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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho
I'm glad to see Gramm's "whining" getting some play in the press. Obama followed-up by pointing out that Gramm's comment of a "mental recession", combined with McCain earlier admitting that most of his economic proposals for this summer were mainly "psychological" in manner means that neither really understand the pain people are going through this year.
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As the economy tanks it is rapidly becoming the most important aspect to the coming election. Obama is currently attacked as both inexperienced and elitist but here is the oppportunity to turn the tables on McCain who has admitted to being relatively ignorant in economics and reliant on his advisors. But Gramm has shown his advisors to be elitist (what recession?) and out of touch with mainstream Americans. McCain's reliance on advisors makes his objection to Gramm's views unconvincing and I'm surprised the Obama camp hasn't made much more of this.
The New Yorker cartoon was a case, I think, of personal financial gain overcoming political commitment
