McCain Okay With Phil Gramm Again

Robert Novak reports that all is well between John McCain and Phil Gramm once again:

After Sen. John McCain publicly repudiated his close friend and adviser Phil Gramm's comments about a "nation of whiners" and a "mental recession," the two old political comrades patched up their relationship.

Gramm apologized to McCain for his remarks that gave Democrats an opening against the Republican presidential candidate and provided several days of ammunition for blogs, cable television and radio talk shows. McCain told Gramm not to worry about the expected pitfalls of a campaign surrogate. Gramm will continue as an adviser and surrogate.

Gramm remained a steadfast supporter last year when it appeared that McCain's campaign had collapsed. McCain was a loyal backer of Gramm's failed 1988 campaign for president and did not leave until the candidate dropped out of the race.

Read more about the comments that got Gramm (temporarily) ostracized by McCain here.

Comments

[tel8034]

That was a short reconciliation ........ McCain has FIRED Gramm from his campaign AGAIN.

McCain's camp broke the news LATE Friday hoping the the MSM would miss the story or would have to wait until Monday ............. But our man Keith Olberman broke the news anyway, and foiled McCain's plan to downplay the incident.

However McCain is STILL following Gramm's economic advice, so while Gramm may not be physically around McCain in public, the spirit of his UN-economic policies which gave us Enron will still be ever present in McCain's stump speeches.

Knowing the McCain campaign as we do, Gramm will STILL be advising him in the background and we will hear McCain use other words to call us WHINERS.

[ChiMan1]

Like I said before, the TRUTH is what really hurts! . . that's right WHINERS . really.

[Wildcatdiva]

I forgive you... now quit!!!!!

[independent32955]

I'm sorry,Gramm apologized to McCain? How about a public apology to the American people? Oh wait, Gramm's feelings about us hasn't changed, we're still just a nation of whiners. yea, this is DEFINITELY a telling moment to see the kind of person mccain surrounds himself with.

sorry mr. mccain, I supported you in 2000 and wanted you to run as an independent in 2004 and since then you have gone completely off the reservation. See that big field over there? That's the pasture and it's ready for you!

[Kenji]

Yes, what kind of friend is he to McCain when he tells the American people exactly how he feels about them. What if THAT caught on?

[egal]

Yeah, we'd benefit more from a friend who could recognize that it's not the American people who're stupid...if everybody is against you, consider whether you're right or wrong. An intelligent supporter would take that route, not the yes-man path that got us where we are today.

[rosal]

Nothing like loyalty among dinosaurs

[darthmaul]

Ain't love grand?

[bosshogg]

did gramm whine on his way out.............................................

[Kenji]

No, but his heart went into a deep recession.

[research]

Yeah, we're just Whiners, you're So right McBush! Please just keep reminding us. We get so needy.

[JackND]

Another timely observation from Mr. Novak.

[firewmn]

Whiner..???..... .......Why No........... or WinO

[Vyvjala]

Sounds like McCain might have been testing the waters and this whole thing was orchestrated just to see what kind of re-action people would make..............

[GuyFawkes]

Meh...

Remember when Mark Penn "stepped down" from the Clinton campaign? He was still around and on the phone.

That's all this is. A PR move. If - God forbid - McDubya wins, Gramm will still be Treasury secty.

[NHGranite]

THIS JUST IN! Gramm is out, per Keith O

[bosshogg]

i thought after mcsame hired those new people his campaign was suppose to turn around for the good.......................

[humuhumunukunukuapuaa]

UPDATE: GRAMM IS OUT!
Presumably he wants to "spend more time with his family"... LOL!