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Yes, Americans are a bunch of whiners ...
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Jason D Scorse |
12 Jul 2008 |
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| As a big Obama supporter I am delighted that McCain's national co-chair and economic adviser Phil Gramm was stupid enough to talk about America being in a 'mental recession' and the country being a 'bunch of whiners'; it's going to be the gift that keeps on giving (Obama had a great line about how the country doesn't need a new Dr. Phil). Gramm was 100 percent wrong about the 'mental recession' part -- we are teetering on a real recession if not already in one -- b ... |
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