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. . . . . Romney’s Jobs’ Initiative Worsened the Housing Crisis in Massachusetts So when President Bush’s administration was attempting to regulate GSEs to avert a financial crisis, Governor Romney’s affordable housing policies in Massachusetts were significantly contributing to the bad assets on the books of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. According to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston the number of subprime mortgage originations in Massachusetts spiked between 2003 and 2006 during Romney’s tenure as Governor of Massachusetts. Given that there were prominent conservative whistle-blowers warning about the potential dangers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,...

Romney said he was "severely conservative" in a deep blue state. What the hell does that mean? That doesn't have a positive sound to it. What is so severe about being correct? The Murdoch media keeps telling us that we conservatives are not yet convinced that Moot is conservative - as though if Romney just teaks that speech of his a little more here and a little bip and tuch there - THEN - er will all capitulate our sense and get aboard the Romney express. The pundits want to keep this clown in the game so badly. I don't...