Phil Gramm back in the McCain fold..

[Virginia Dare]

maybe he can tell us what a bunch of whiney psychos we are again...

Phil Gramm Returns to McCain Fold
By Michael D. Shear
Turns out, the exile to Belarus was not permanent.

Former Sen. Phil Gramm, the lawmaker-turned-lobbyist who was unceremoniously sent to the cooler by his friend, Sen. John McCain for saying that the recession was "mental," appeared in Aspen with the GOP nominee today.

After Gramm's comments, McCain had joked that Gramm would be "in serious consideration for ambassador to Belarus although I'm not sure the citizens of Minsk would welcome that."


http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/14/phil_gramm_returns_to_mccain_f.html

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Which fold is that? His belly-over-the-belt fold? NT

[Virginia Dare]

9. Maybe he and Denny Hastert were at the fat farm...n/t

[Andy823]

2. It just proves

Who is really running this race, the same assholes that have been screwing up things for the last 8 years! I can't wait to see ads linking McCain and all his "lobbyist" aids and Bush flunkies!

[lob1]

3. McCain and Gramm are like a shark and a pilot fish.

The pilot fish can detach from the shark, but it isn't going far, and it always reattaches.

[MiniMe]

4. He was always in the fold

Just flew under the radar until the hubub died down.

[Virginia Dare]

8. Yeah, he went to idiot reeducation camp..

he's back and in permanent STFU mode no doubt.

[redqueen]

5. Excellent!

More ammo. :D

[depakid]

6. He never left!

and, aside from one snide remark about Dr. Phil- the campaign gave Gramm and McCain a pass.

So why shouldn't he be back?

Along with his "free" market fundamentalism?

After all- one of DU's favorite VP candidates went right along with those "ideas" - which the Republicans will no doubt bring up every time he's assailed (assuming he's assailed for the epic failures in the financial markets).

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Pfft. Gramm is "mental"

[BlueIdaho]

10. Its like the mob

he just had to scram out of town until the heat blew over.