The housing and credit crisis began under Clinton when Bill strongly advocated making it possible for every family to own a home. Clinton's people pushed through a bill relaxing the laws allowing the big firms to take more risks. With the good economy almost everyone voted for it, including McCain and Obama. That was in 1998. In 2005 McCain, much to his credit, recognized there were problems and cosponsosred a bill stating that there were massive housing irregularities, particularly within Fannie May and Freddic Mac, and addressing these problems so they wouldn't cripple our economy. When McCain's bill went before Congress, it was quickly killed by the Democrats. Barney Frank and Chris Dodds led the opposition to McCain's bill and Obama and Biden voted against it. This explains why Dodds and Obama received more campaign money from these big firms that any other politicians. The media avoids these facts or speak only obliquely about them to avoid embarrassing Obama.

Michael, your such a ------ right wing conservative Republican that you still have your head up your a--

Michael...... Please tell me how Obama managed to vote for a Clinton sponsored bill in 1998? Few had ever heard of Obama in 1998, except some Illinois locals. Your obvious lie makes the remainder of your post totally unbelieveable. You must be a Republican because only Republicans alter "facts" to suit their own purposes. You seem to be much like McCain: every time you open your mouth, your foot somehow finds its way inside. If you don't know what you are talking about, sometimes it is wiser to say nothing.

who cares what that idiot cramer thinks?

anyone knows his record is a joke

no self-respecting investor follows any of that clowns recommendations

I hear that General Mills is going to have Obama on the cocoa puffs box.