Last Thursday, McCain campaign economic advisor Phil Gramm received a lot of flak for saying the following:
“We have sort of become a nation of whiners. You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline,” said the former Texas senator. “You’ve heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession.”
Later, Gramm clarified his comments by saying he was referring to the leaders, not the people. Yet, I think his true meaning was that of the people. Certainly, leaders can be whiners, but what about the people?