The phrase "out-of-touch" comes to mind...

Washington Times - McCain adviser talks of 'mental recession'

"You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession," he [Phil Gramm] said, noting that growth has held up at about 1 percent despite all the publicity over losing jobs to India, China, illegal immigration, housing and credit problems and record oil prices. "We may have a recession; we haven't had one yet."

"We have sort of become a nation of whiners," he said. "You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline" despite a major export boom that is the primary reason that growth continues in the economy, he said.

Gramm whining about whining | Posted July 10, 2008 08:18 AM by John Irons