McCain Forgives Gramm For Calling America "Nation Of Whiners"

huffingtonpost.com     Jul 18, 2008            

Conservative columnist Robert Novak reports today that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, have patched things up since Gramm made his clunky comments about the U.S. being "sort of...a nation of whiners," and in a "mental recession." "Gramm apologized to McCain for his remarks that gave Democrats an opening against the Republican presidential candidate and provided several days of ammunition for blogs, cable television and radio talk shows," Novak writes. "McCain told Gramm not to worry about the expected pitfalls of a campaign surrogate. Gramm will continue as an adviser and surrogate. Gramm remained a steadfast supporter last year when it appeared that McCain's campaign had collapsed. McCain was a loyal backer of Gramm's failed 1988 campaign for president and did not leave until the candidate... [read full story]                    

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The Great Prevaricator Remembered II: With Reagan Policies, Seldom Has So Much Harm Been Done To...

beggarscanbechoosers.com     Jul 15, 2008          

By MANIFESTO JOEWith news of a Bush/Treasury/Federal Reserve bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac, I'd say it's unofficially official: Reaganomics, and the 30-year era of helter-skelter deregulation that came...                    

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Blind Faith: How Deregulation and Enron's Influence Over Government Looted Billions from Americans

legitgov.org     Jul 15, 2008          

Sen. Gramm, White House Must Be Investigated for Role in Enron's Fraud of Consumers and Shareholders --Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy & Environment Program December 2001 After passage of Gramm's energy commodity...                    

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Robert Scheer: The Real Legacy of the 'Reagan Revolution'

huffingtonpost.com     Jul 16, 2008          

McCain campaign co-chair Phil Gramm is right: We have "become a nation of whiners." The very bankers who now expect a government bailout, such as those at UBS Investment Bank, where Gramm found lucrative employment. As chair of...                    

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Today in The Nation: Tough Love for Bankers

thenation.com     Jul 16, 2008          

Phil Gramm is right: We have "become a nation of whiners." As chair of the powerful Senate Banking Committee, Gramm engineered passage of legislation that effectively ended the major regulatory restraints applied to the...                    

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John Young: Gramm said what he meant

wacotrib.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Thursday, July 17, 2008 I never thought I’d have to come to this, defending Phil Gramm on anything. But now I come to Phil’s defense for saying — what? — exactly what the leader of his party has been saying for months? Gramm,...                    

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Phil Gramm's Porn Stash

legitgov.org     Jul 16, 2008          

By Max Blumenthal. Before Gramm joined the Christian Coalition's Ralph Reed to call for the defunding of the NEA, before he attacked an opponent for taking money from a gay rights group, and before he was interviewed by the...                    

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At Least SOMEBODY Saw the Phil Gramm/UBS Disaster Coming

newsvine.com     Jul 17, 2008          

News Type: Opinion — Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:13 AM EDT Phil Gramm's transition from the Senate to the Vice Chairmanship at UBS went largely unnoticed outside of financial media. Even today, after his turn at the "Gaffe o' the Week"...                    

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Phil Gramm meant what he said

nwsource.com     Jul 17, 2008          

I never thought I'd have to come to this, defending Phil Gramm on anything. But now I come to Phil's defense for saying -- what? -- exactly what the leader of his party has been saying for months? After all, it's basically one...                    

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We have everything to fear from McCain

nwsource.com     Jul 17, 2008          

When the almost six billion of us outside the U.S. watch the contest for The Most Powerful Man in the World, we tend to focus on the candidates' foreign policies. When he is forced to talk about the economy, McCain has always...                    

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Would you buy a mortgage from John McCain?

johannhari.com     Jul 16, 2008          

He learned his economic vision from the man who caused Enron - and the credit crunch When the almost six billion of us outside the US watch the contest for The Most Powerful Man in the World, we tend to focus on the candidates'...                    

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