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Posted on 07/10/2008 12:54:41 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
McCain slammed economic adviser Phil Gramm for his “mental recession” and “nation of whiners” comment. He said he didn’t agree with him and even proposed a position in a McCain administration -- ambassador to Belarus, “though I’m not sure the citizens of Minsk would welcome that,” McCain said.
“I don’t agree with Sen. Gramm,” McCain said at a news conference this afternoon. “I believe that the person here in Michigan who just lost their job, isn’t suffering from a ‘mental recession.’ The mother here who is trying to get enough money to feed her children, isn’t ‘whining.’”
“Phil Gramm doesn’t speak for me, I speak for me. I strongly disagree,” McCain continued, speaking of the man who some speculated could be Treasury Secretary in a McCain administration.
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McCain does not want to be POTUS, that is unless he can run on the Democrat ticket. The fix IS in. This really proves it.
It is us & them.
Gramm’s statement was stupid. He’s already been a thorn in the campaign, because of his work to pass the Enron loophole, which is being used to cloud up what should be an easy path to drilling.
Does Gramm really believe that nobody’s house has dropped in value, that the stock market is NOT down 20%, that gasoline does NOT cost over twice what it did a couple of years ago, that heating oil is NOT through the roof, that our food costs aren’t soaring, or that a million more people are out of work?
We are not in a recession. But the economy isn’t hunky-dory either, and Gramm’s comments that we are whining did a disservice to the candidate he is claiming to support, as well as showing a callous indifference to the many people who HAVE suffered over the past two years of Democrat rule.
Which of course is the reason Gramm should be booted now — while the official message is that the Democrats have screwed things up and made everything worse, it doesn’t help to have an advisor saying that everything is great and the Democrats haven’t messed things up at all.
There is not a recession. Words have meanings, and if you redefine recession to be “I’m unhappy”, then there is no word to describe a real recession.
The economy doesn’t suck. Here in Tucson, unemployment has just edged up to 4%. Housing prices are about what they were 3 years ago. You can rent an 800 sq ft apartment for $650. Gas is going up - no shock there, since we’ve restricted production for 30 years. Taxes do not need to increase - try voting republican, if you can find a real one.
McCain is pandering to people like you, who care more about someone feeling your pain than solutions. It doesn’t help.
what a joke of a candidate MC cain is. . I just can’t believe how badly this is going. horrible, McPainful.. is this the same guy who stood up to torture for 5 years? sheesh, what has happened to him? .. in fact I’m surprised he didn’t issue a formal apology for the Graham statement. “my friends, I know you are hurting”, etc..
I through with it.. we will lose in November because McCain didn’t bother to sit down and watch a few speeches from the gipper. ( it might have reminded about the proper care and feeding of a liberal nation ).. you lead them... you tell them to quit whining.. that we are going to be just fine... that we will deal with it... that we will drill drill drill..
uggh... I’ve had it with this guy. it’s completely hopeless.
Home prices falling from stratospheric to merely ridiculous is not a recession. It's a correction, and one that was badly needed.
Other than those two things, there really isn't much wrong with this economy.
Fox reporting now, Gramm stands by his comments.
Conservatives will be glad to hear that John McCain will be getting economic advice from Phill Gramm. Never mind.
Juan mccain just saved me from making a stupedo donation, with his continuation of his “maverick” stupidity of slapping his own side.
I’m with Phil on this one. We do whine. Then we look to the government for a fix. Its not good for us.
Peggy Noonan expressed a similar sentiment in a recent column.
TEAM MCCAIN could be reality television. Kinda of like Survivor, where he keeps kicking his own dumbasses off his own island until only the RINO relic remains.
That’s exactly what I thought. I feel played.
“He can only disappoint you if you expect anything from him.” BEST damn observation of the day!!!
There are two definitions of recession. The official definition is that the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has declared there is a recession. Many people prefer a definition that is more transparent and seemingly more objective. The second definition is two quarters of negative economic growth. Neither definition has been met. There is no recession.
The unemployment rate has edged up from 5% to 5.5% since the Democrats took control of Congress. That is a move in the wrong direction. But even 5.5% unemployment is not bad by historic standards.
The price of gasoline has gone up. What do you expect when the worldwide demand goes up and environmentalists restrict supply in the US? Their actions hurt the consumer, reduce jobs, hurt our international trade and the value of the dollar, reduce government revenues, etc. And they don’t do any good for the environment either.
The GOP has 52 days and a wakeup to exercise the nuclear option. If not, don your wetsuit and a snorkel.
I'm not a big fan of Gramm because he chased cameras, but he has more integrity in his little finger than McCain has in his whole body!
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