Phil Gramm, meet the whiners

Phil Gramm sees us as a nation of those who have and those who whine (7/11, A-10, “McCain adviser: Quit whining”). As a whiner I want you to know we don’t individually whine all the time. That would be too much like work. We whine in shifts. So when not at our “whine shrines” (lunchroom tables), where do we whiners congregate?

How many of the soldiers risking and giving their lives in Iraq are from a privileged background, and how many are “whiner offspring?” During 9/11, those people running toward the collapse when everyone else was running away — all whiners.

And for those who “have,” where do you think that “have” came from? It didn’t come to you in big chunks passed among yourselves. It came to you in drops. Drops squeezed from whiners, weakening but not killing.

Whiner juice is essential for your survival. Ouch! That’s got to sting.

So, I ask, please give us home loans. The happier the whiner, the sweeter the nectar. And don’t forget, if we can’t pay our taxes, you might have to start paying yours.

Susan Osborn
Kansas City

Comments

[whispering_to_kc]

When McCain and his advisor Senator Phil (let them eat cake) Gramm (R-TX) p** all over us and tell us it's raining, whiner juice is the nectar that accumulates in our boots.

Drained from our footwear and properly filtered, the whiner juice can be used to wash down the cake that we just consumed.

Phil and John are just looking out for our best interests.

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

Yeah we also pay for Charlie Rangel's leased Cadillac, when asked about it being excessive. He responsded that his constituents expect him to drive a Cadillac.

People have money for non-essentials and entertainment but claim poverty.
It all comes down to fiscal discipline.
If the government arbitrarily takes $50 a week from you just because they can, somehow the high taxation, welath distribution crowd is fine with that.
Gas costs what it costs, get over it or you can always move to Iraq or some country that has cheap gas and no freedom.

[Jim]

Marctnts,

Lots of people on here think "smug" passes for "funny," but it usually just comes across as arrogant.

Thanks for the tip on horseback riding, though.

[Chris40]

Jimbo just has no sense of humor.

As I was sipping coffee yesterday morning during my power breakfast at the Classic Cup, leisurely browsing through my NY Times (home delivered, of course), I noticed a Maureen Dowd column arching its eyebrows at the absence of humor from and about the Obamanistas.

It was actually pretty spot on.

[Marctnts]

Jim,

I didn't see Rogue's or Kate's comments as being insensitive, elitist, or accusatory. It seems to me they were questioning the incredibly weird "whiner juice" line of thought.

Be careful on that horse, should you fall, it's a long way down.

[Jim]

You guys go ahead and pat each other on the back. If you think it's a winning strategy to call the majority of Americans who believe this economy stinks a bunch of "whiners" then be my guest. I think you should definitely follow that strategy.

[Chris40]

Kate:

Whiner juice is what they put in lattes each morning at the local Starbucks.

[Kate]

I’m with Rogue on this one. I got lost somewhere between the “big chunks” and the drops of “whiner juice.” Ewwwww. This letter should have had a content warning for those of us with weak stomachs.

[Jim]

There's that BuddyT charm we've missed so much!

[Rogue]

Go back to the classroom Prof, you appear to be feeling the need for validation again.

[Jim]

"I do not understand Susan's point"

What a surprise.

[Rogue]

I do not understand Susan's point, and I understand Horsey's response even less.

[whispering_to_kc]

Phil repeated several grades in school.

He was the father of the Enron Loophole as a Senator(R-TX).

He's a retired Republican politician. You, Joe Taxpayer, write him a regular check and you pay for his healthcare.

He's currently a bank lobbyist who works Congress for the best interests of UBS.

Like many Republicans, Phil is kind of slow but he's still managed to do very well for himself.