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To: Win Smith who wrote (6430)12/28/2011 2:45:25 AM
From: Neeka  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
There is nothing "fun" about this horse and saying it is "dead" is way off the mark. American taxpayers will be paying for Barney Frank's incompetence (or is it malfeasance??? history will tell) for years to come. People made investment decisions based on what he said, with some losing their life savings.

What he did is unconscionable, unforgivable and indefensible.



To: Win Smith who wrote (6430)12/28/2011 8:05:55 AM
From: Little Joe3 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
"Barney Frank said some stupid things. But what, exactly, did he do that prevented wiser people from fixing Freddie and Fannie? Real actions, not just saying things about Republicans being mean or something. And where did those stupid names come from anyway"

He stymied the attempts to regulate Fannie and Freddie. It really is that simple.

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