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McCain Camp: Gramm Is Not Advising Us Anymore

Hmm, it looks like the McCain camp might have just thrown Phil Gramm under the bus in the wake of his "Nation of Whiners" gaffe.

McCain economic adviser Doug Holtz-Eakin appeared Friday night on PBS' Nightly Business Report, and had the following exchange with correspondent Darren Gersh:

GERSH: Is Senator Gramm still giving advice to Senator McCain?

HOLTZ-EAKIN: No.

GERSH: No.

HOLTZ-EAKIN: At -- I haven't spoken to Senator Gramm since the comments took place, and I'm not expecting to.

That's a big change from McCain's former attitude, when he declared that there was nobody more respected on economics than Phil Gramm.

(Via The Page)


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Obviously Wendy isn’t keeping Phil Gramm happy.

He meant "nobody more rejected on economics than Phil Gramm"

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Now THAT is a show of principle! When the going gets tough, jettison the problem people.

Now we need to ask McCain exactly *what* he learned that caused him to turn away from a top adviser. Is it a policy issue? or mere political expediency?

BP

PS: John, we already know the answer, so don't lie.

When the going gets tough, jettison the problem people.

In that case, McCain should be out on his ass.

What I want to know is: Who are McCain's other economics advisors, and do they think all our economic problems are "psychological?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P6bkbdAkFg

That's too bad as Gramm was the gift that kept on giving.

Indeed. Gramm needed to stick around longer so the American people could learn the full extent of his monstrosity. He helped deregulate the banking industry, the energy trading industry (Enron), he helped to tighten bankruptcy laws, and he even played an additional hand in helping to create the mortgage bubble.

I didn't think there any more big bad evil Republicans hanging around, but he ranks right up there with Tom Delay, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, and George Bush.

Easily. I was hoping he'd stick around, too, and demonstrate how a Swiss Bank was dictating the Republican nominee's economic "policies," such as they are.

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I won't shed a tear if this is the last time the expression "thrown under the bus" is EVER used. That being said, I'll be shocked if the media covers this bus toss with the vigor of Wesley Clark, Jeremiah Wright, or Granny Obama...

The bus is the media.

Who will McCain throw under the bus for the despicable Social Security comment brought to light recently? Oops, he said it, himself.

Did he get a Mark Penn-style firing where he still gets paid and still does his job?

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So Gramm is gone, but McCain still has his economic plan in place, and I doubt it'll be changing anytime soon.

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This should be pretty simple really. Someone needs to ask McCain the direct question of whether he will rule out the possibility of Gramm EVER serving in a McCain administration in ANY capacity. Let's see how far under the bus that McCain is willing to actually toss Gramm.

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The other question should be, "Which parts of your economic plan did Phil Gramm help shape, and are you making any changes to them now that you have said that he does not speak for you on economics?"

Also, why did you send him to speak to the Wall Street Journal editorial board on economics on the exact same day that you said that he does not speak for you?

I'm with ondioline - let's throw "thrown under the bus" under the bus. Let's throw "meme", "profound", and "resonate" down there too, and then back over all of them a few times to be sure they're good and dead.

What the hell is a meme, anyway? I was absent that day.

gosh, i had to catch myself from laughing out loud. let me inform you that poeple can vote for whom ever they want and belong to which ever party they want. you do not own our vote nor do we owe you our vote. i recommend you get over the fact that PUMA'a are working to impact this election with the only real power we have... our individual votes.

if he wins then he wins. if he loses it is not hilliary's fault but his own. were you not the ones who said PUMA voters did not matter any way?

this country will survive with the mccain surpreme justices so please stop with your redundent and fear mongering threats. i am just as concerned with whom obama would choose than mccain. actually, i am more worried about OBAMA's choice. i just heard that 8 of obama's super delegates have flipped to clinton. i do not know with certainty if true but i really hope it is.

Obama won. Working to change his mind is fine. But working for his defeat is working for McCain since they are the only two candidates left in the race and the party should not tollerate that.

My my my. Michelle the mangy flea bitten PUMA sure is flexible. She just heard a rumor that she says she does not know if it is true or not. Where did she hear it from. That is where her flexibility comes in. She heard it by putting her ear to her own Arse.

WTF does this comment have to do with the post?

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Since Gramm did help to shape McCain's economic policy, his quotes CAN BE USED over and over again.

All Obama has to do is say McCain's top economic adviser who helped shape his economic plan (true statement) said that we were in a mental recession and we are a nation of whiners.

He can say that over and over again for it is a true statement regardless if Gramm is working for the McCain campaign now or not.

the wheels on the bus go round and round

round and round, round and round

the wheels on the bus goes round and round

and phil gramm goes under the bus

ya gotta love the repuglitards

the poor dumb clueless bastards ...

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Gramm doesn't know the difference between people who are whining and people who are really pissed-off...

Gramm and McCain and the asshole-Republicans need to stop telling us that looting the treasury and passing it out as patronage to the wealthy - is the same thing as "economics".


Toughen up, cry babies! Remember the great depression of the 30's! Let's do it for Uncle McSam!

Non A P news lead: Gramps dumps Gramm!

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The MSM loves to play the "do you agree with those comments" game when someone says something stupid like Graham did; but they are letting McCain off the hook on whether Graham's opinions have shaped McCain's economic policy. I believe that Graham and other economic conservatives like him do believe exactly what Graham said and I do think that these thoughts are a deep part of their policy decisions as well.

I am glad gramm is out..He mistakes fury at what the republicans have done to our country,with whining. I have a question I really want to know. If MCCain had been doing his job and voted , what is his vote. Someone please ask him..

If MCCain had been doing his job, how would he have voted. For FISA or against FISA..

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