Do ya'll think that it would be useful to remind people of a certain jagoff named Phil Gramm?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

Or is it a moot point since he had to resign? Given Prince McCain's latest comments I think it might have some relevance.

[SIMPLYB1980]

1. Remind away no use in keeping the powder dry now.

[Enrique]

2. absolutely

in fact Obama just yesterday brought up Phil Gramm, calling him a "McCain advisor".

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. No shit really? It's hard to keep up w/ all the information floating around sometimes. n/t

[Overseas]

3. Phil Gramm is back on board so he can fight us whiners some more !!

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/08/14/phil-gramm-attends-mccain-campaign-briefing/print/

Posted By susandavis On August 14, 2008 @ 5:21 pm In Campaign 2008 | Laura Meckler reports from Aspen, Colo., on the presidential race.

Ousted John McCain campaign co-chairman Phil Gramm is back with the campaign’s top advisers this weekend, as the campaign gathers top supporters for a series of briefings in scenic Aspen, Colo. The former Texas senator stepped down from his position after he said in an interview last month that the country is in a “mental recession” and that we had become a “nation of whiners.”

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Asked what his role in the campaign is now, Gramm said in an interview, “I’m a supporter.” As for whether he continues to advise McCain, he said, “We’re friends. I haven’t stopped being his friend. If he asks me, I’d give it to him.” He added, “I’m not an official adviser.”

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UPDATE: At a dinner this evening, Sen. McCain singled out Gramm, among others, for particular thanks. “Phil Gramm and I and Wendy (Gramm) and Cindy and I go back many, many years, and I’m always grateful to see my friend, Phil Gramm. Thank you, Phil, for all your friendship and support.”

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. Great, I think we need to remind people every day til November. n/t

[MarjorieG]

16. More than whining, we need to hit on Enron loophole and foreclosure mess, thanks to the Gramms.

[Overseas]

17. And shall we call it McCainomics ? Trickle Up economics.

Help John Sidney McCain III, 8th richest senator, continue the Republican transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class up to the super-deserving super rich !!

[NatBurner]

4. did he resign though?

he's been spotted on the trail with the professional POW

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

5. I didn't know that. Oh hey but at least they haven't been spotted eating arugula. I swear

I'm gonna blow a fuckin' gasket before this thing is over.

[Muttocracy]

7. Obama brought up the whining stuff by McCain's econ. advisors earlier today :)

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. If I would have posted this yesterday. I'd be taking credit for it today.

OK not really but daddy definitely likey.

[Gato Moteado]

10. how did i know you were from chicago before even opening the post?

:)

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

11. Cool, it must have rubbed off on me already. I've only been here 2.5 years.

I'm a fast learner though. ;-)

[Gato Moteado]

12. whenever you hear someone use the word "jagoff".....

...they're almost always from chicago.

what part of chicago are you in?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

13. I just moved to Logan Square about 3mos. ago. As a disclaimer I have to state

that I watch a lot of mafia movies.

[Gato Moteado]

14. ah well.....the mafia films might explain it then!

so how do you like chicago?

i lived the first 28 years of my life there. i miss the city. i don't miss the winters.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

15. If i liked any more I'd ask it out on a date. No seriously i reall ydig it here.

After 14 years in Ohio it makes the whole experience even more enjoyable. There's also lots of "my people" here which doesn't hurt. Last winter made me reconsider for a minute though.

[Gato Moteado]

20. there's a good group of DUers up there too......

...i've been to a couple DU get-togethers when i've been back home for a visit.

[ErinBerin84]

18. yes! I really think that the Obama campaign dropped the ball on the Gramm comment

why no ads of McCain gushing over Gramms' economic genius? Why nothing about the enron loophole...you don't even have to explain the enron loophole in detail, since enron is so synonymous with corporate greed. Also, we need to whip out the picture of Bush and McCain yucking it up during Hurricane Katrina with Bush....a Happy Birthday, Senator McCain ad, as someone suggested here recently.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

19. Apparently he's back so they still have time to make up for not using

it in the first place.

[ErinBerin84]

21. yes

and if McCain wants to bring up the Bush/Cheney energy bill, we should bring up the "hell yes!" that McCain said when asked if he would like Cheney to serve in his administration some day.

[Alter Ego]

22. It was OK for their people to bitch about Jim Johnson and Eric Holder

even though they had less relevance to Obama's campaign than Gramm did to McCain's. I say to Obama: "Smoke 'em if ya got 'em."