The Essential Phil Gramm
kudlowsmoneypolitics.blogspot.com     Jul 21, 2008            

When the Phil Gramm flap broke out about 10 days ago, with his Washington Times interview miscues about a nation of whiners and a mental recession, other McCain economic advisors were quick to lambaste the former Texas senator. Douglas Holtz-Eakin told the PBS Nightly Business Report that Gramm is no longer giving advice to McCain or his aides. He said, “I haven’t spoken to Sen. Gramm since the comments took place, and I’m not expecting to.” On Meet the Press, Carly Fiorina emphasized that Sen. McCain had rejected Gramm’s remarks, and then said, “I don’t think Sen. Gramm will any longer be speaking for John McCain.” While McCain clearly disowned Gramm’s remarks, Holtz-Eakin and Fiorina were wrong, at least at that point, to throw Gramm out of the campaign. In fact, McCain spoke to Gramm after dissing him, and asked him to... [read full story]                    


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