A nation of whiners!
By Ron Beasley
Just when I think an Obama administration would not be that much different than a McSame administration( think FISA) McCain's best friend and chief economic adviser sets me straight.
Former Sen. Phil Gramm, a top economic adviser to presumptive GOP nominee John McCain, referred to the economic slowdown as "a mental recession" and called the United States “a nation of whiners.”
The comments, in an interview with The Washington Times, could hurt the campaign’s efforts to convince working-class Americans that McCain feels their pain.
Democrats immediately condemned the remarks as “callous” and quickly began working to gain widespread attention to them.Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton shot back "[T]he American people know that our economic problems aren’t just in their heads. They don’t need psychological relief — they need real relief — and that’s what Barack Obama will provide as president."
The Democratic National Committee issued a statement titled: “Out of Touch Much, Phil.”
The McCain campaign was smart enough to know that Gramm's statements could prove to be toxic:
A McCain official said: “Phil Gramm’s comments are not representative of John McCain’s views. John McCain travels the country every day talking to Americans who are hurting, feeling pain at the pump and worrying about how they’ll pay their mortgage. That’s why he has a realistic plan to deliver immediate relief at the gas pump, grow our economy and put Americans back to work.”
That sure isn't what Gramm said:
“You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession. … We have sort of become a nation of whiners. …
“You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline. … We've never been more dominant; we've never had more natural advantages than we have today.”
I have discussed how Phil Gramm is in part responsible for all of our current economic woes here and here. Phil Gramm's fingerprints can be found on the mortgage crisis, Enron and the gasoline crisis and this is the man who could be the Secretary of the Treasury in a McCain administration. For additional details see:
Who wrote this?
Posted by: Anonymous | July 10, 2008 at 02:32 PM
And thus, the straight-talk express becomes a delusional hayride to Nowheresville.
"You miserable whiners, SHUT UP back there! Or, I swear to GOD, I'll...Oh, and please vote for John McCain.
Posted by: 1MaNLan | July 10, 2008 at 02:40 PM
This is standard criminal behavior. When the facts become clear then the criminal starts to try to misdirect.
Posted by: muffler | July 10, 2008 at 03:39 PM
just remember Phil's wife I believe was on the board of directors of Enron (http://www.apfn.org/enron/gramm.htm) .. so let them eat cake... and I don't remember her name coming up in trial stuff.... amazing huh?
Posted by: rusted | July 11, 2008 at 08:51 AM