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Leon Richard of Farmington, ME
Sep 30, 2008 8:41 PM
Not to mention the prior employees and cabinet members of Clintons who have been lining their pockets down there at Freddie and Fannie. Unreal. Completely unreal.report abuse
Leon Richard of Farmington, ME
Sep 30, 2008 8:40 PM
jm. You've got your partisan goggles on, so you don't see the issue clearly. In your anti-Republican, Liberal, zeal, you don't acknowledge the role the Liberal Democrats played in this. That makes you little more than part of the problem. Unrestricted Liberalism, and overbearing regulations, bureaucracy, is not the answer either.

Reasonable regulations, allowing banks to loan money as their business, as they see fit, is the answer. Not telling them, through the CRA and Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, that they have to loan to people who don't have the means to pay it back, is not the answer.

Mark to market, is not the answer.

Giving more money to spendthrifts and give away artists is not the answer. I am glad the deal went down. Now we can think it through and do something that makes sense.report abuse
jm of Augusta, ME
Sep 30, 2008 6:53 PM
Gee, Anti, who has been occupying the White House for the last EIGHT years: Dubya's evil twin, the Democrat?

Dubya IS the "decider," remember?report abuse
Timberdoodle of T3R11, ME
Sep 30, 2008 11:46 AM
From the AP; "Many of the economic head winds battering consumers in 1991 are being felt today. Then, the country was struggling to emerge from a recession started by the Savings & Loan crisis on Wall street. The housing market was sluggish, and fuel prices rose as the country fought a war in the Middle East."

1. This was after 8 years of Regan and 3 of Bush Senior.

2. Saving and Loan crisis was lead by Neil Bush, GW's younger brother. Niel was later pardoned by his President dad and told to stay out of Wall Street.

3. Fighting a war in the Middle East, again. taking care of them for daddy right GW?

Enough is enough. No to McCnasty and Flalin Palin. America has suffered enough under Regan, Bush 1, Bush 2, Brothers Jeb and Neil and all their buddies. Enron, Halliburton, Exxon etc.report abuse

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