How does your local economy feel?

[Dave M]

I wont mention the political affiliation of the people that were CEOs of Fred and Fannie or which campaign they work for now, but here are the top politicians that took the most donations from Freddie and Fannie:
#1 Chris Dodd
#2 John Kerry
#3 Barack Obama
#4 HIllary Clinton

ROTFLOL [][][] It amazes me that anyone could even hint to blame this mess on the DNC.. Wow talk about spin.. Amazing. George Bush and his infusion of lower interest rates as well as his obvious ties to big business in concert with the early congress during his administration built this house of cards. It's coming down, deal with it.. If for instance (Just one example) the bush boys hadn't, along with one of the largest finacial lobby groups on the hill, changed the the bankruptcy laws then many home owners would still be making payments on their homes.. These are the same financial intities that want protection and re organizing. But they don't think the American taxpayer should be afforded these options..

Change of subject- Just last week my wife admitted that we should have moved to Puna a few years back, paid off all of our debt and built a modest home on a lot in.. She thought I'd be happy to hear that.. Hearing three years later, after the fact, does nothing for me or our situation now. I knew when Bush was reelected this was coming.. I fricken knew it aaararrgggg........... but I let her talk me out of moving.. She used many threads from right here to make her case that our son would be treated like an outsider, he would bleed to death in a waiting room because of the limited health care, the cost of living was to high blah blah etc etc.. Well here we are.. Being right, this time, may be something I can't overcome for many years..

I could have forced the move but I honestly thought that would come back to haunt me as well as my wife and sons potential assimilation.. My wife and I have been in and out of the islands for years and we even vowed to come back and raise our son there but she always balked at Puna. She wanted to live on Kaua"i not Puna

Blessings,
dave

"It doesn't mean that much to me.. to mean that much to you." Neil Young