OT: mainehiker would you please
... at least mark your OT political posts "OT", or better still, at least take them to the political board during market hours?
There isn't anyone here who doesn't know your view on the universe by now. And frankly, anyone who does any independent thinking or is a moderate, is more likely to be repelled than compelled by your approach and attitude. BTW, the answer to your question is, there is more than enough blame at the foot of both political parties, and that most of the corrupting of Fannie/Freddie was done by your beloved Democrats, most of the regulatory relaxation was done at their behest. And yes, the largest corrupting of that thoroughly corrupt enterprise took place via the Clinton machine. If you're truly ignorant of the particulars, I would be happy to discuss or share them with you ... in the appropriate forum, on Zeev's political board.