Phil Gramm, a top adviser to Sen. John McCain, on Thursday stood by his comment that the country is in a "mental recession," and said he was trying to say the nation's leaders, not its people, were "whiners."
links
- McCain adviser explains 'whining' comments (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/33204 2678/index.html)