When the Washington Nationals played their first-ever baseball game in the nation’s capital in April 2005, two congressmen who oversaw mortgage giant Freddie Mac had choice seats — courtesy of the very company they were supposed to be keeping an eye on.

So Congress will investigate its self Next?

The conservatives and some Dems are seriously trying to blame the economic crisis on Fanny and Freddie lending to minorities because the Community Reinvestment Act required it of them.

This is the first salvo in the “Colored folks caused this” theme. We’re going to here it a lot. Cause rich folks couldn’t possibly have made any mistakes.

if you think i’m doing something useful, your thanks is enough… and thanks to you too!

17 comments before me, and nobody opened the DIGG? Is that appreciation for selise’s dedication and work? I thought better of you.

Big Time money paid to lobbyists to bribe their watchmen in Congress;
loans to illegal immigrants??? Answers to that to be submitted in writing – not of interest to the public??

Better use of each congressperson’s 5 minutes could be made if they would cut out the buttering each other up, also by not wasting time making cutesy sarcastic analogies (”… I guess you’re one of the few people who can say with a straight face: My name is Mudd”)..

We’ll see what, if anything, results from all this blather.