Category Archives: Politics

Michelle Obama Goes Off On Whitey?

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

Here’s a debunking of this rumor. Larry Johnson writes: I learned over the weekend why the Republicans who have seen the tape of Michelle Obama ranting about “whitey” describe it as “STUNNING.” I have not seen it but I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, daisy petals, Jeremiah Wright, michael pfleger, michelle obama, tony rezko | Comments Off

Is Scott McClellan A Judas?

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

Dennis Prager says Scott McClellan’s new memoir about his years working as a press secretary for President Bush raises a character issue. "That is very rare for me [to criticize the man rather than the act]. Prager: "I have sympathy … Continue reading →

Posted in Dennis Prager, Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, bill richardson, character issue, character test, charles manson, clintons, credibility, david souter, Dennis Prager, george bush, james carville, john sununu, judas, loyalty, Memoir, morality, personal character, president bush, press secretary, quot quot, reverend, scott mcclellan, wight, wonderful woman | Comments Off

Republicans Are The Pity Party

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Luke Ford

Peggy Noonan writes in the WSJ: Could the party pivot from the president? I spoke this week to Clarke Reed of Mississippi, one of the great architects of resurgent Republicanism in the South. When he started out, in the 1950s, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged breast pocket, civil rights legislation, conservative principles, county organizations, disenchantment, election loss, good housekeeping, great architects, housekeeping seal, military state, mississippi one, mr bush, mr reed, peggy noonan, pity party, poor candidate, republican chairman, republicanism, s cafe, southern republican | Comments Off

John McCain Shows Excellent Restraint On The Housing Crisis

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Luke Ford

George Will writes: Hurling a compliment at Barack Obama in the hope of wounding him, Hillary Clinton‘s campaign has said that his proposals for responding to the economy’s housing-related credit woes put him "to the right of the Bush administration." … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, bush administration, ethic, federal housing administration, federal spending, George Will, government spending, high interest, Hillary Clinton, homeownership, interest mortgage, John McCain, market interventions, minimalism, mortgage debt, pertinent questions, political consensus, sanctity, senate republicans, subprime borrowers | Comments Off

Mortgage Crisis Means No Tighter Regulation Of “government sponsored enterprises” (GSEs)

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

I cover the refinance industry here. David Smith writes: Roughly ten days ago, the Administration officially flew the white flag in attempting any further regulation of the GSEs. Legislation not pending? As reported by The Wall Street Journal, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Mortgages, Politics | Tagged balance sheets, david smith, equity capital, executive summary, fannie freddie, fannie mae, fannie mae and freddie mac, financial turmoil, freddie mac, government sponsored enterprises, home mortgage, mortgage investors, mortgage market, mortgage securities, paulson, regulators, surcharge, u s home, wall street journal, white flag | Comments Off

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