Now That McCain Has Dumped Gramm, Will He Dump His Policies?

Nick D — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0700

So, did I call this, or what?

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm resigned Friday from his role as GOP presidential candidate John McCain's campaign co-chairman, hoping to quiet the uproar that followed his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" whose constant complaints about the U.S. economy show they are in a "mental recession."

Gramm, a past presidential candidate, made the remarks more than a week ago. McCain immediately distanced himself from the comments, but they brought a steady stream of criticism just as McCain is trying to show he can help steer the country past its current financial troubles.

Now, my next question is, will John McCain repudiate the economic plan written by Sen. Gramm? Since Sen. Gramm bears a good bit of the blame for this recession (I've gone so far as to call it the Phil Gramm recession) you would think that would be a no-brainer, but we'll see. That's also the quesiton the Obama camp is asking:

"The question for John McCain isn't whether Phil Gramm will continue as chairman of his campaign, but whether he will continue to keep the economic plan that Gramm authored and that represents a continuation of the polices that have failed American families for the last eight years," said Obama campaign spokesman Hari Sevugan.

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Now That McCain Has Dumped Gramm, Will He Dump His Policies?