tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532459317899671580.post8010134002911627953..comments2024-03-18T12:48:54.155-04:00Comments on My Planet, My Rules: The Sisyphus of Kabul (Part Two)Matthew Notohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08881509233809999186noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532459317899671580.post-42378904519788513562021-08-19T10:30:19.218-04:002021-08-19T10:30:19.218-04:00Go ahead. I did. I do not remember the origin of t...Go ahead. I did. I do not remember the origin of the quote. I think it might have bene Krauthammer?Matthew Notohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881509233809999186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532459317899671580.post-89483081268077601012021-08-19T04:04:44.505-04:002021-08-19T04:04:44.505-04:00In a collection of quotable material that reads li...In a collection of quotable material that reads like Churchill Uncensored, it's tough to single out the best, but I need to know if this is from you, or you lifted/paraphrased it from someone else:<br /><br /><i>"If you ever want to see something last forever, get the American government to declare "war" on it."</i><br /><br />Not that I plan on giving you proper attribution (I'm going to steal it without compunction), but I at least want to salute you before plagiarizing it.GMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231225580249665221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532459317899671580.post-58181549044150774142021-08-18T05:19:03.597-04:002021-08-18T05:19:03.597-04:00And the 2008 mortgage crisis was caused by Clinton...And the 2008 mortgage crisis was caused by Clinton tinkering with creditworthiness requirements (Community Reinvestment Act) and government insuring of mortgages (essentially, Fannie/Freddie bought more mortgages than they had reserves to cover in the event of default).<br /><br />I remember the notice from the Fed that was sent out on that day informing everyone that $500 billion dollars had suddenly vaporized, and the sell-off that resulted in Fannie/Freddie default. Story for another time, but to this day, no one has explained how the Fed "lost" half-a-trillion - computer glitch, did the money even exist, act of economic terrorism?Matthew Notohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881509233809999186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532459317899671580.post-65979125384818543302021-08-18T03:17:41.644-04:002021-08-18T03:17:41.644-04:00This was thoughtful analysis with equal portions o...This was thoughtful analysis with equal portions of humor, passion and abject truth highlighting the errors in our foreign policy (honest mistakes as well as enrichment schemes)and the brokenness of our leadership. A particular point, which needs further clarification, is that Jamie Gorelick was not only responsible for the serious breakdown of response to the 9/11 hijackers, but she went on to leadership in the Fannie Mae/ Freddie Mac mortgage meltdown of 2008 which enriched her, but seriously depleted the financial stability of the U.S. and world economies. The Peter Principle illustrated in living color!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com