WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former Republican Sen. Phil Gramm said

Friday that he is stepping down as co-chairman of Sen. John McCain’s

presidential campaign amid criticism for saying last week that “we have

sort of become a nation of whiners.”

I actually can’t say I disagree with Phil on this.  In fact I might take it a step further and say we have become The Bitch and Moan Nation.  I am however not going to say we are without cause.  Our government has let us down for too long.  No one really noticed or listened to the people it was crapping on the most for decades, because everything was pretty good for most people.  These days most people are struggling a lot more than they ever thought they would have to.

We are for the first time in our history looking around, scratching our heads, and saying to anyone who will listen “WTF happened?”  The devoutly middle class aren’t struggling to make two car payments and having to decide whether or not they can really afford a boat.  The middle class are now trying to figure out how they pay their utilities, meet their mortgage and have to balance the food budget against having enough gas to get back and forth to work until the next pay check.  People are angry.  Some are whining.  Some are screaming.  We are angry and we have a right to be so.  That said we also have a responsibility to change it for the better.

BTW: I am pretty sure electing John McCain will only make it worse not better.