"I was spending more time separating myself from their comments than I was listening to their advice," said McCain, acting as his own press secretary who he had just fired minutes before. "And (top economic advisor Phil) Gramm's 'nation of whiners,' 'only a mental recession' comments, were the straws that broke the camel's back. Look, when I said that 'Phil Gramm doesn't speak for me. I speak for me,' I realized it would just save time if I actually did that."
In a blind email sent to his entire staff, McCain wrote, "My friends, it is with deep regret and deeper gratitude for your dedication, hard work and friendship, that I accept your resignation that I expect on my desk by the end of the day."
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P.S. Will the next New Yorker cover have a drawing of Geo W. Bush as a smart, peace-loving, uniter who isn't responsible for thousands of unnecessary deaths?
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