Lawmaker Accused of Fannie Mae Conflict of Interest

Friday , October 03, 2008
By Bill Sammon

WASHINGTON -
Unqualified home buyers were not the only ones who benefitted from Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank’s efforts to deregulate Fannie Mae throughout the 1990s.

So did Frank’s partner, a Fannie Mae executive at the forefront of the agency’s push to ( Read more... )

October 02, 2008

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Monday, September 29, 2008
This will be a very brief entry, one I could not resist.

I could not stop laughing, today, as irony upon irony played itself out before my eyes.

The $700 billion financial bailout bill was defeated in the House, today, NOT by Democrats, but, by Republicans, instead. When they went into session, today, the Congressional ( Read more... )

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Media Mum on Barney Frank's Fannie Mae Love Connection

Democrats Covering up the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Economic Crisis

Added: September 27, 2008

Democrats in their own words Covering up the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Scam that caused our Economic Crisis.

At a 2004 hearing see Democrat after Democrat covering up and attacking the regulations ( Read more... )

No bail out is the best option, but if you must genuflect before your rich paymasters, then:

Force banks to write down assets and have the government take equity stakes via preferred stock. This is the way Buffett invested in Goldman (he was comfortable with the carrying value of its assets). It's the way the Sweden did it. It's also the way any ( Read more... )

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At the August Democratic convention, absent among the prominent speakers was former president Jimmy Carter - who was prevented from addressing the crowd because he criticized Israel's treatment of Palestinians.
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My criticism of the Democrats' shunning of Carter, however, does not imply an endorsement of his appalling presidential ( Read more... )

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Offshore Drilling: Government's own report predicts a "two tenths of one cent" price reduction after 18 years of drilling. That's $0.002!
We tried offshore drilling and oil prices doubled

House Democrats will allow offshore drilling ban to expire

• Story Highlights
• Ban on offshore oil drilling expires on October 1
• Democrats will not ( Read more... )

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By Steve Bousquet, Tallahassee Bureau Chief

Published Tuesday, September 16, 2008 7:26 PM

TALLAHASSEE - A new pitch for John McCain's presidential campaign aimed at older Democratic voters is causing complaints by Democrats and concern by elections officials.

The piece, paid for by the Republican National Committee and authorized by McCain ( Read more... )

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Obama campaign cries foul after Republicans block Iran divestment bill

Myth of Iran wiping Israel off the map dispelled 

Published: 09/19/2008

Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked an amendment that would have enhanced Iran sanctions.

Democrats have for months been trying to pass two sanctions-related bills that had passed overwhelmingly in ( Read more... )