Time To Say Goodbye! McCain Cuts Gramm Loose

It was too much for the McCain campaign. Their national co-chair, Phil Gramm made one too many mistakes. Keith Olbermann revealed Gramm was working as a paid lobbyist while advising John McCain on economic policy. His mission: to lobby congress regarding the mortgage crisis on behalf of the Swiss banking giant, UBS. I wish his efforts were on behalf of the citizens losing their homes.

Damaging as this revelation was, McCain kept him on. Then Gramm spoke. In a great show of compassion for the American people while addressing their economic woes, he said: "We have sort of become a nation of whiners." In other words, all those who do not share the same privileges and entitlements with which Phil Gramm was born, have no right to complain. Phil would rather his countrymen endure their hardship quietly.

Thanks Phil!

Wanting to appeal to the middle class voter, McCain realized that he could not advocate his economic policies while rubbing our noses in them. So, he cut Gramm loose; or rather, Gramm resigned.

Ah Phil! His recent words and deeds bring back such fond and vivid memories! Like the time he betrayed his fellow Democrats in 1981 by revealing their budget strategy to the Republicans. Always trying to top his latest achievements, he then went on to help Reagan pass his own budget. The war on the middle class went full steam ahead. Not wanting to miss out on the action, Gramm quickly joined the GOP and rode into combat on an elephant instead of a donkey.