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It's not good when one of your presidential campaign's advisers says the economy is all fine, claiming people have a "mental recession" and have become "a nation of whiners"--which is what Phil Gramm, former senator and friend of John McCain, said to the Washington Times. So McCain tried to remind voters he did not stand behind the remarks and even joked Gramm is in "serious consideration for ambassador to Belarus." Barack Obama took the time to blast Gramm, saying, "You know, America already has one Dr. Phil. When it comes to the economy, we don’t need another.”