jEFFSTANA on September 28th, 2008

A question asked: What I would like to know is how many mortgages are really from people that couldn’t pay for their home when interest rates rose and how many foreclosures were from investors that bought with interest only loans trying to flip properties after they appreciated and got caught in the economic cycle. You […]

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jEFFSTANA on September 6th, 2008

Ironically, the theme of the Republican Convention was “service”. Yet these same Republicans demonstrated no reservation when denigrating those who organize and aid communities disenfranchised from political power. A leader as “public servant” is always oxymoronic for enablers of the wealthy. Perhaps “private servant” is a more appropriate term for they who mock grassroots involvement […]

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jEFFSTANA on September 1st, 2008

This is a bit thin, though intellectually and politically significant concerning Republican VP selection, Sarah Palin. During the 2006 race for the Alaskan governorship, the current presumptuous Republican VP nominee responded as follows to the written questionaire from the Eagle Forum Alaska 2006 Gubernatorial Candidate Questionnaire: Are you offended by the phrase “Under God” in […]

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