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1. Crooks Shouldn’t Lecture Whistleblowers | OpenMarket.org says:

   July 19, 2008 at 1:41 pm

   [...] leaders behind those bills, such as Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, and Charles Schumer, have long blocked vital reforms of Fannie Mae, which helped spawn the mortgage crisis, even as Fannie Mae and the liberal power-brokers who run [...]
2. Fannie Mae’s Thugs Vilified Whistleblowers, Told Avalanche of Lies | OpenMarket.org says:

   July 23, 2008 at 1:26 pm

   [...] transferred to another committee run by the corrupt Michael G. Oxley, who worked in tandem with liberal stalwart Barney Frank to cover up the abuses at Fannie Mae and kill any reform [...]
3. Mortgage Bailout Bill Shreds Property Rights, Fleeces Taxpayers | OpenMarket.org says:

   July 24, 2008 at 3:57 pm

   [...] will bail out the mortgage giant Fannie Mae, which has used intimidation and deceit, and spent millions of dollars on high-priced lobbyists, to thwart efforts to rein it in, even after its management engaged in a massive accounting scandal [...]
4. Mortgage Bailout Bill Is “Structurally Unsound,” $25 Billion Tab Is “Wild Guess” | OpenMarket.org says:

   July 25, 2008 at 11:25 am

   [...] into withdrawing a veto threat so that this boondoggle will become law.  The bill will benefit liberal lawmakers, like Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, who helped spawn the mortgage crisis by pressu… to people with bad credit, in the name of “affordable housing” and [...]
5. Bush Signs Blank Check for Costly Mortgage Bailout | OpenMarket.org says:

   July 30, 2008 at 11:50 am

   [...] signing the bill, Bush knuckled under to Congressional leaders like Barney Frank, Charles Schumer, and Chris Dodd, who used the bill to fund left-wing special interest groups that support them, and to further [...]
6. Mortgage Bailout Skirts Rules, Constitution | OpenMarket.org says:

   August 1, 2008 at 10:58 am

   [...] In “The Harry Reid Protection Racket,” the Washington Examiner yesterday explained how Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid flouted Senate rules to get the bloated mortgage bailout bill, which rips off taxpayers, passed by the Senate.   Flouting ”two centuries of parliamentary tradition requiring that all Senate bills be open to amendments,” Reid used bogus amendments to drown out real ones, in order to prevent lawmakers from even voting on amendments to protect taxpayers, such as Senator Jim DeMint’s amendment to limit lobbying by the government-backed mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, who are the biggest beneficiaries of the bailout.  [...]
7. When Government Fails, Blame the Private Sector | OpenMarket.org says:

   September 10, 2008 at 12:46 pm

   [...] the dangers to taxpayers and our economy of Fannie & Freddie, and the need for reform, while liberal lawmakers have blocked needed reforms of Fannie & Freddie at every turn, while actually expanding its ability to gamble at taxpayer [...]
8. Defenders of Big Government Spawned Mortgage Crisis | OpenMarket.org says:

   September 15, 2008 at 11:54 am

   [...] at taxpayer expense, to enrich their managers and shareholders.  Fannie and Freddie were protected by liberal lawmakers, even as Fannie engaged in massive accounting fraud and political bullying.  At Instapundit, [...]
9. OpenMarket.org » Archive » Clinton Pressure to Promote Affordable Housing Led to Mortgage Meltdown says:

   September 16, 2008 at 11:58 am

   [...] current bailout), Fannie’s well-paid lobbyists easily defeated those reform proposals by paying off liberal lawmakers and bullying critics.  And the Administration did nothing to end federal obsessions with [...]
10. OpenMarket.org » Archive » Bailout Threatens Economy, Shreds Constitution, Rips Off Taxpayers says:

    September 22, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    [...] the corrupt management of the Government-Sponsored Enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which gave him and his liberal allies enormous campaign contributions, bullied political opponents, and encouraged lenders like Countrywide Financial to make risky [...]
11. OpenMarket.org » Archive » Bailout Bill Drafted by Senator Dodd Is a Scam on Taxpayers to Bankroll Left-Wing Extremists says:

    September 26, 2008 at 11:10 am

    [...] and embezzlement, but it has avoided any punishment due to its links to liberal lawmakers like Senator Chris Dodd, Congressman Barney Frank, and Senator Charles Schumer.  ACORN is engaged in massive fraud in battleground states like Florida.  (Election rules are [...]
12. OpenMarket.org » Archive » Deregulation Didn’t Cause the Financial Crisis, But It Might Help Solve It says:

    October 1, 2008 at 11:48 am

    [...] mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which helped spawn the mortgage crisis.  Liberal Congressional leaders turned a deaf ear to his pleas for reform, blocking reform legislation and claiming that the leadership of the [...]
13. OpenMarket.org » Archive » Deregulation Wasn’t to Blame for Financial Crisis says:

    October 7, 2008 at 11:16 am

    [...] and Freddie Mac played a big role in spawning the mortgage crisis.  Lawmakers like Barney Frank blocked crucial reforms that might have reined them in.  Now, Frank is trying to change the subject, claiming that critics [...]
14. Deregulation Wasn’t to Blame for Financial Crisis | BeyondBailouts.org says:

    October 15, 2008 at 5:49 pm

    [...] and Freddie Mac played a big role in spawning the mortgage crisis.  Lawmakers like Barney Frank blocked crucial reforms that might have reined them in.  Now, Frank is trying to change the subject, claiming that critics [...]
15. NYT’s History Re-Write On Housing problem or « Hanson807’s Blog says:

    December 21, 2008 at 5:19 pm

    [...] that there were many companies who weren’t on the up and up. Frank Raines, Barney Frank and Chuck Schummer knew of one in particular. Barney apparently had a romance with one of the executives while he [...]