Gramm to continue as McCain adviser and surrogate.»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/18/gramm-to-continue-as-mccain-adviser-and-surrogate/

Gramm to continue as McCain adviser and surrogate.»

Last week, Phil Gramm, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) “econ brain,” said that America is a “nation of whiners” suffering from a “mental recession.” In response, McCain said that Gramm “does not speak for me,” and McCain policy adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin asserted that Gramm would no longer be giving McCain advice. Today, however, Robert Novak reports that “Gramm will continue as an adviser and surrogate“:

After Sen. John McCain publicly repudiated his close friend and adviser Phil Gramm’s comments about a “nation of whiners” and a “mental recession,” the two old political comrades patched up their relationship.

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. McCain told Gramm not to worry about the expected pitfalls of a campaign surrogate. Gramm will continue as an adviser and surrogate.

[BridgeTheGap]

1. Alive and not so well inside the bubble...how can any one consider voting for these idiots? n.t

[NatBurner]

2. was there ever any doubt?

i don't think he ever officially "stepped down"

i guess i got over-optimistic, because i was hoping whinergate would do reverend wright numbers with the press-

shame on me

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. I bet he's still in running for VP too.

[hatrack]

4. Yeah!!!! You stand by your friend, Senator McCain! Loyalty is important!

:rofl: :evilgrin: :rofl:

[yellowcanine]

5. But will Cindy McCain accept McGramm as a surrogate husband?

I know, very disgusting mind pictures erupt.

[blogslut]

6. Flippity Floppity

Flew.

[BeyondGeography]

7. If this was an Obama surrogate they'd be treating him like his first name was Jeremiah

[babylonsister]

8. Yep. I haven't heard squat on the m$m about this, and don't expect to. nt

[vaberella]

9. It's like an evil tag team against the American people.