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Phil Gramm Plays Both Sides

posted by Christopher Hayes on 05/27/2008 @ 11:41pm

Turns out John McCain's economic advisor Phil Gramm was lobbying for UBS while advising the campaign on economic policy! I'd say, might as well cut out the middle man (like Cheney did with the energy policy) and just appoint a corporate board of advisors to churn out policy. It would be a heck of a lot more transparent. Here's Countdown's report on the story:

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