Yes, Southern1 and Willdf.  It is a sad thing and yes he is an ex politician(the "party" doesn't make any difference).  If you don't grasp what I'm referring to, JUST WAIT until WE THE PEOPLE, the tax payer, get the bill for "bailing out" the crooks which have been loaning all this money out to home buyers.  IN STEAD, WE THE PEOPLE should be "DEMANDING" that those who "did" the dirty deals(to enrich themselves or to make the administration's economic situation look good) and "looked" the other way when they should have been "protecting" US, the tax payers.  When did any of us EVER have anyone else to "cover" our failures to pay.  OH, thats right, our Congress added 4BILLION onto the bill in hopes that it may take the pressure off them.  The sad thing is, they all will get away with what they are doing.  I believe, if I'm not mistaken, that WE THE PEOPLE are STILL paying on a "bail out" of the Savings & Loan organizations which went belly up during the "elder" Bush's administration.  Guess WE THE PEOPLE will be thanking that family for decades to come for their(stated great "GIFT"  of leadership as President) in PROTECTING us from those that MAY do us harm.  I know we(and our off spring) will be paying for that protection for "decades" to come.