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To: HardStarboard

The GOP was in on it too I’m afraid. GWB pushed hard to make loans available to all Americans. Also, Mr. Andrea Mitchell made it attractive with his actions (very low interest rates) at the Federal Reserve.


11 posted on 01/16/2009 10:31:25 PM PST by Comparative Advantage
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To: Comparative Advantage

>>>The GOP was in on it too I’m afraid. GWB pushed hard to make loans available to all Americans.<<<

Your information is just flat wrong. The Bush administration, early on, was warning of excesses at Fanny and Freddie...and later (2005) pushed for more
stingent regulation. Here’s film (2004)....look at it carefully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs


32 posted on 01/19/2009 3:41:12 PM PST by HardStarboard ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule - Mencken knew Obama)
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