By Martin Bosworth For those who don’t know, last week President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson unveiled a “mortgage rescue plan” (NOT a bailout, they desperately stressed) that would enable qualifying homeowners to qualify for a five-year freeze of their mortgage at the current rate, preventing the rate from resetting into a payment they […]
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Legacy of the bankruptcy bill: More foreclosures, financial meltdowns, and open corruption
By Martin Bosworth One of my first big battles as a consumer advocate was campaigning against the 2005 bankruptcy bill overhaul, which sadly passed despite all our best efforts. Looking back, I still can’t believe that Congress so willingly supported such a horrific bill that penalizes consumers and condemns them to indentured financial servitude simply […]
The “untouchables” of Virginia
By Martin Bosworth Today’s Washington Post looks at the net result of anti-illegal immigration measures passed in Virginia’s Prince William County last week–an exodus of Latinos (both legal and illegal) from the region: Diaz, a supermarket checkout clerk, was one of nearly 400 people who waited for hours to comment on the bill during the […]
S&R Honors
Click here to learn more about past honorees...- Profiling the Tea Party: In defense of the IRS. Sorta. Or not.
- Saturday Video Roundup: “Imagine the Band,” by John Lennon and Wings
- The Rest is Noise (6)—Descent into the Maelstrom
- I hate handguns, but I have still considered owning one
- Redneck jokes are racist
- Mystery Unraveled: How a white, moderate, married, churchgoing, middle-class, middle-aged woman could vote for Obama
- An open letter to Burt Rutan, regarding his WSJ commentary on human-caused climate disruption
- Meet the men of Match.com: Really, guys, are you serious?
- Climate scientists still besieged
- Pelosi on Bush: “He’s not worth impeaching”
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wufnik: I tend to agree. There are a couple of other thing…
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Samuel Smith: For two times in two tries you have attempted to d…
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Jim Booth: May be much to what you say, here, Wuf. Think abou…
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Frank Dilatush: Interesting Sam, I thought I spoke _directly_ to t…
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