Archive for the 'Phil Gramm' Category

Whence do guys like Gramm spring?

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

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Phil Gramm Says McCain Supporters Aren’t `Whiners’ (Update1)
By Matthew Benjamin and Laura Litvan
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — Phil Gramm excluded John McCain supporters from his description of Americans as “a nation of whiners,’’ the characterization that forced his exit from the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign in July.
“If you’re sitting […]

The Gnome of Waco…

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

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Phil Gramm, former Texas senator,
explains his remuneration as a lobbyist for UBS. 
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UBS to stop offshore banking for U.S. residents
Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:25pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS AG will discontinue offshore banking and securities services to U.S. residents through its branches, a UBS executive said on Thursday at a congressional hearing on offshore […]

Old Phil is the Don Rickles of Social Justice…

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

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From Think Progress…
As it turns out, this is not the first time that Gramm, a self-styled “foot soldier of the Reagan revolution,” has advocated controversial views on the economy. In the past, he has criticized public works projects, the existence of a minimum wage, and the federal welfare […]