tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152276548741689888.post1876655107886968430..comments2023-07-13T02:41:14.787-07:00Comments on Captain Brodad Unkahubabuddy: How we got into this mess.Brodad Unkabuddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878104722897852511noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152276548741689888.post-22434237683199975332009-07-11T03:29:08.180-07:002009-07-11T03:29:08.180-07:00The numbers of new home starts and home purchases ...The numbers of new home starts and home purchases became a stat that helped define the success of a Presidency. The more people "achieving the American dream" the more successful the Presidency. That's why what Clinton started carried through into the Bush administration.Mike Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945346269901306549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152276548741689888.post-66387984331789840172009-07-09T11:42:52.034-07:002009-07-09T11:42:52.034-07:00Yep, the govt screwed it up, plain and simple. The...Yep, the govt screwed it up, plain and simple. The "greedy" banks were strongarmed into making loans they would have never made using normal lending criteria. The ones that didn't are still around. The "secondary market investors" were the real enablers, with lots of greedy fingers in the pie.twesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670531945103032948noreply@blogger.com