Au revoir, Mr. Gramm

Phil Gramm has resigned as co-chair of the McCain campaign. This is his statement:

"It is clear to me that Democrats want to attack me rather than debate Senator McCain on important economic issues facing the country. That kind of distraction hurts not only Senator McCain's ability to present concrete programs to deal with the country's problems, it hurts the country. To end this distraction and get on with the real debate, I hereby step down as Co-Chair of the McCain Campaign and join the growing number of rank-and-file McCain supporters."

Wow, talk about classic Washington spin. Not only does he refuse to take any responsibility for one of the stupidest comments of the campaign so far, he blames Democrats! Can't blame the guy for trying, I guess.

Phil Gramm, walking disaster

When Phil Gramm made his "nation of whiners" comment, one thing that confused me was why he was even around. I have a low opinion of Gramm even for Republicans. He strikes me as very bombastic and combative, someone who is primarily interested in making news for himself. I remember a joke floating around DC that the most dangerous place in Washington was between Phil Gramm and a TV camera.

Now Max Blumenthal at HuffPost reminds us of just how bizarre a character Gramm is. Apart from being bosom buddies with Enron, way back in the early 70's he invested in soft-core porn. I am just amazed that McCain has had anything to do with this guy. All you have to do is point out that his wife was on Enron's board, and people will start to think suspicious thots.