by Julie Walsh
November 11, 2008 @ 1:18 pm
Here’s some insightful comments from Thomas Haynes, a friend of CEI’s:
There’s a very interesting debate that could be conducted on who’s the madam, who’s the john and who’s the pimp in the relationships between the executive branch, the legislative branch and the financial services industry, but only so much of that debate can take place on Internet.
I did, however, want to note to those involved in the debate over TARP that my experience as a borrrower, plus some candid…
Read the full story
by Iain Murray
October 16, 2008 @ 11:09 am
While conservatives are angry about a number of things at the moment, they should be at least as angry that the Congressional Democrats who helped stoke the mortgage crisis are getting away with blaming everyone else for it. Today, Senator Chris Dodd, the prime recipient of GSE lobbying funds and proud holder of a sweetheart mortgage from Countrywide, is holding hearings where the witnesses will blame everyone but Dodd, Barney Frank and their cronies. Republicans asked to invite witnesses but…
Read the full story