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Some straight talk, not from the “Straight Talk Express” or the “Messiah for Change,” but from an American entrepreneur:
Not all homeowners deserve to stay in their houses. Renting is a perfectly reasonable alternative, but the idea of Americans “losing their houses” is politically untenable. Why? Because America perpetuates a mistaken culture of homeownership. Owning your [...]

My Congressman, John Linder (R-7th GA), provides a good explanation of a phrase heard often during this week’s debate on the mortgage crisis. Linder points out that, contrary to the claims of the alarmists, there are options for dealing with the crisis.
I hear those of you who say, `Don’t lift a finger to help Wall [...]

From one of my Georgia Senators, Saxby Chambliss, on the bailout bill:
“We are seeing the symptoms now – lack of trust in the banking industry, daily tightening of the credit markets, losses in personal retirement accounts – and while this legislation addresses those issues, it also goes further to treat the cancer that got us [...]

Years of bad decisions and stupid mistakes have created an economic nightmare in this country, but $700 billion in new debt is not the answer. As a tax-paying American citizen, I will not support any congressperson who votes to implement such a policy.

It is being reported this morning that, while John McCain has returned to Washington to lend his experience and influence to the bailout negotiations, Obama has remained on the campaign trail.
In truth, Obama can do nothing else. On the stump, Obama is a rock star with a huge popular following. In Washington, however, he is little [...]