John McCain's chief economic advisor for the last FIFTEEN YEARS, Phil Gramm, got canned this week for calling today's economic difficulties a "mental recession" and calling America a "nation of whiners." He promtly wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal and said, that the former chief executive of AT&T, Ed Whitacre, was “probably the most exploited worker in American history” since he received only a $158 million pay package rather than the “billions” he deserved for his success in growing Southwestern Bell.

One of the most exploited workers in American history. . . and this man would be Treasury Secretary under John McCain.