Category Archives: Politics

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Democrats Vs. Republicans On Government Oversight Of Lending

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

Mickey Kaus writes: David Smith says scandal-scarred Fannie Mae and other "government sponsored enterprises" (GSEs) have successfully dodged the threat of stronger government oversight, thanks to the mortgage crisis–and the 2006 election. This appears to be a case where Republicans … Continue reading →

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Has Hillary Clinton’s Menopause Rendered her Catatonic?

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

Joe emails: Barack Obama, a U.S. Senator, is a member of a church with a pastor who goes after the state of Israel like he is a hamas jugend. Said pastor goes after the US with all the conspiracy theories … Continue reading →

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