weeklystandard.com - 9/19/2008
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When the Fannie/Freddie crisis simmered over a few weeks ago, I dismissed the possibility of it making a significant dent on the public consciousness. I figured Fannie and Freddie were too opaque for the common person to understand. After all, even genius congressmen like Barney Frank found the ...
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Stones Cry Out —
... no noise at all. Double standards anyone?
Snore away.
Trying to come to grips with the hatred on the left for Mrs Palin, I don’t get it either.
I don’t know what to think of that.
A problem with increasing the budgetary dependence “on the wealthy”, their income is more volatile … that is it is far more tightly coupled to the health of the economy.
Mr Obama’s relationship with Freddie and Fannie.
Obama and the Integrity Gap: The Favor Factory
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... , his tabbing of one Fannie CEO to head his veep vetting
process and another's role (if you believe him) as an Obama
economic advisor.
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