Yes, those private investment dollars have obviously been a real boon to the economy over these last several years. I can see why you'd want to keep more of them in individual hands.
without googling, can you tell me if fannie/mac are privately owned?
Well, yes, they have just been taken into what I believe they are calling a "temporary public conservatorship" or something at a cost of $85 billion and considerable moral hazard. Prior to that they were privately controlled but backed by government guarantees (since the late 1960s). I am not sure what you're getting at, but if you are trying to suggest that the secondary mortgage market failed because of
public malinvestment, I'd like you to try to articulate the argument.
I still haven't heard anyone give a strong case for why Obama will lose in the fall. I've seen plenty of people talk about why they think he should lose, but that's something quite different.
that was my opening argument. despite all of the positive polling with white/hispanic/asian voters, Obama will lose due to racism, specifically hispanic and asian racism. most posters made light of this pointing out the small groups of latinos in key states. i would argue that those small minorities are enough to win/lose an election. besides, in a year like this, the democratic nominee should be eons ahead of the republican. instead we have a dead heat. as much as you try to minimize this, democrats should be, and are, alarmed. this is particularly true when you consider the weaknesses inherent in a McCain/Palin ticket. i mean come on.
I am scared, but not because of purported Latino and Asian racism. I am scared because of the effectiveness of Republican scare tactics and white racism. We had considerable back and forth about this already, and I am not interested in discussing it further. Your evidence is weak. I believe you know it.