's the point. Why does it have to be that you have to have all these Ph.D. economists over at the Federal Reserve? They're the same people that made the mistake in December in raising the rates."

Cain first outlined his 9-9-9 tax plan while running for president in the 2012 election. Under the proposal, would set the taxes on corporate and individual income at 9%. The plan would have also added a 9% national sales tax.

Watch the video below from Fox News.