competitiveness

…I think I liked it better when the Brewers had the common decency to suck all year long, instead of just at the end of it. A little over two weeks ago, they were 3.5 games out of first, and led the wild card by 5.5 games.

China really seems to be riding high after the gymnastics competition but something about their performance seems a little bit uneven:

Olympics-China praises gold haul as sign of its rise

By Chris Buckley

As you might have heard. Phil Gramm really stepped in it by accusing Americans of being whiners.

From R. Neal, Harold Ford, Jr. responds to Phil Gramm’s assertion that we are in “a mental recession” and that America is “a nation of whiners”:

Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm says "We have sort of become a nation of whiners. You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in 'decline' despite a major export boom that is the primary reason that growth continues in the economy."

John McCain economic advisor, former Senator Phil Gramm, tells Americans to suck it up:

“You’ve heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession. … We have sort of become a nation of whiners. …

Yes, I’m talking to you. OK, I’m not really. But Phil Gramm is. You remember him?

Sir,

I know you are out there advising John McCain and stuff, but I don’t think you and he are saying the same thing. Just a few days ago, McCain said the economy was in shambles.

No, really. That’s what he said.

Former U.S.

If you have a hard time making ends meet in a world of $4/gallon gasoline, you’re just a bunch of whiners. At least, that’s what former Texas Senator Phil Gramm, John McCain’s economic advisor, told the Washington Times:

"We have sort of become a nation of whiners," he said.