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  • July 2008

    • McCain, Aides Often Part Ways on Policy

      Politico  |  Jul 31, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      McCain, Aides Often Part Ways on Policy

      (Newser) - Much has been made recently of John McCain’s difficulty in driving a message from his “eclectic and occasionally politically inconvenient hodgepodge of policy positions,” Politico says, but little has been said about how often the candidate’s top aides disagree with him. And while fewer public disagreements within the Obama campaign might be attributable to tighter messaging as well as the Democrat's shorter and less-maverick career, Politico takes a look. More »

    • Gramm Guilty of Sparking Subprime Mess

      Mother Jones  |  Jul 26, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      Gramm Guilty of Sparking Subprime Mess

      (Newser) - Former Senator Phil Gramm helped create the subprime meltdown, yet faces no punishment—and could even become treasury secretary if John McCain wins in November, David Corn writes in Mother Jones . Eight years ago, a Gramm bill stopped the feds from regulating insurance policies that protected Wall Street securities. These policies, or "swaps," ended up at "the heart of the subprime meltdown," one expert said. More »

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      John McCain  • subprime crisis  • subprime mortgage crisis  • Phil Gramm  • Enron  • Treasury

    • Did McCain Dupe Novak on VP Pick?

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 23, 08 4:13 AM CDT

      Did McCain Dupe Novak on VP Pick?

      (Newser) - Conservative columnist Robert Novak triggered a frenzy of speculation that John McCain was about to announce his choice for runningmate just as Barack Obama was grabbing favorable headlines on his trip to Iraq. Novak now believes he may have been manipulated in a tactic to steal attention by the McCain campaign, reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Valerie Plame  • Phil Gramm  • Robert Novak

    • Gramm Quits McCain Campaign

      Politico  |  Jul 18, 08 8:02 PM CDT

      Gramm Quits McCain Campaign

      (Newser) - After a week of fallout from his gripe that Americans are "whiners," Phil Gramm stepped down today as John McCain's national co-chair, Politico reports. "It is clear to me that Democrats want to attack me,” Gramm said. The “distraction hurts not only Senator McCain… it hurts the country." McCain's camp refused to comment on rumors that Gramm will stay on as an unofficial adviser. More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • recession  • resignation  • Phil Gramm  • campaign shakeup

    • 'Venal' Phil Gramm No Big Loss to McCain Camp

      Huffington Post  |  Jul 15, 08 8:15 PM CDT

      'Venal' Phil Gramm No Big Loss to McCain Camp

      (Newser) - "Nation of whiners” adviser Phil Gramm was simply an "accident waiting to happen" for the McCain campaign, writes Max Blumenthal in Huffington Post. Blumenthal runs down the “reactionary, venal and destructive” senator’s foibles—which run from enabling Enron to investing in porn. Gramm “left a massive heap of wreckage…in his wake,” Blumenthal asserts, helping former campaign co-chair Ken Lay build the shadow banking system that aided the mortgage meltdown. More »

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      John McCain  • mortgage crisis  • gay rights  • pornography  • Phil Gramm  • Enron  • white supremacism  • Whinergate

    • Mac Pushes Gramm Into the Background

      Washington Post  |  Jul 14, 08 7:13 PM CDT

      Mac Pushes Gramm Into the Background

      (Newser) - John McCain’s camp has considered Phil Gramm persona non grata since he called Americans "whiners" in a "mental recession" last week, the Washington Post reports. One adviser says he hasn’t spoken to the former senator, a confidante of the Republican on economic matters, “since the comments took place, and I’m not expecting to.” More »

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      John McCain  • Carly Fiorina  • gaffes  • Phil Gramm  • Whinergate

    • Gramm's Got It: We Are Whining

      Washington Post  |  Jul 12, 08 12:31 PM CDT

      Gramm's Got It: We Are Whining

      (Newser) - When John McCain aide Phil Gramm said America is in a “mental recession,” not a real one, he was speaking with much-needed honesty and accuracy, Amity Shlaes writes in the Washington Post . Gramm has faced an avalanche of bad press for speaking candidly rather than from the perspective of campaign econ, which “says the economy is a certain way because Americans think it is.” More »

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      John McCain  • Election 2008  • recession  • economy  • Phil Gramm

    • Gramm in Doghouse After 'Nation of Whiners' Crack

      Time  |  Jul 10, 08 4:05 PM CDT

      Gramm in Doghouse After 'Nation of Whiners' Crack

      (Newser) - After Phil Gramm, a ranking economic adviser to John McCain, described America as a “nation of whiners” suffering from a “mental recession,” the campaign trail is lit up over the topic, Time reports: From McCain himself, “Phil Gramm does not speak for me. I speak for me.” Asked about the Texan’s future job prospects, “I think Sen. Gramm would be in serious consideration for Ambassador to Belarus.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • recession  • Dr Phil  • Phil Gramm  • Belarus

    • McCain Insider: Economic Woes Merely 'Mental Recession'

      Politico  |  Jul 10, 08 12:11 PM CDT

      McCain Insider: Economic Woes Merely 'Mental Recession'

      (Newser) - One of John McCain’s top economic confidantes said yesterday the country is in a “mental recession” and the US has “become a nation of whiners,” constantly “complaining about … America in decline.” The Democratic National Committee moved quickly to condemn Phil Gramm’s remarks—which are likely to hurt efforts, Mike Allen writes on Politico, “to convince working-class Americans that McCain feels their pain.” More »

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      John McCain  • recession  • blue-collar vote  • DNC  • gaffes  • Phil Gramm

  • April 2008

    • Economy's Woes Put McCain Advisers in Spotlight

      Washington Post  |  Apr 2, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Economy's Woes Put McCain Advisers in Spotlight

      (Newser) - John McCain's choice of economic advisers is stirring up controversy, the Washington Post reports. Phil Gramm is vice-chairman of troubled UBS and oversaw widespread deregulation as chair of the Senate Banking Committee in the late 1990s, and Carly Fiorina was publicly ousted as CEO of Hewlett-Packard. In the current economic climate, their aggressive style of capitalism may be a liability. More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • economy  • Carly Fiorina  • Phil Gramm  • economic adviser

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