John McCain, Rick Davis, and the Glass Housing Crisis September 19, 2008 05:50 PM ET | Permanent Link What do they say about stones and glass houses? John McCain today on the current financial crisis (emphasis mine): “The financial crisis we’re living through today started with the corruption and manipulation of our home mortgage system. At the center of the problem were the lobbyists, politicians, and bureaucrats who succeeded in persuading Congress and the administration to ignore the festering problems at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.” Rick Davis in 2000 talking about Fannie and Freddie: “You can say what you want about free-market distortions, but people like the system because it gets them into houses cheap.” Rick Davis was then in charge of the Homeownership Alliance, a Fannie/Freddie lobbying group that was aimed at stopping “unfounded fears about risks to the housing system,” according to its website. (Hat tip to my colleague Liz Wolgemuth for flagging this.) Rick Davis is now running the McCain campaign. (Oh and—at least 20 McCain fundraisers have lobbied on behalf of Freddie and Fannie in recent years.) From whence did the problem stem, Senator?

Even Time Magazine called McCain a total liar who has proved himself lacking in character and unfit for the presidency. Surprising coming from Time….always right leaning.

Many were skeptical that the criminal creeps in the White House could actually bankrupt the entire United States of America in a mere 8 years, and yet here we are, staring into the abyss of that “Mission Accomplished” right now. And deliberately lying the American people into a counterproductive and illegal two trillion dollar war was just another day’s treason for those occupants. Now, even WE do not expect action on impeachment this particular week. Congress is too preoccupied scrambling to try to salvage the disaster that has become our economy because of 8 years of corrupt Republicans hell bent on deregulation, and EQUALLY corrupt Democrats too cowardly to stop them, even when they had the actual power to do so. And unfortunately, the plan they are likely to present to us before the end of the weekend as a fait accompli looks like it will be the biggest theft from the American taxpayer in history. But at the same time, there is no assurance they will not start a full blown World War 3 on top of everything else, even before the next election, to try to swing that election to the new Armageddon Twins in the wings. Believe it, they are perfectly capable of something that evil, and will do it without a second thought for partisan political advantage. And that is why we must keep the heat on for impeachment, and do everything we can to educate our friends and neighbors about its constitutional imperative. And that is why we have made the DVD of the new Impeachment Play available for you and no donation is required. Impeachment Play DVD and Video: http://www.impeachplay.com So if you have not requested yours yet, please do so from the page above. Although there is an optional donation section on the page, that is not a requirement. Just remember, if you CAN make a donation of amount, that is what is making it possible for us to distribute so many thousands of free DVDs to those who cannot make a contribution right now, to pay our valiant actors through the union (which we are thrilled to be able to support) for their magnificent and deserving work, for the bandwidth on the free viewing site above where you can watch the whole production right now, and everything else. And when you get it, throw parties for your friends to show it, put on screenings in your community at libraries and community centers as so many are already doing. And encourage everyone you know to get their own copies, just as you got yours, and do the same thing. There is a very simple solution to the mortgage-based financial crisis. Ease the terms on the hardworking homeowners who are struggling to make their payments, and thereby help them directly. We remember when we fought against the hideously cruel new bankruptcy bill a couple year ago, rammed through without a serious attempt at a filibuster. If only we had been able to get more people to speak out then. But instead, Congress will probably fall over itself, in a sickly show of staged bipartisanship, to hand hundreds of billions dollars to the very reckless shysters who drove us off this cliff in the first place. For the partially inflated punching bags which pass for most members of Congress, in case of fire, pour on more gasoline. Just remember, as long as there are 15 minutes left, even for a president and vice president supposed to leave office anyway, there is PLENTY of time left to impeach, for that is how long a vote in the House takes, and any talk to the contrary is just silly, defeatist babble. And all we have to do to make it happen is get MORE people to speak out and DEMAND it. It may be the only thing that can deter future presidents from doing the same and worse. In case anybody is not paying attention, an impeachment movement against the president of Pakistan just developed so fast, from the talk of initially doing it until the “done deal”, it was only a matter of a couple days. So while some here are WASTING time talking about “not enough time”, Pakistan just went ahead about doing it, and forced the instant resignation of Musharraf Is Pakistan a better democracy that the good ole United States of America? Does Pakistan have a better and more effective Constitution? There is enough time to impeach ten presidents and vice presidents if only we rally the people to speak out. And anybody who tries to tell you different is just a right wing tool whether they know it or not. 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America has went to HELL in Bush’s Mama’s hand-bag !

Wish we still had the $$ we have spent on our disastrous wars…that might help a bit.

You have to ask? Certainly, if you are among the +$5million/year group (is there enough for a crowd?), the Emperor will take care of you. By screwing the working people. By starving the poor or sending them to war. The Trillionaires have spoken, so it shall be.