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Originally Posted by JCL
Interesting opinion piece. I went and looked him up to see who he was. I don't think it is fair to call him a Democrat, as his views seem to be very wide-ranging. His pro-Bush, pro War on Terror, and Patriot Act support make him seem a little more Republican. He states that liberals are what is wrong with America. But then he is for gun control and against the NRA. He crosses back with his opinions on Proposition 8, pre-marital sex, and homosexuality. Quite a combination. Nothing at all wrong with all of the above, everyone should have their views, but putting in his byline that he is a Democrat seems a bit of a stretch. He is a paid political commentator, supporting each party by turn, depending on the issue and article. This piece follows on from his previous support of the Republicans.
Now to a comment on the content. How can one blame the entire financial mess on sub-prime mortgages, and not even mention the entire CDS market? Just seems odd.
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I had never heard of him before. I do happen to agree with a lot of what he said no matter how flaky the guy may be. Like FSETH said, whether he's a Democrat or a Republican doesn't matter. It's the content of the article that does.
What Orson Card was getting at is that a
Democratic President from the late 1990's (gee, I wonder who THAT could be???) initiated the
housing mess, not the whole financial meltdown, by loosening the regulations on the finance companies. But of course by the time their plan backfires the Democrats have high-tailed it out of town and with the help of the media point their fingers at the Republicans who were left to pick up the pieces.