WASHINGTON (AFP) — Phil Gramm resigned on Friday as co-chair of Republican White House hopeful John McCain's campaign after calling the United States a

A week after scolding Americans for being a bunch of whiners because they're complaining about the sorry state of the economy, Phil Gramm has stepped down

An adviser to Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has resigned after saying the US had become a "nation of whiners" over the state of the economy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm resigned Friday from his role as GOP presidential candidate John McCain's campaign co-chairman, hoping to quiet

By Sarah Wheaton Just over a week after drawing outcry for his comments about a “nation of whiners” fretting over a “mental recession,” Phil Gramm announced

Former Sen. Phil Gramm has resigned as a co-chairman of Rep. nominee John McCain's campaign, sparking controversy ahead of elections.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, arrives to speak to The League of United Latin American Citizens' (LULAC) 79th Annual

At times it appears Sen. John McCain's Straight Talk Express should stop and ask for directions. From signature issues such as immigration and climate

by Paul Hogarth‚ Jul. 17‚ 2008 John McCain had to fire his top economic advisor – Phil Gramm – last week when the former Texas Senator said America is “a

Meanwhile, a more serious and scientific poll released on Wednesday shows Obama has a 7-point lead on McCain, and holds a small edge on the crucial question

Phil Gramm is still one of the smartest men ever to serve in the United States Senate, despite his clueless statement that the US is in a "mental recession"

What he says shapes at least some of the campaign's thinking. In case you missed it, Gramm told the Washington Times last week the nation's current hard

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Democrat Barack Obama Thursday gleefully pounced on a comment by a top backer of his Republican White House foe John McCain that

Summer nights! The fragrant dark descends, the night creatures chitter and chirrup, and we linger on the porch, a little wine in the glass, children coming

By Robert Novak WASHINGTON, DC -- Sen. Barack Obama has been meeting secretly with heavy industry CEOs in Washington to discuss issues that he would face as

The backlash following Phil Gramm’s comments about the “mental recession” he believed Americans were bringing upon themselves through the power of negative

Former Vice President Al Gore speaks about his vision for the future of America's energy needs during an event held by the 'We' Campaign' in Washington on