It's not as if the United States has not been in this type of economic mess a few times before. It's not as if WE could not predict the housing bubble was about to burst... The word itself, "bubble," was everywhere in the media. But, when you put together 1) a desperate population which has not had a decent pay raise for about 20 years (inflation, increased costs of doing business, taxes, changes in technologies, etc.) 2) a degrading health care system, 3) failing retirement choices,4) education system with constant cost increases and fewer quality teachers and programs 5) high living expenses in transportation and few choices in commodities (how many companies do we really buy from these days?)... if the middle working class had an opportunity to better themselves by buying a house to hope to flip it for a little piece of heaven, THEY WOULD BE STUPID IF THEY DIDN'T TRY.
So I say... this situation was an opportunity for some serious fraud by some really horrible predators. Should I say it?... by those folks in Washington. BUT... I think it is important to put pieces together. I have a few... and I bet YOU have more.
This diary is for all of us to clear out the garbage from the gold. Can we do it?
Let's put this baby together - okay? Here are the BIG ones that I see.
Add more pieces, if you like. Remember, what Holmes said....what was it...??? If you look at all the evidence and add it all up, even if the conclusion seems crazy.... The conclusion must be true. I am paraphrasing it.... (ah, wish I could find that quote).
Here are the key links and evidence that I have found that demonstrate this economic debacle was .... orchestrated.
First - the folks who lobbied to deregulate Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac work for McCain ... http://www.motherjones.com/...
and
http://www.nytimes.com/...
Second - McCain in on other bank (savings and loans) disasters....
http://query.nytimes.com/...
Third we find the Bush administration - Dick - has been planning this buyout for months....
http://www.dailykos.com/...
How about "third-and-a-half"...
http://online.wsj.com/...
Fourth, they want no oversight on this bailout???? or what they be doing with OUR money? now or in the future!!!! It's a MONEY PATRIOT ACT!!
http://www.dailykos.com/...
The FBI is looking into this.... (I laugh because ... well, where are those folks in BIG agencies these days...? If a President can choose a single leader for a huge agency as an ideologue, then the agency will follow in lock step ignoring the baseline responsibilities to the people ... See http://www.usatoday.com/... )
http://news.yahoo.com/...
So, this is what I think we can do.... Add other links and put them after or before the 'numbered' links above with a small phrase that describes the main story in the link.
Then, what to do.... ACLU? what? Who will defend us?
You and me?