tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post4529344847333808003..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: Never put us in this position AGAIN?! Why did they put us in this position to begin with?S-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-81619607440605872552008-09-16T13:35:00.000-05:002008-09-16T13:35:00.000-05:00The Washington Post carried an interesting article...The Washington Post carried an interesting article on the whole Fannie / Freddie business by two former White House staffers. <BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/11/AR2008091102841.html<BR/><BR/>It seems that the White House did try to reform the two institutions but were thwarted by Congress, including several of the Democratic Left's favorites. <BR/><BR/>You will find this quote interesting, I think:<BR/><BR/>"Meanwhile, Dodd -- who along with Democratic Sens. John Kerry, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were the top four recipients of Fannie and Freddie campaign contributions from 1988 to 2008 -- actively opposed such measures and further weakened existing regulation."<BR/><BR/>But I suppose the Washington Post is just one more Right Wing publication.Mark Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609801350780010755noreply@blogger.com