and a couple more re Phil Gramm and his role in all this: McCain guru linked to subprime crisis 3/28/08 <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9246.html" target="_blank">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9246.html</a> Foreclosure Phil July/August 2008 Issue <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2008/07/foreclosure-phil.html" target="_blank">http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2008/07/foreclosure-phil.html</a> Shattering the Glass-Steagall Sept. 15, 2008 <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2200148" target="_blank">http://www.slate.com/id/2200148</a>