Phil Gramm Steps Down, but Probably Not Out of McCain’s Campaign
Yep, Phil Gramm still thinks we are a nation of whiners. He tried a little spin to soften the original blow to American citizens by saying that he was talking about Washington insiders, not citizens. But, as we like to say in the south, that dog wouldn’t hunt.
On Friday, to save the cause Phil Gramm stepped down from the McCain campaign. According to CNN
Former Republican Sen. Phil Gramm said Friday that he is stepping down as co-chairman of Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign amid criticism for saying last week that “we have sort of become a nation of whiners.”
Gramm on Friday said he would “join the growing number of rank-and-file McCain supporters.”
Oh, not so fast there, Phil. There is no way McCain can afford to let Phil Gramm become “rank-and-file” among his supporters. Gramm’s name is and has always been included in the litany of names that McCain recites when asked about the economy. It’s McCain’s way of saying that he doesn’t know “jack” about the economy, but he does know Jack Kemp and Phil Gramm. Anyway, Gramm resigned saying he had become a distraction.
Obama’s campaign responded to the resignation saying that it would make little difference. In fact, it makes little difference at all. We all know that Gramm will be lurking in the shadows.
Had Gramm not stuck his right wing tip up McCain’s butt by accident, sooner or later the press would have (or should have) taken up the relationship between Gramm and Enron or more currently Gramm’s position at UBS and the current problems the bank is facing, and indictments some of its employees are facing for helping wealthy Americans avoid paying taxes by sending their funds offshore. Now, that’s something that should make Gramm whine.
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NEWSFLASH! - FAA’S BOBBY STURGELL QUITS!
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FAA ACTING ADMINISTRATOR “BOBBY” STURGELL EJECTS FROM HIS JOB IN DISGRACE
It’s now confirmed. According to a reliable source from a position high-up in the aviation community, one Robert Allan (“Bobby”) Sturgell recently verbally shared with at least two colleagues the following:
(1) Sturgell has ALREADY given notice that he will be leaving his FAA post as Acting Administrator, by, or in, November 2008; and
(2) Current FAA “Assistant Administrator For Regions And Center Operations” Ruth Leverenz will be “Acting” in Sturgell’s absence – (which quizzically therefore will make her the “Acting, Acting” Administrator!).
This story was scooped by Quiet Rockland, and first broke Friday, July 18, 2008. As of the date and time of this publication, virtually no other news outlets or bloggers have picked it up - but they all eventually will. (Sure – Now!).
The only media that are sure to NOT pick up the story at end of day, are the many aviation websites bought and paid-for by the airline industry, thereby inclined to further cover-up for the many failures of “Bobby” Sturgell’s awful FAA tenure and regime.
Sturgell’s shamed flight from his job, is corroborated by the 2 recent near-misses at JFK airport; FAA payment of US$100,000 bonuses to every Beavis and Butthead who is willing to say “I Was A Teen-Age Air Traffic Controller”; and most noticeably, Sturgell’s apparent recent absence at key FAA events. For example, it is reported that in a recent press conference regarding FAA-claimed safety-related changes to exploding fuel tanks, John Hickey (FAA Aircraft Certification Service, Director, AIR-1) spoke for FAA, with apparently no sign of Bobby Sturgell present. Similarly, it is reported that the July 17, 2008 NY/NJ/PHL Airspace Redesign meeting in D.C. was headed by FAA COO Hank Krakowski, and not by Bobby Sturgell.
While we used to ask, “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego” - we can now ask “Where in the world is Bobby Sturgell?”.
The answer? – probably pounding the pavement handing out his résumé and doing that at which he is best - being an aeromercantile sycophant.
Goodbye, Bobby.
And oh yeah – by the way. Who’s “Top Gun” now?
Postscript:
I love how a blog just went up this early morning, July 21, 2008, on the ‘charterX’ website, wherein FAA spokeswoman “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” Adams perpetuated the predictable-enough FAA lie to the media. She denied that Sturgell gave his departure notice [when in fact Sturgell DID already give notice] - and then Marcia pretended not to recognize either my name, or Quiet Rockland’s name.
That’s Big and Rich! Marcia’s the FAA’s new comedienne - just like Ruth Buzzi Leverenz. I’m going to have fun with both of them.
I have the written statements from multiple persons supporting the fact that Sturgell gave notice and identified Leverenz as his successor, physically in front of me as I type this document. The information I have came directly from the persons to whom Bobby The Sturg-Eel spoke.
Bring it on, FAA.