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Listen to the clips, lech, it’s all there. They layed it all out in 2002.
Yes, Garfield is just before first. Then Carroll (where the fire is), then President. 5th & Carroll is High Dive / Moutarde. Can’t remember what is on the other side.
i would have posted this earlier but I had to recover from a dead faint because I agree with benson about the home ownership push. “scuse me again- gotta go lie down with a damp cloth on my forehead 😉
Actually, jackal @ 1:12, OCC up and did exactly that. It adopted a specific new rule expressly preempting state regulation of specific lending practices, a measure directed squarely at prohibiting states from regulating in this area. Preemption is jurisprudentially complicated, but much less so when the feds step in and specify exactly what is preempted. Not at all the whole picture, but this was a clear move to protect the banks and the subprime market from state interference.
I wish our elected officials would stop caring so much about getting re-elected so they can make better decisions – agree with M4L on that note!
I don;t think there was ANY Gov’t bailouts after the Tech crash – right guys? I don’t see why there would have been
Rob – is it Garfield?
ishtar, cause I operate under the assumption that politicians are smart (not idiots) but make stupid decisions due to them navigating the re-election maze. my feeling is “stop fucking worry about re-election and just govern. who gives a fuck about your political career when we voted your ass to office to deal with the big issues impacting this country.” voting out an incumbent doesnt resolve the issue as the replacement would likely be in the same mindset (ie how can I avoid getting voted out next election vs just focus on governing).
And what does that say of you as a (putative) human being? To not care if you’re abhorrent?
October 2002
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqR15H0gNBU&feature=related
“The home ownership gap.” Talks about Fannie & Freddie.
I love this clip, it has a nice little chart at the end. Some European newscast, guy looks like lech with a rounder Charlie Brown head.
May 2002 — This is the one that I remember.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNqQx7sjoS8&NR=1
Challenge industry leaders to make sure that we achieve a more secure America by achieving the goal of 5.5 new minority homeowners.