Barney Frank's Fannie and Freddie Muddle

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Barney, and Chris should be sharing a Jail cell

Chief_Cabioch of OK 11:40PM November 18, 2011

Exceptional blog!

Cleveland Web Designers of AL 6:15AM November 10, 2011

I should notify my pal about this.

German Granny Drunk of AL 6:31PM March 03, 2010

I should notify my girlfriend about it.

Bypenear of AL 9:14AM December 12, 2009

tax revolt-- married and nine on exemptions- cut off the governments supply and they will hear you because they are not listening right now.

danny of FL 12:44AM November 20, 2009

"So five years ago, there was one of those rare moments in Washington when the branches and personalities of government—in this case, the Bush administration—are less interested in protecting or expanding their turf than in fixing a looming catastrophe." So, if the president proposes that the oversight be removed from congress and to the treasury department that they control, they are not expanding their turf? Do you read what you write?

dan of CA 8:43PM September 28, 2009

Hey Guys,

Socialism is the message...

more political BS will put this country further indebt.

Ron Petronella of UT 11:18PM February 15, 2009

The truth rarely comes out because the liberals and the media are definitely in bed together. For anyone to suggest otherwise, just means you are in bed with them. That is also why SO many issues with Whitewater, Obama's life, the mortgage crisis, rarely make headlines, unless a conservative is in trouble.

Tonya Adams of ME 10:43AM February 12, 2009

NO BAILOUT FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES. THEY NEED TO CHANGE OLD PROMISES OF PENSIONS, HEALTH CARE, WORK RULES. THE UNION NEEDS TO GO. MONEY GIVEN WILL BE WASTED.

YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM WE ARE IN TROUBLE. YOU DID NOT HELP TO PUT FREDDIE & FANNIE UNDER CONTROL. YOU SHOULD RESIGN. YOU ARE IRRESPONSIBLE.

reesa longtin of FL 12:34AM December 07, 2008

Since it is true that Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, Chris Dodd,and Barack Obama, were on the receiving end of contributions from both Fannies, this should be investigated by the Attorney General before a change in the Administration.

Tony Fuzek of RI 8:22PM December 01, 2008

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Sam Dealey

Sam Dealey is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and Reader's Digest. He has written for many publications, including Time, GQ, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

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