While I’m on the topic of foreclosures, I’d like to remind you that many people that are facing foreclosures were not trying to make money flipping their house, but were duped by greedy mortgage brokers working for greedy subprime lenders. According to CNN, the FBI is investigating 14 companies for mortgage fraud.
Complaints about potential mortgage [...]
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Mortgage Fraud
Posted in Economy and Business, Housing, tagged Economy and Business, FBI, foreclosures, Housing, mortgage fraud, sub-prime lending on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Other Victims of Foreclosures
Posted in Animal Rights, Economy and Business, tagged foreclosure, pets, victims on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The family pet is the other, forgotten, victim of foreclosure.
The house was ravaged — its floors ripped, walls busted and lights smashed by owners who trashed their home before a bank foreclosed on it. Hidden in the wreckage was an abandoned member of the family: a starving pit bull.
The dog found by workers was too [...]
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Posted in Economy and Business, tagged Bush, Economy and Business on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bush II desperately wants to be given credit for a supposedly strong economy. The fact is, based on GDP growth, according to Dean Baker, Bush I and II have the worst records on economic growth since 1960.
As Jonathan points out:
(1) The Family Bush really doesn’t know how to manage the economy.
So, why would anyone, based [...]
Because a Picture Speaks a Thousand Words
Posted in 2008 Elections, tagged 2008 Elections, Clinton, Media and Aggregators, Obama, Sen. Kennedy on January 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Part of me says, we have no idea what prompted Obama to turn his head at that particular moment of the Kennedy Clinton handshake, and news reports are vague
Sitting just four chairs away, Mrs. Clinton was engaged in conversation with a number of senators, but not Mr. Obama. When Mr. Kennedy extended his [...]
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