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Bob Herbert rips Phil Gramm

« H E Eternal Hope :: email
posted Friday, 11 July 2008

Bob Herbert writes that neither of the parties see the urgency of the crises that are hitting our country. But he saves his main criticism for Phil Gramm, who claims that the problems are all in peoples' heads. John McCain can claim that he doesn't speak for him all he wants. But first of all, he said that Clark spoke for Obama's campaign even though he is simply someone who will speak his mind whenever possible. So, this is just another example of the New Morality at work -- morality for the other person, but not for one's self. This is something that is followed by John McCain to a tee.

The fact of the matter is that McCain needs Gramm -- he, more than anyone, is the person who can convince reluctant right-wing Republicans that he has bona fide conservative credentials. But now, he is starting to put his foot in his mouth and is turning into the albatross that is sinking McCain's ship. John McCain has to find some way to shut him up and only showcase him in front of friendly audiences.

But the meme that Phil Gramm is pushing, that the poor are responsible for being poor, is something that is not unique with him. That is what John McCain wants people to think. This blame the poor mentality infests the Republican party from top to bottom. Gramm is one of the few people with the candor to admit it. Never mind that he can't explain how the declining job market, skyrocketing food prices, and more home forclosures can be hung around the necks of the poor.

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