Your messenger’s quotes of the day…
”These two entities — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — are not facing any kind of financial crisis,” said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. ”The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.”
Representative Melvin L. Watt, Democrat of North Carolina, agreed.
”I don’t see much other than a shell game going on here, moving something from one agency to another and in the process weakening the bargaining power of poorer families and their ability to get affordable housing,” Mr. Watt said.
From a NYT article entitled New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, dated 9/11/2003. Oh by the way the new agency was proposed by the Bush administration and opposed by the Democrats. Barney and Mel are some of the guys involved in ‘fixing’ things. Be afraid, be very afraid.
Can we, Dave? Please?
Wes
September 23, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Wes you have again confused me with your comment. ????
pg - your humble messenger
September 23, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I was responding to the deleted comment asking if we would link to his blog for psychic predictions.
Wes
September 23, 2008 at 5:44 pm
LOL OK, I get it, I am obtuse. Sorry, I deleted it because it was a sales thing. I would have left it but I ditched it before I saw your comment.
pg - your humble messenger
September 23, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Awwww geez now how am I supposed to know what the next batch of winning lottery numbers is?
thompaine
September 24, 2008 at 9:46 am
Unfortunately, because of what I can only assume to be PG’s deeply irrational fear of the paranormal, we’ll never know.
Wes
September 24, 2008 at 11:19 am