The Election

McCain adviser Phil Gramm resigned this week after his description of Americans as whiners brought on such a storm of whining that Gramm thought it best to step aside, which he did with a noted absence of whining.
Not all Americans are whiners. There are still some stoic Gary-Cooper types out there. But let's face it, Gramm's comments were on target.
We are whinners.
Just look to that supposed font of machismo, the National Football League, and its most celebrated player, tough guy Brett Favre, who is now in full whine mode over he has been mistreated by the franchise which has paid him enormous sums of money while simultaneously weathering his proclivity for ill-timed interceptions and his tiresome annual andst-ridden "Will I play next year? I don't know." public broods.
In fact, one of our two "great" political parties is built on a foundation of ceaseless whining. "Why can't government do this for me?" "Why can't the government do that for me?" Blah. Blah. Blah.
When it comes time to vote for president, I may write in Phil Gramm.