File This One Under "You're Not Helping!"

Let's see. Gas is over $4 a gallon across much of the country. Food prices have risen sharply as a result of transportation costs and the transition to ethanol. We're in a financial crisis due to the mortgage market collapse and bad credit loans. And I won't even get into the health insurance dilemma that this country has had for years. But that's not the real problem.

The real problem is that you're a whiner.

That's right. We're all whiners. At least, that's what former Senator Phil Gramm, McCain's economic advisor, said in an interview with The Washington Times. Here's the article.

So much for compassionate conservatism!