McCain breaks with economic adviser over *whiners* remark
July 11th, 2008 . by TexasFredWASHINGTON — Republican John McCain rebuked his friend and adviser Phil Gramm on Thursday for saying the U.S. has become a “nation of whiners�? about the economy and that the nation is in a “mental recession.�?
“Phil Gramm does not speak for me,�? the presumptive GOP presidential nominee said. “I speak for me.�?
Gramm, a former Texas senator and economics professor, told The Washington Times that “we have sort of become a nation of whiners. You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness.�?
He went on to say the U.S. is not in a recession, which is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth, but many people seem to think so. “You’ve heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession.�?
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama jumped on Gramm’s comments. “America already has one Dr. Phil,�? Obama said in Virginia, referring to TV personality Phil McGraw. “When it comes to the economy, we don’t need another.�?
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McCain breaks with economic adviser over *whiners* remark
In 1776 our forefathers put their lives and fortunes on the line when they signed the Declaration of Independence. They didn’t settle for 2nd best. They didn’t choose the lesser of 2 evils. They chose freedom and they staked their lives and liberty on that great act of revolution. They were true men of substance and courage.
It’s a crying shame that we don’t still have a majority of real patriots in America, individuals that fit the mold of a patriot, the men that made this nation great.
Sen. Gramm is only speaking the obvious. McCain can’t accept that, neither can Obama, and that’s because it goes against everything that both of these politicians stand for. McCain and Obama are as near to being the same politically as people can be, there is not more than 2 degrees of separation in their political viewpoint.
We have had Dem and Dem Lite forced upon us, and it’s time for American Conservatives to wake up and FIGHT. It’s time to take this nation back. It’s time to wrest this nation from the hands of the 2 most destructive forces in American politics, the DNC and the RNC.
Are there any real PATRIOTS left in this nation? Or have the vast majority become nothing more than a bunch of simpering, apathetic appeasers?
There is still an opportunity to save this nation, but it’s going to take more than a handful of real PATRIOTS, it’s going to take the commitment of REAL Conservatives, and we must totally denounce BOTH candidates and organize the biggest, and most effective write-in campaign in American history.
“There is still an opportunity to save this nation, but it’s going to take more than a handful of real PATRIOTS, it’s going to take the commitment of REAL Conservatives, and we must totally denounce BOTH candidates and organize the biggest, and most effective write-in campaign in American history.�?
Shelly Sekula-Gibbs tried a write in campaign in a heavy conservative district, Tom DeLay’s old District 22 in 2006, and couldn’t make it happen in a high affluent district so asking the country to pull it off, where you would be dealing with all levels of educated citizens, is only a dream.
Keep buying bullets and stock piling.
Top Gun, and as long as people remain unwilling to try, all we’ll have is McCain or Obama…
Of course Phil is exactly right in what he said. The good Ol’ US of A is infested with both legal and illegal “Whiners”…too bad McCain didn’t have the guts to agree.
I didn’t know my respect for McFeingold could decline anymore, but when he didn’t stand up and say, “YES, We HAVE become a nation of whiners!”, it took a serious nose dive.
Is it possible to have negative respect? Hmm…
Dr. Phil as in Phil Gramm was exacly right. (If memory serves, Gramm holds a doctorate in economics…right? I seem to recall that before politics he was a professor of economics at a university in Texas.) Gramm was only citing the obvious.
Yes, I could support a write-in campaign. But who? That is a serious question. Who would agree to be our write-in candidate?
I dispise not having a candidate to get behind and to vote for.
Best regards, everyone!
Longstreet
Gramm is quite right, and the whining is my major pet peeve regarding my fellow citizens. I will also add that our current economic problems are due to congress more than anything. We the people HAVE to elect smart, honest people with the countries best interests at heart. we don’t now. we better start, or the country is going to go down the tubes.