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The Democrats are behind Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and those are the entities that started all this. 2 years ago McCain wanted to regulate them because they saw this coming and Barney Frank and his cronies blocked it. That alone could have halted ALL of this disaster. How you can't see it is beyond me unless it's just blind partisanship. I know you're a smart guy and you definitely make the case for your chosen party better than anyone else I've read here. But on this one you're just wrong.

US Reps only get a 2 year term. If your premise is correct, all the people elected in the last term were for naught. In fact, based on your view, there's no point in having US Representatives because they can't have any impact nor do they bear responsibility during their 2 year term for what happens. Do you realize this is what you are saying?

And to Mike: I agree with you. We desperately need to wipe the slate clean of all these people and get CITIZEN politicians back in power. People who have lived and still live REAL lives in the communities they come from. Politicians were never intended to be life long scam artists. They were supposed to serve and then go back to real life making way for the next one. I think this latest disaster where Bush has a 9% approval rating in a second term and the congress has a 7% approval rating for the last 2 years should wake people up to the need for term limits and perhaps 1 6 year term for the president. That way once they run and get elected, they won't spend half their first term running for re-election. Wait and see.. Obama will be campaigning 2 years after getting into office if he's elected. He didn't even wait that long as a Senator.

Brian