John McCain hasn't done himself any favors
by hiring a heavy percentage of the Old
Republican Guard as campaign advisors.
Phil Gramm, who got McCain in hot water,
ran for President once himself, and his
personality didn't sell very well with the public,
outside of Texas.
Gramm called the American people a bunch of
whiners in an interview in Washington, which
was immediately seized on by the Obama
campaign, and all the pro-Obama media,
which includes almost everyone who doesn't work
at FOX NEWS, and even some of them.
Obama himself seemed to have a lot of fun with
Gramm's remarks,and thats perfectly fair.
But in some respects Gramm is absolutely correct.
I have never heard such whining and complaining
as this year about how terrible everything is. Much
of this phony angst is being caused by the very people
bashing Gramm and McCain. The newspapers, magazines,
radio and television are filled with tales of whoa like
never before. Yet as I look around my business and
neighborhood everything looks pretty much the way it
looked last year.
Is there a For Sale sign in the neighborhood? Yes,
but that's no different than the year before, or the
year before that. Have businesses closed? Yes, but
many new ones have opened.
Have people stopped going out? Movie receipts
are way up.
Are restuarants suffering? Not judging by the ones
I frequent.
Are people complaining more? Yes. Why?
Most nights I try to watch "Big Idea" on CNBC at
10 PM EST. It's hosted by an affable Donnie Duetsch,
and every night brings a story, or stories, about
successes that could only happen here. This should
be required watching for all Americans, but they are
busy watching "The Batchelor," or "Living With the
Lohans."
Then they wonder why they are stuck in the same
old rut, and whine and complain.
Gramm was right about the whining. But he should
have kept his mouth shut. He might have acquired
some wisdom during all his years in politics, but
obviously that's not the case.
The left wing loons will find out very soon that
the government can't fix everything.
And they'll whine, whine, whine, and then complain.
Hopefully, by that time no one will listen.
From the big saddle,
Jim Whelan
The Chairman of the Board
P.S. If you want to read something that makes
sense, start reading Wesley Pruden's column
in the Washington Times. He just may be the best
political writer in America. You can read him online
at washingtontimes.com Maureen Dowd wishes
she was that good.
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Though he was indelicate, Gramm was more right than wrong. We have passed the 50% mark in where our citizens expect the government to bail them out. No one budgets any more. The roads are still crowded, x boxes and other toys are still being sold at record rates. Credit card companies are still sending out nonstop offers of credit. Mortgage lenders are still offering stupid loans. Follow the money trail and you will find many members of congress involved in encouraging this behavior by lending institutions. People need to stop complaining and start going about cleaning up their credit issues. It’s not like there have not been continuous radio, TV adds offering this service. Every avenue of repair is out there. It just takes a certain level of self control and responsibility.
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